University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
UTC Assessment Practitioner

The closing date is 22 November 2026

Job summary
An experienced qualified practitioner who can provide clinical leadership and management support to the UTC/MIU teams and ensuring optimum quality of care to all patients attending the Urgent care treatment centres/Minor Injury Unit, by offering support to the multi-professional team. Providing initial/secondary clinical assessments and treatments independently or in participation with other clinicians in accordance with agreed pathways and clinical guidelines. Developing and evaluating best practice within the UTC's/MIU.

The practitioner will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in assessment and treatments. There will be an opportunity for ongoing professional development to support the role and development of the service at UTC's. The Practitioner will be able to work closely with colleagues at the UTC and those in the Emergency Medicine team to ensure best practice and relationships are maintained. The UTC's/MIU have a friendly, hard working team of practitioners, health care staff, GP's and Advanced Practitioners striving to ensure that all patients receive the highest quality of care & patient experience.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job
A skilled practitioner providing support and leadership to the UTC/MIU teams. Responsible for the clinical assessment of patients both adults and children and management of patient treatments evidence based best practice in collaboration with the other UTC practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, GP's and health care support workers, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated involving patients and users. Maintain accurate records of all consultations and treatments in patients notes written and computerised.

Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies always.

Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical and practical clinical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including patient observations; wound care management, equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
• Maintain accurate, records of all consultations and treatments in the patients notes written and computerised.
• Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g., in an unexpected event.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g., imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient and resource data.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Teaching, assessing, and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current NMC/HCPC Professional Registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness to undertake
• Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience
• Study at level 6 (degree/ diploma)

Desirable

• Health Assessment Module level 6
• POPs/ Pews and Triage competent

Experience
Essential

• Recent professional clinical experience in Urgent and Emergency care
• Ability to successfully manage people and management of change

Desirable

• Experience in clinical assessment
• Experience in Resource management

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the Professional Code of Conduct
• Able to apply evidence based practice.
• Awareness of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
• An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS

Desirable

• Experience in Policy/ Service development

Skills
Essential

• IT skills
• Patient focussed.
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Good management of own and others time
• Able to use initiative and make decisions
• Analyses problems and implements appropriates solutions

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace. For posts with managerial responsibility only: Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address: Minor Injuries / Coventry Urgent Treatment Centre, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Modern Matron Hardy Riomalos, Hardy.NemesioRiomalos@uhcw.nhs.uk, 02476968028

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 218-NM-B6-8421097
Job locations: Minor Injuries / Coventry Urgent Treatment Centre, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS, United Kingdom

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