Walk in Centre Practitioner

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered general nurse to undertake a Band 7 nurse practitioner role or paramedic practitioner role in one of our Urgent Treatment Centres/ Walk in Centres.

The UTC/WIC assess and treat patients with minor illness and injuries. They are open 8am to 8pm 7 days per week. The service is nurse led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service.

• Act as a nurse/paramedic practitioner and shift lead to manage and promote the development and clinical effectiveness of a high quality service in the unpredictable environment of the Walk-in Centre's using a multi-skilled team approach.
• Maintain effective multidisciplinary team working and communication, utilising effective referral pathways.
• Coordinate the day-to-day running of the clinical area including shift leader responsibilities.
• Provide leadership and exercise a professional advisory role in relation to clinical practice.
• Continue to extend the scope of own professional practice by improving and enhancing knowledge and competencies.
• Report sickness and absence to the Clinical Nurse Manager and take immediate action to manage the safe running of the shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Report accidents, incidents and complaints to the Clinical Nurse Manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and take immediate action to implement measures to reduce risk and resolve complaints in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Provide high quality, evidence based care and advice to all patients attending the Walk-in Centre.
• Work autonomously and provide holistic assessment, interpretation of results, treatment, advice and health promotion resulting in discharge or referral of patients as appropriate initially presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Develop knowledge of a wide range of minor illness and minor injuries by achieving competencies in all areas of Walk-in Centre work to effectively assess, treat, discharge and refer appropriately to health and social care professionals.
• Support the professional development of peers and junior staff in developing and achieving competencies and working towards autonomous practitioner status over the whole spectrum of patient presentation at the Walk-in centres.
• Demonstrate a positive commitment to teaching, training, assessment and development of all nurse learners and facilitate programmes for learners.
• Supervise Band 6 Nurse Practitioners, Band 5 Associate Nurse Practitioners and Health Care Assistants.
• Act as a mentor/teacher to peers, other team members and all students including nursing and other professional disciplines.
• Work flexibly to support all Walk-in Centres to ensure capacity meets service demand and initiate escalation policy procedures as appropriate to ensure the safe and efficient running of the service.
• Work within the scope of professional practice whilst providing an integrated primary care service by initiating and working collaboratively with other key stakeholders to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Support the Clinical Team Leader and contribute to developing new ways of working to provide a responsive service to patients needs.
• Maintain a moderate physical effort and intense concentration during shifts to ensure correct management of patients via the use of VDU equipment and patient interaction.
• Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical judgement.
• Demonstrate proven skills in x-ray and undertake assessment and subsequent management; wound assessment and management; suturing; and the diagnosis and management of a wide range of minor injuries/ailments.
• Empower others and demonstrate the ability to make effective clinical decisions based on recent evidence.
• Mentor team members.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies/procedures and guidance relating to nursing practice and ensure clinically effective health interventions are provided utilising the latest available evidence.
• Have clear understanding of legal issues and professional accountability and responsibility.
• Administer medication following training under patient group…