Salaried Part Time UTC Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP)

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals. We are seeking a permanent part-time UTC ECP. This person will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertise within the department. You will be working autonomously within your sphere of competency as a clinician in a diverse, multi-skilled team that includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches.

Key Responsibilities

• On each shift, you will provide expert advice and second opinions for patients seen and treated by junior members of staff, and take responsibility for the patients assigned through the streaming process.
• Perform assessment of patients’ needs, plan, implement and evaluate clinical treatment and care using advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
• Assess diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, urinalysis, and X-rays.
• Discuss with patients and carers the range of possible treatment/management options and their implications before treatment decisions are made.
• Instigate and implement clinical management and treatment changes when appropriate.
• Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy.
• Implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work.
• Deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
• Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC.
• Have overall responsibility for other members of the clinical team within the UTC.

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population. This role will be part of an exciting opportunity to work with leading specialists in the creation of an innovative new Urgent Treatment Centre.

Why work for Greenwich Health?

We are a local organisation owned by our local GP Practices, we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and partners. We have a not-for-profit ethos which means any surplus is reinvested into developing the business, developing our staff, and supporting our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South‑East London, with real opportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. We are looking for full and part‑time practitioners on a permanent salaried basis. The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week, which means that shifts are available 24/7.

Benefits

• NHS Pension
• Occupational sickness pay entitlement
• Counselling services
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Healthcare Membership – Benenden Healthcare

Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts, for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices. You will have ongoing support and mentorship. We have developed a UTC model which aims to develop a stress‑free and supportive working environment. We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness and has resulted in high staff retention rates.