Job summary
Welcome to FCMS! We are looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Unscheduled Care Practitioners to come and work with us at Fleetwood Urgent Treatment Centre.
Come and join our lively and vibrant Urgent Care team in Fleetwood with a highly skilled team of clinicians who autonomously assess, treat, and manage minor injury and illness, across the full spectrum of ages. Patients can access our service via 111, 0300, NWAS and walk in. We form part of a larger Urgent Care system, mainly working closely with local GPs and acute hospital trust. Integration of teams and services is important for our continued success.
Pay:
£23.61 - £30.63 per hour depending on qualifications and experience (plus 40% enhancements on Saturdays and 60% enhancements on Sundays and Bank Holidays) PLUS, a Golden Hello of £2.5k paid in two instalments over 6 months
(pro rata this applies to EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY) We offer NHS Pension. NHS continuous service annual leave entitlement will be considered. It will be the responsibility of the post holder to exercise clinical expertise, levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care, as demonstrated under agreed parameters. Provide a high standard of care for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illness & injury needs. There are development opportunities with training and mentorship in order to extend clinical competencies (illness or injury) for the right candidate. Main duties of the job The post holder will work with and champion the unit in conjunction with Senior Managerial colleagues. Support the Management team and Clinical manager to ensure all service KPIs/Targets all are met, and looking for improvement over and above the set commissioned targets. Ensure mandatory training is kept up to date and receive suitable training/CPD for their ongoing development needs. Practice autonomously, as an independent practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment/referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters. Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomously. Identify the need for and initiate and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and results. About us The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services. Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do. Knowledge, skills and experience required: Relevant professional qualification. Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary or urgent care setting. Experienced in undertaking telephone triage and remote prescribing. Teaching and mentorship. Up to date CPD Portfolio. Demonstrate the ability to work in a highly demanding environment. Maintained development of clinical leadership skills. Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills. Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources. Able to articulate personal development needs. Implementation of audit/research recommendations and demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Evidence of significant involvement in change. Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within unscheduled care. Ability to work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk across organisation and setting. Ability to identify risk assessment and act accordingly. Key results areas: Clinical The post holder will assess, treat, and advise patients presenting with health care needs. Provide supervision of the clinical team, assisting and developing their team and individuals. When required ensure patients are referred on to other members of the primary health care team or secondary care as necessary and support and guide others as required. Ensure all practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries and scope of competence of individuals and to acknowledge limitations. Work at an advanced level of practice reflected under the 4 pillars of advanced practice of the HEE. Perform investigatory procedures, including assessing patients with minor injuries, request, and review x-rays, treat minor injuries /implement expanded roles in practice. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with an expert practitioner working within Unscheduled Primary Care. Develop and maintain clinical/nursing policies, procedures, and protocols. Ensure any patient information is up-to-date and produced in appropriate formats. Health and safety Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others. Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan. Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety. Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects. Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed. Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative. Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills. Most challenging part of the role. Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care. Dealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity. Seeing, treating, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision. Triaging, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision. Manage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraints. Manage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competences. Disability Confident Employer
- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Any other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their manager. The main duties and responsibility shown above are not exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. The job holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes. The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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£23.61 - £30.63 per hour depending on qualifications and experience (plus 40% enhancements on Saturdays and 60% enhancements on Sundays and Bank Holidays) PLUS, a Golden Hello of £2.5k paid in two instalments over 6 months
(pro rata this applies to EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY) We offer NHS Pension. NHS continuous service annual leave entitlement will be considered. It will be the responsibility of the post holder to exercise clinical expertise, levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care, as demonstrated under agreed parameters. Provide a high standard of care for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illness & injury needs. There are development opportunities with training and mentorship in order to extend clinical competencies (illness or injury) for the right candidate. Main duties of the job The post holder will work with and champion the unit in conjunction with Senior Managerial colleagues. Support the Management team and Clinical manager to ensure all service KPIs/Targets all are met, and looking for improvement over and above the set commissioned targets. Ensure mandatory training is kept up to date and receive suitable training/CPD for their ongoing development needs. Practice autonomously, as an independent practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment/referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters. Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomously. Identify the need for and initiate and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and results. About us The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services. Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do. Knowledge, skills and experience required: Relevant professional qualification. Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary or urgent care setting. Experienced in undertaking telephone triage and remote prescribing. Teaching and mentorship. Up to date CPD Portfolio. Demonstrate the ability to work in a highly demanding environment. Maintained development of clinical leadership skills. Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills. Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources. Able to articulate personal development needs. Implementation of audit/research recommendations and demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Evidence of significant involvement in change. Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within unscheduled care. Ability to work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk across organisation and setting. Ability to identify risk assessment and act accordingly. Key results areas: Clinical The post holder will assess, treat, and advise patients presenting with health care needs. Provide supervision of the clinical team, assisting and developing their team and individuals. When required ensure patients are referred on to other members of the primary health care team or secondary care as necessary and support and guide others as required. Ensure all practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries and scope of competence of individuals and to acknowledge limitations. Work at an advanced level of practice reflected under the 4 pillars of advanced practice of the HEE. Perform investigatory procedures, including assessing patients with minor injuries, request, and review x-rays, treat minor injuries /implement expanded roles in practice. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with an expert practitioner working within Unscheduled Primary Care. Develop and maintain clinical/nursing policies, procedures, and protocols. Ensure any patient information is up-to-date and produced in appropriate formats. Health and safety Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others. Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan. Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety. Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects. Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed. Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative. Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills. Most challenging part of the role. Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care. Dealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity. Seeing, treating, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision. Triaging, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision. Manage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraints. Manage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competences. Disability Confident Employer
- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Any other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their manager. The main duties and responsibility shown above are not exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. The job holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes. The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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