Urgent Care Practitioner; UCP

Urgent Care Practitioners at NEMS are committed autonomous clinician working in the Urgent Care Out of Hours (OOH) telephone triage service, Primary Care 24, primary care ED stream and/or NEMSat UTC QMC. The Urgent Care Practitioner is a Registered Healthcare Professional with demonstrable post-registration experience and training in advanced clinical skills and autonomous practice. The Urgent Care Practitionerundertakes face-to-face or telephone triage assessments of patients with undifferentiated needs, ensuring appropriate clinical prioritisation, diagnosis and clinical management, administering or supplying medicines under patientgroup directions, administering prescribed treatments and performing clinical procedures without direct supervision.

Works within their respective Code of Professional Conduct.

Be committed to working flexibly within a dynamic environment, responding positively to the changing needs of the service.

Promote and facilitate evidence-based practice

Maintain professional knowledge and practicecompliance with their respective professional body

Demonstrate continual professional development(CPD) through organised or self-directed study/learning and participation in clinical supervision, audit and appraisal.

Always practice within own scope of competence,recognising limitations of clinical practice.

Assess and prioritise patients clinical needs in accordance with NEMS policies and guidelines.

Without supervisions undertakes consultationswith patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems,practising autonomous skills in history taking, physical examination,problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.

Makes professionally autonomous decisions forwhich she/he is accountable.

Encourage patients to carry out self-care where appropriate, supported by direction to other sources of health and social careinformation.

NEMS CBS is a high quality, high performing, not-for-profit organisation which delivers integratedurgent care and urgent primary care services to over 1 million patients.

Responsive, adaptable and continually evolving, we have a reputation for delivering locally tailored, safe, effective and cost-efficient services withhigh levels of patient satisfaction.

We are committed to investing in our people and have an established programme of learning and development, successfully developing our own Urgent Care Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

NEMS currently operates 3main services: (1) Integrated Urgent Care across Nottinghamshire serving apatient population of over 1 million, including home visiting, remoteconsultation and clinical assessment services; (2) a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre within the A&E Department at QMC, (3) A 24-hour walk-in urgentprimary care service adjacent to Kings Mill Hospital A&E, Mansfield.

NEMS is committed to theNHS Values (as set out in the NHS Constitution March 2015).

NEMS CBS is a registeredsociety under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.

Works within their respective Code of Professional Conduct.

Be committed to working flexibly within a dynamic environment, responding positively to the changing needs of the service.

Promote and facilitate evidence-based practice

Maintain professional knowledge and practicecompliance with their respective professional body

Demonstrate continual professional development(CPD) through organised or self-directed study/learning and participation in clinical supervision, audit and appraisal.

Always practice within own scope of competence,recognising limitations of clinical practice.

Assess and prioritise patients clinical needs in accordance with NEMS policies and guidelines.

Without supervisions undertakes consultationswith patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems,practising autonomous skills in history taking, physical examination,problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.

Makes professionally autonomous decisions forwhich she/he is accountable.

Encourage patients to carry out self-care where appropriate, supported by direction to other sources of health and social careinformation.

Supplies and administers PGD medications in asafe effective manner in accordance with the appropriate policy and guidance including the current antimicrobial guidance.

Dispense medicines prescribed by other Primary Care Practitioners and doctors in accordance with NEMS policies.

Liaise directly with NEMS GPs and Senior Primary Care Practitioners regarding medicines outside of the individuals normalsphere of competence and medicine-related uncertainties.

Provide advice and support to Primary Care Nursesand other clinical staff.

Liaise and communicate clinical informationverbally and via technical links with NEMS and health economy partners toensure continuity of care for the caller.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous…