Developmental Nurse or Allied Health Practitioner - UTCNHS
Job summary
The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is part of Colchester Hospitals Urgent and Emergency Care department. The UTC is based at the front door and see's and assesses every patient who walks through the UEC front door. All UTC Clinicians are autonomous and will be expected to see Children from Birth and All adults, both injury and illness. The UTC staff at the Front door will assess every patient and ensure they get the the right place at the right time, dependant on the needs.
The UTC is open from 7am until Midnight, 7 days a week. We see, treat and discharge Minor Injury & Minor Illness presentations in line with the National UTC Principles & Standard.
We are looking for an experienced nurse or allied health professional who wants to further develop their skills & become an autonomous practitioner. If successful you will undertake courses in Minor Injury & Minor Illness, Injury, Consultation & Assessment & Non-medical Prescribing.
This will be a Band 6 development post, where you will be provided with a development plan to progress into a Band 7.
Proposed Interview date: 6th October 2026
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to develop and consolidate your existing Adult and Paediatric nursing skills and will be working towards becoming an autonomous Adult and Paediatric Nurse Practitioner.
You will be part of the UTC team and be expected to embed your learning and also assist with the team with the Front door process, Care at the Door and Co-Ordination.
You will be required to be flexible with working hours when required. You will gain experience in treating both Adults and Paediatrics from birth.
You will be able to treat all patients presenting with minor illness and minor injury presentations as per the UTC National Standards and Principles.
You will be supported in obtaining the skills required, if not already undertaken. These will include Consultation and Assessment Module, Minor Injury Modules, Minor Illness module and the Non-Medical Prescribing module, within an agreed timescale
Job description
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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