Urgent Care Practitioner

3 days ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Staunton and Corse Surgery Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to work alongside our other Urgent Care Practitioners compromising of the Duty Doctor, Physicians Associate and Nurse Practitioner.

We are looking for an autonomous practitioner who can deliver a high standard of clinical care, prescribing is not essential.

Main duties of the job

Can you make professional autonomous decisions?

See patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make an assessment of their healthcare needs?

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness?

Make differential diagnosis using decision-making and problem-solving skills?

Develop care plans for health, with an emphasis on preventative measures?

Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and disciplines?

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of patient care. The successful candidate would join our well-established medical practice and expanding clinical team in a friendly and supportive team environment.

The ideal candidate will have excellent patient skills, the ability to work at a face pace whilst maintaining attention to detail, and work well in a team.

About us

The practice is based in the beautiful rural Gloucestershire countryside, we look after just over 6700 patients. We are part of the TWNS PCN, with Mythe Medical Practice, Church Street and West Cheltenham practices and Newent Surgery.

We are a well-established practice team including 2 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GP's, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 1 Physicians Associate, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant, 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 1 MSK Physiotherapist, 1 Social Prescriber, 1 General Practitioner Assistant, experienced Reception, Administration and Dispensary Team.

The practice is committed to innovation, development and providing excellent patient care. We are looking for a dedicated professional who shares the same values to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To practice as an Urgent Care Practitioner anddemonstrate advanced clinical competence.

Provide a point of contact within the Practice forpatients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use ofskills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinicaldecision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.

Assess, plan, treat and refer patientsappropriately, carrying out consultations in the surgery or the community as anautonomous practitioner.

Using own clinical judgement to diagnose and treatpatients either face to face consultation, clinical telephone triage and othermediums.

Making appropriate referrals to primary, secondaryand social services care, following practice (and/or locally agreed) pathwaysand protocols.

To recognise the need for and initiate whereappropriate relevant diagnostic investigations, using their skills in this areato take the correct course of action.

Understanding local safeguarding referral processand be aware of appropriate referral mechanisms for children and vulnerableadults

Ensure complete and accurate documentation of everypatient contact, including advice given. Records must be accurate and reflectthe clinical activity in accordance with NMC guidelines on clinical recordkeeping.

Minor illness assessment, diagnosis and treatmentwith access to seek advice, review and onward referral within clinical teams atStaunton and Corse Surgery.

To develop care plans for patients when required(as developed and supervised with the Partners)

Be involved with continuity of care of ourpatients, end of life care, chronic disease management.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with a professional body as a paramedic, physicians associate or as a nurse Advanced clinical practice skills Management of patients with complex needs Clinical examination skills Ability to management workload effectively Accountability of own role Good understanding of local and national health policy Good communicator, verbal and written Numerate and IT literate Team Player Ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team Ability to listen and empathise Excellent time management Ability to adapt to change

Experience

Desirable

Knowledge of public health issues both in wider and local practice area Working knowledge of TPP SystmOne clinical system

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