Job summary
We are seeking dynamic and skilled clinicians to join our multidisciplinary Urgent Care team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment that combines clinical autonomy with peer support. The post-holders will attend to patients presenting with either a booked appointment or an unscheduled care need, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and advice on their continuing medical and care needs.

You will be working alongside a diverse and experienced team including General Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, and Trainee ACPs. This setting offers the perfect balance, empowering you to make independent clinical decisions while being surrounded by colleagues for support, case discussion, and shared learning.

We welcome applications from:

• Nurse Practitioners
• Paramedic Practitioners
• Paediatric Practitioners
• Other clinicians with strong consultation and assessment skills in urgent/primary care who can demonstrate autonomous practice.

Main duties of the job
You will be assessing, diagnosing, and managing a wide range of presentations including minor illness, minor injury, and pediatric conditions.

About us
Blackpool Urgent Treatment Centres are services delivered by Bloomfield Medical Ltd. Both Urgent Treatment Centres are open access services based in the Health Centre on Whitegate Drive and co-located with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Emergency Department. The Urgent Treatment Centres aims are to deliver convenient accessible primary care services and are open every day of the year. Blackpool Urgent Treatment Centre is open from 8am to 8pm and Blackpool Victoria Urgent Treatment Centre is open 8am 10pm.

The successful candidate will work across all sites, as required depending on patient demand, and the candidates skills and experience.

Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and advise patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injury presentations, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and person-centred care in line with individual scope of practice.
• Perform relevant clinical procedures, including collection of pathology samples and minor interventions, as trained and competent.
• Ensure clinical practice remains safe, within scope, and escalated appropriately when limits are reached.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate clinical records and documentation, using appropriate systems.
• Keep up to date with mandatory training.
• Contribute to patient flow by supporting appropriate streaming, clinical prioritisation, and safe throughput.

Person Specification
Management and Leadership
Essential

• Experience of developing clinical policies and procedures
• The ability to demonstrate understanding of the current issues affecting Primary Care services
• Evidence of commitment to support, develop and manage change
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of the ability to manage and motivate a team

Desirable

• Management Qualification
• Experience of recruiting and selecting staff

Communication
Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.

Teamwork
Essential

• Commitment and experience of multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.

Teaching
Essential

• Commitment to own personal development.
• Evidence of training and development of staff and teams.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse or Health Care worker with professional registration.
• Extensive clinical experience within an unscheduled / urgent / primary care setting
• Specific skills in assessing and treating those with minor injuries and illness
• Non-medical prescribing v300 qualification
• Can demonstrate clinical assessment qualifications or Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification
• Masters level education, or equivalent

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Mentorship Qualification

Experience
Essential

• 5 years post registration experience.
• 3 years minimum experience with extensive practice in a Primary Care or an Emergency Care Setting with ideally with adults and children.
• Ability to take responsibility for the clinical care of all or specific groups of patients attending Bloomfield Medical Ltds portfolio of services
• Well-developed and honed clinical skills and proven ability to work under pressure and meet targets.
• Health Promotion experience
• IT and computer literate

Desirable

• Experience of Adastra clinical computer system
• Experience of EMIS Clinical computer system
• Experience in independent X-ray Interpretation.
• Teaching Experience
• Transferable skills to work on GP triage if required.
• Experience of managing a team and individuals.

Personal
Essential

• Excellent team leadership qualities.
• Must have a positive can do attitude, with an ability to deal with stressful situations.
• Willing to work unsocial hours across multiple sites.
• Proven flexibly in working patterns, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel between sites to undertake split site duties if the need occurs.

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.