Urgent Care Practitioner in Ilford

Are you looking for autonomy, pace, variety and impact? No two days are the same in NELFT Urgent Care. You'll hit the ground running, make confident clinical decisions, and see patients through their entire urgent care journey. NELFT is looking for experienced Urgent Care Practitioners (Band 7) to join our busy Urgent Treatment Centres across four sites. This is an exciting opportunity for autonomous clinicians who thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working at the top of their scope of practice.

You will play a vital role in delivering autonomous clinical practice and leadership within NELFT's Urgent Care services, supporting a diverse population across multiple sites, and managing presentations ranging from minor to more complex urgent care cases, with access to radiology, follow-up clinics, and established community pathways. Our UTCs operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we offer flexible shift patterns across days, nights and weekends to support work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

• Be a Registered General Nurse / AHP with evidence of autonomous practice in Minor Illnesses and Minor Injuries and relevant post registration qualifications.
• Have completed Minor Injuries and Minor Illness modules.
• Have the ability to support and manage patients of all ages including assessment, diagnosing, treatment and discharge in Minor Injuries and Minor Illness.
• Have A&E/ Urgent Care experience.

Our Urgent Treatment Centres operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing care when patients need it most. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible shift patterns across days, evenings, nights and weekends, with opportunities to work across different sites where appropriate. This flexibility allows you to tailor your working pattern while gaining varied and valuable urgent care experience.

About us

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time).

Welcome Payment

This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' Payment, a lump sum of 10% of agreed basic salary (pro rata if part time and exclusive of HCAS payments) (subject to a minimum of £4,000 and maximum of £10,000) and is open to all new applicants who are successfully appointed. Payment of the incentive is 50% of the lump sum at the end of the probationary period (typically six months) and then 50% at the end of year two. This welcome package is applicable to external candidates only. Candidates should be aware that welcome payments are subject to a compulsory 2 year employment period within the role.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Education & Training

• Registered General Nurse (1st level) or AHP with the Health & Care Professional Council.
• At least one of the following: Appropriate RSCN, RMN, RM, A/E qualification, Nurse practitioner qualification, Diploma or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Independent prescribing.
• Physical assessment course or equivalent.

Skills & Knowledge

• An awareness of CQC and clinical governance priorities.
• Ability to support and manage a case-load of patients including assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation, including providing health promotion and education to patients and carers.
• Ability to organise and deliver a high standard of research-based clinical nursing care including developing and implementing policies and protocols.
• Ability to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary Health Care Team and other agencies.
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work.
• Ability to act as a role model and leader to others and to motivate a team.
• Ability to provide clinical training and education to the Urgent Care team.
• Professional knowledge acquired through Degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training experience to Masters equivalent.
• Knowledge of local community and understanding of a multi-cultural, racially diverse population.
• Knowledge of current professional issues relating to speciality.
• Understanding of patient confidentiality.
• Understanding of equal opportunities.

Experience

• Previous experience in a Band 6 post or equivalent to apply for Band 7 post working as an autonomous Practitioner at least 2 years.
• Demonstrate recent clinical management such as previous team leader or clinical tutor.
• Demonstrate recent experience of working in an ED setting with evidence of physical assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Has a range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role e.g. suturing / wound closure.
• Willingness to undertake patient group directions or non-medical prescribing.

Skills

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills.

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Queen's Hospital, King George Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Harold Wood Polyclinic.

Contract: Permanent.

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time.

Reference number: 395-BD080-25-B.

Job locations: Queen's Hospital, King George Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Harold Wood Polyclinic.

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year plus HCAS per annum (pro rata for part time).