• Job Description

  Req#: C9818-25-0120?language=en&page=18&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to work within Stamford Out of Hours delivering face to face consultations and telephone triage.

  We are looking to recruit dynamic individuals with minor illness skills that will also compliment the existing team of GP's, ACPS and HCSW's.

  This is a part time post 18 hours a week. We are looking to employ dynamic individuals with recognised qualifications and experience in minor illness and or experience working in GP practice, which will also compliment our existing team of GPs, Advance Care Practitioner and Health Care Support Worker's.

  Main duties of the job

  Main duties will be to deliver a service 19:00pm-22:00pm Monday- Friday, weekends and bank holidays are 08:00am- 22:00pm to the community. The service will include see, treat and management of patients with minor illness.

  See, treat, manage , discharge and or refer patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire

  On occasion you may be required to support other urgent care services such as UTC's, home visiting and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) which run 24/7 services. There is daily GP support available remotely or in person as well as well-established referral pathways into specialities

  See, treat, manage , discharge and or refer patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire.

  Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of experience in the treatment of minor illness. It would be essential for candidates to hold a non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards.

  We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours, and have excellent leadership and communications skills.

  If you fit this description, and have the motivations and flexibility to join this evolving service, this an excellent opportunity to join a highly skilled team to provide quality care.

  About us

  Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

  At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

  LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

  We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

  Details

  Date posted

  23 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  818-IUC303-VCP402-A

  Job locations

  Stamford Gp Oohs.

  Stamford Hospital Ryhall Road Stamford.

  Stamford

  PE91AU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The successful candidate will be required to see patients of all ages presenting with illness complaints and complete the episode of care with treatment or referral onwards.

  Consultations will either take place face to face or via telephone and documented timely and thoroughly within patient notes.

  The post holder will influence, lead, support and motivate colleagues to maintain morale in difficult and challenging situations.

  The post holder will provide clinical lead during a shift by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours outlined in the LCHS behaviours framework.

  Please see job description for further details.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The successful candidate will be required to see patients of all ages presenting with illness complaints and complete the episode of care with treatment or referral onwards.

  Consultations will either take place face to face or via telephone and documented timely and thoroughly within patient notes.

  The post holder will influence, lead, support and motivate colleagues to maintain morale in difficult and challenging situations.

  The post holder will provide clinical lead during a shift by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours outlined in the LCHS behaviours framework.

  Please see job description for further details.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Regulated Health Care Professional with existing registration
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Level 6/7 History Taking qualification
  • HEI or LCHS approved minor illness course
  • Evidence of Level 7 study
  • HEI or LCHS approved paediatric course
  • Independent prescribing / supplementary prescribing qualification, or a willingness to work towards.

  Desirable

  • Leadership modules
  • Recognising the sick child
  • Recognised Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE).
  • Chronic disease management

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Significant post registration experience where autonomous working at a highly specialised level that has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where enhanced skills could be transferrable.
  • Experience of clinical leadership
  • Proven track record of teaching/supervising and assessing.
  • Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
  • Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research.

  Desirable

  • People management experience.
  • General management experience.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Regulated Health Care Professional with existing registration
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Level 6/7 History Taking qualification
  • HEI or LCHS approved minor illness course
  • Evidence of Level 7 study
  • HEI or LCHS approved paediatric course
  • Independent prescribing / supplementary prescribing qualification, or a willingness to work towards.

  Desirable

  • Leadership modules
  • Recognising the sick child
  • Recognised Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE).
  • Chronic disease management

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Significant post registration experience where autonomous working at a highly specialised level that has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where enhanced skills could be transferrable.
  • Experience of clinical leadership
  • Proven track record of teaching/supervising and assessing.
  • Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
  • Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research.

  Desirable

  • People management experience.
  • General management experience.

  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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

  Address

  Stamford Gp Oohs.

  Stamford Hospital Ryhall Road Stamford.

  Stamford

  PE91AU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

  Address

  Stamford Gp Oohs.

  Stamford Hospital Ryhall Road Stamford.

  Stamford

  PE91AU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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