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BANK - Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

The closing date is 24 August 2025

We are seeking a Bank Senior Urgent Care Practitioner with a professional registration of NMC or HCPC.

The post holder will be a clinical expert in direct patient care including the assessment, examination, documentation, prescription, implementation and evaluation of care and appropriate discharge of patients including adults and children, presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis both minor injuries and illness.

Main duties of the job

The units are nurse and paramedic practitioner led and is operational 7 days a week, from 08:00-20:45.

You will be required to be a clinical expert in direct patient care including the assessment, examination, documentation, prescription, implementation and evaluation of care and appropriate discharge of patients including adults and children, presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis both minor injuries and illness.

You will need to engage effectively with patients, peer groups, and service users in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive and caring culture.

You must be flexible, enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Urgent Treatment Centres awarded 'OUTSTANDING' by CQC.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completion of university MSc non-medical prescribing
• Successful completion of minor injury module
• Successful completion of APACS/CDM
• Successful completion of Core Principles of Paediatrics in Primary Care and the Acute Sector, or to complete in 12 months
• Experience of working within an urgent care setting
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience as a senior practitioner
• Experience of working within an urgent care/emergency care/primary care setting
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of leading a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT