Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Herne Bay Urgent Treatment Centre, for experienced Emergency Practitioners to join our bank team. This is a fantastic chance to work in a fast paced, patient focused environment where no two days are the same.

Main duties of the job
This role involves shift cover for sickness and holiday and shifts will be available on an "adhoc basis". You will practice autonomously in a unscheduled care setting, assessing and managing a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses for patients who walk through our doors. If you are passionate about delivering high quality, responsive care and thrive in a role that combines clinical expertise with independence, we would love to hear from you.

About us
We are a dedicated and collaborative team of experienced Nurse and Paramedic Practitioners, working together to deliver high quality, patient centred care in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Our team brings a diverse range of clinical expertise, allowing us to confidently assess and mange a wide variety of minor injuries and illnesses.

We pride ourselves on our strong team ethos, where knowledge sharing, continuous learning and mutual support are at the heart of everything we do.

Working in an Urgent Care setting, we value adaptability, professionalism and compassion, ensuring every patient receives safe, effective and timely care. As part of our team, you will be supported to develop your skills, contribute your expertise and thrive in a role where your input truly makes a difference.

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £33.10 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: A5994-26-0006
Closing date: 30 November 2026

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Role: Make professionally autonomous decisions for which the practitioner is accountable.
• Provide the opportunity of direct access to patients who present at any time between 8am- 8pm.
• Make use of skills in history taking, physical examination, prescribing, problem solving and clinical decision making to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
• Instigate necessary diagnostic tests and investigations with informed consent from the patient and interpret findings/reports. Eg x-ray.
• Provide safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care.
• Offer a holistic service to patients and their families developing, where appropriate, an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on self-care.
• Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education and therapeutic communication skills.
• Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate.
• Contribute to the unit achieving high standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Teaching and Mentoring Role: Promote a safe and organised learning environment for patients and healthcare professionals.
• Research Role: Promote and provide evidenced based practice.
• Leadership Role: Role modelling best practice to team members.
• Professional Role: Monitor the effectiveness of your own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
• Maintain professional registration.
• Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up to date evidence based practice knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.
• Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct or the HPCP Code of Professional Conduct.
• Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the most up to date NMC guidance and other pertinent standards.
• Keep up to date with relevant health related policy and work with the practice team to consider impact and strategies for implementation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and with members of the multi professional team, both within our organisation and external stakeholders.

Person Specification
Essential qualifications:

• Registered Paramedic Practitioner or Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience.
• Physical Examination and Assessment qualification at level 7.
• Degree in Healthcare related subject.
• Current ILS and PILS qualifications.

Desirable qualifications:

• Level 6 or 7 Minor Injury and Minor Health modules or equivalent.
• Non-Medical Prescriber.
• Current IRMER training, Red dot training/x-ray interpretation module.

Essential experience:

• 5 years post registration experience with at least one year in A&E, UTC, primary care or alternative unscheduled care context.
• Experience working to protocols, guidelines and patient group directives such as PGDs.
• Experience of working with a range of age groups including children.

Desirable experience:

• Experience of working in an Urgent Treatment Centre.

Essential communication and organisational skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to evidence sound writing, verbal and listening skills.
• Personal understanding and use of English.
• Enthusiastic and committed, able to work as part of the inter-professional team.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, able to work under pressure, flexibility and ability to work in a changing and evolving environment.

Desirable communication:

• Experience using medical computer systems, EMIS.

Essential knowledge:

• Ability to work autonomously.
• Knowledge of unscheduled care practice.
• Excellent clinical 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Herne bay Health Care LTD
Address: Herne Bay Urgent Treatment Centre, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, King Edward Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6EB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hernebaypcn.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
Operations Manager: Becky Hovery, beckyhovery@nhs.net, 01227594756

Job locations: Herne Bay Urgent Treatment Centre, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, King Edward Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6EB, United Kingdom

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.