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UTC Urgent Care Practitioner - Primary Care Transition Programme
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UTC Urgent Care Practitioner - Primary Care Transition Programme
About the Role
St Mary’s Urgent Treatment Centre in central Portsmouth is a modern, friendly, GP-led service seeing around 6,000 patients each month. We are excited to offer a new opportunity for experienced primary care nurses or paramedic practitioners to join our team through a 12-month Primary Care Transition Programme, leading into an autonomous Urgent Care Practitioner role.
If you’re motivated, compassionate, and ready to expand your urgent care skillset in a supportive and well-equipped environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll spend most of your week delivering high-quality clinical care to patients presenting with minor illness, while dedicating protected time to developing your minor injury competencies through structured training, supervision, and in-practice learning.
As part of your development, you will gain experience in:
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- Assessing, investigating and diagnosing minor illness and minor injury
- Interpreting X-rays and point-of-care tests
- Independent prescribing for acute presentations
- Identifying and managing emergencies
- Supporting and developing colleagues, trainees, and the wider team
- Working within a highly skilled, multi-professional environment, with access to outstanding support, including GPs, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Reporting Radiographers, and Advanced Practitioners
Upon completion of the competency portfolio, you will progress into a fully autonomous Urgent Care Practitioner role.
What We’ll Look for in You
You’ll be a registered nurse or paramedic with strong primary or urgent care experience and an independent prescriber, with a passion for delivering safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.
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You’ll demonstrate:
- The confidence to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent clinical reasoning, communication, and problem-solving skills
- A commitment to learning, embracing supervision and supporting others’ growth
Ideal for practitioners who:
- Thrive in a busy environment
- Want to advance their career within a supportive and forward-thinking department
If you have any questions, contact Kerry.Mills@practiceplusgroup.com in our friendly resourcing team.
Note: We will contact all shortlisted candidates, but please be aware Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks.
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