Advanced Practitioner - Out of Hours Hubs

Location:Melton Mowbray Urgent Care Centre, LE13 1SJ

Enderby Urgent Care Centre, LE19 4LX

Market Harborough Urgent Care Centre, LE16 7BN

Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital, LE10 3DA

Work Pattern:Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle

Competitive Salary:Band 8b (£62,484 - £72,865),30% evening enhancements and 45% weekend enhancements.

Main duties of the job

Looking for something different than the usual 95? Join ourOut of Hours Hubsteam in Leicester as anAdvanced Practitioner! Youll be using your clinical skills to make a real difference, helping patients during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Its a great opportunity to work autonomously, take on a new challenge, and be part of a friendly, supportive teamjust when people need you most!

About us

At DHU Healthcare, we take pride in our diversity and foster an environment where every person feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, free from discrimination or bias. We warmly welcome applications from all individuals, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve. To read more about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pledge and see the progress we have made, please click here,

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring and strive to create a workplace where you can thrive.

Job responsibilities

What your typical day looks like:

• Providingautonomous and advanced clinical care
• Assessing, diagnosing, treating, and referring patients effectively
• Continuously maintaininghigh-quality clinical records
• Staying up to date withclinical practice developments

To be a successful Advanced Practitioner youll need:

• Candidates must hold professional registration with the NMC, HCPC, or GPhC
• Must have a Masters level qualification or equivalent, with demonstrated clinical assessment skills
• Experience working autonomously in multi-disciplinary teams

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Registered as an independent non medical prescriber.
• A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. 1 X module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
• MSc (Advanced Practice)

Experience

• Substantial Autonomous practice working and multi-professional team
• Substantive experience of telephone triage
• Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills in practice
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
• Has experience in one of the following: nurse led clinics, emergency care centres ,out of hours facilities or walk in centres
• Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
• Use of examination skills in practice.
• Experience of Emergency Care
• Experience of General Practice

Skills & Knowledge, Job Circumstances & Personal Qualities

• Can complete a concise clinical history and physical examination during a telephone consultation.
• Can formulate a differential diagnosis and management plan.
• Prepared to participate in service development
• Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice
• Can give evidence of using effective communication skills within practice
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills
• Is able to use negotiation skills
• skills, employing critical thinking.
• Ability to identify individual client needs
• Able to prioritize, effective time management.
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Counselling & communication skills
• Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care
• Specialist clinical/Technical skills
• Commitment to the role. Able to work unsocial hours including bank holidays
• Flexibility to meet service/Rota needs
• Proven team player
• Able to work autonomously
• Committed to continuing professional development
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Willingness to continue with additional training to achieve a full MSc in advanced clinical practice.

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.

£62,484 to £72,865 a yearwith a 30% evening enhancement, and 45% weekend enhancement