UTC Clinical and Operations Manager

Urgent Treatment

Centre - Clinical and Operations Manager (Salary £57,528 - £64,750* basic

salary + 4% additional for Lead Role & Prescribing premium)

We are looking for the lead for our

friendly and supportive team at Faversham Urgent Treatment Centre. The

successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth running and future

development of our thriving UTC service.

The UTC has access to X-ray and point of

care testing. The UTC team has 13 practitioners, supported by GPs and HCAs.

The UTC is open 7 days a week 8am to

8pm. This position requires working some Bank Holidays, regular Saturdays and

Sundays, evenings and other cover when needed.

An independent prescribing

qualification would be beneficial but is not essential.

Staff working out of hours will receive an unsocial hours addition. This is paid

at additional 30% rate for working on a Saturday and additional 60% rate for

working on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, during contracted hours.

We also give a prescribing

premium of £3,000 gross per annum to FTE UCPs that have successfully passed

the prescribing qualification and have become independent prescribers, payable

over 12 months. This is pro-rata for part-time

UCPs.

A standard Disclosure and Barring

Service check will be carried out as part of our recruitment

procedures and also regularly during employment. The responsibility for payment of this lies

with the Practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be

responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective clinical care to

the UTC patients and the practice population.

This will be achieved by

providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Urgent Care Practitioners

and other staff involved in clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre

and practice.

The post holder will work

closely with the GPs and management team to deliver the practice priorities.

The post holder will represent

Faversham Medical Group at various fora including, UTC clinical & network

meetings as necessary.

About us

Faversham Medical Group consists of 2 GP surgeries;

Faversham Medical Practice and Newton Place Surgery. We also run an Urgent

Treatment Centre based at Faversham Health Centre.

We are a friendly and supportive team.

Faversham is a beautiful, historic market town. It is close

to the vibrant city of Canterbury; just 60 miles from London and yet within

easy reach of attractive coastline areas and beaches.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Plus 4% allowance for lead role and Prescribing Premium

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0646-26-0031

Job locations

Faversham Health Centre

Bank Street

Faversham

Kent

ME13 8QR

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be

responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective clinical care to

the UTC patients and the practice population.

This will be achieved by

providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Urgent Care Practitioners

and other staff involved in clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre

and practice.

The post holder will work

closely with the GPs and management team to deliver the practice priorities.

The post holder will represent

Faversham Medical Group at various fora including, UTC clinical & network

meetings as necessary.

Job

responsibilities

Clinical;

Oversee

safe and effective delivery of clinical careLead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead and

participate in reviews of clinical safety and significant incidents issues

Manage

implementation of any changes recommended from incident reviews and

learning events

Manage and

participate in continuous clinical improvement initiatives

Participate

in vaccination programmes as appropriate/required

Oversee

the process of the monitoring of emergency equipment, sharps bins, vaccine

fridge and stock

Work with

the Infection Control Lead to ensure all standards are met

Work with

the management team and lead on development of current and new services

relevant to the UTC and practice

Data/quality;

Work with

the management/administration team on the recording and attainment of QOF

standards

Work with

the management/administration team on the achievement of Enhanced Services

relevant to the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Ensure

Patient Group Directives (PGDs) are read, signed and used appropriately

Take part

in the development of PGDs as required

Undertake

and lead on prescribing and other clinically relevant audits for the

clinical team

Keep up to

date with CQC requirements and inform the Urgent Care Practitioners team

of any changes as relevant

Ensure an

adequate system of peer review/clinical audit is undertaken within the

team to monitor and maintain clinical standards

Create and

submit quality and contractual compliance reports required by

commissioners

Human

Resources;

Manage

Urgent Care Practitioners rota and to maintain adequate staffing levels

Carry out

the Urgent Care Practitioners teams annual appraisals and reviews,

including 6 monthly reviews

Review and

approve training requests from the UCP team in collaboration with the

management team and GP lead for HR

Identify

training requirements within the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Carry out

back to work interviews after episodes of sick leave

Deal with requests

for annual leave/TOIL/time off for other reasons, authorising or rejecting

any requests in line with the Staff Handbook and in discussion with the HR

Manager as appropriate.

Sign off

overtime requests

Deal with

change of hours requests in conjunction with the Business and HR Managers

Carry out

exit interviews with the HR Manager

Deal with

general day-to-day queries from members of the UTC team

Take part

in UCP/UTC meetings

Responsible

for cross line management when another line manager is absent.

Confidentiality:

In the

course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to

gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other

matters. They do so in confidence

and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately

In the

performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the

post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to

patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare

workers. They may also have access

to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All

such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly

confidential

Information

relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the

business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in

accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to

confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full

range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and

infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the

practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy

and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using

personal security systems within the workplace according to practice

guidelines

Awareness

of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory

/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible

for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including

collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers,

storage and transport arrangements

Management

and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice

including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by

staff

Responsible

for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership

of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and

implementation of those protocols across the practice

Active

observation of current working practices across the practice in relation

to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that

procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified,

escalating issues as appropriate

Identifying

the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a

way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making

effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and

manage the training of others across the full range of infection control

and patient processes

Monitoring

practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control,

ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are

sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of

facilities to be escalated as appropriate

Safe

management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and

disposal

Using

appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a

tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of

remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible

management

Actively

identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and

infection hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping

own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile,

identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas

within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of

general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation

(where appropriate) with other sector managers

Undertaking

periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine

management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space

standards

Waste

management including collection, handling, segregation, container

management, storage and collection

Spillage

control procedures, management and training

Decontamination

control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Safeguarding:

It is the

responsibility of all staff at Faversham Medical Practice to;

Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and

vulnerable adults

Ensure their safeguarding adults and safeguarding

children training is up to date at the

level appropriate to their role

Ensure the safeguarding policies and procedures

in place within the Practice are adhered to during employment

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in

a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them

in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and

current legislation

Respecting

the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving

in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental

and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented

by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation

in an annual individual performance review, including taking

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and

will:

Alert

other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own

performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or

under supervision

Contribute

to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities

and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams

performance

Some items have been removed or shortened, please consult the full job description attached.

This job description

provides an outline of the main responsibilities associated with the role but

is not exhaustive. The range of activities and areas of responsibility will

evolve over time. The content of this job

description will therefore be subject to regular review and amendment in line

with any resulting change in the need to fulfil and meet the organisations

needs.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be

responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective clinical care to

the UTC patients and the practice population.

This will be achieved by

providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Urgent Care Practitioners

and other staff involved in clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre

and practice.

The post holder will work

closely with the GPs and management team to deliver the practice priorities.

The post holder will represent

Faversham Medical Group at various fora including, UTC clinical & network

meetings as necessary.

Job

responsibilities

Clinical;

Oversee

safe and effective delivery of clinical careLead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead and

participate in reviews of clinical safety and significant incidents issues

Manage

implementation of any changes recommended from incident reviews and

learning events

Manage and

participate in continuous clinical improvement initiatives

Participate

in vaccination programmes as appropriate/required

Oversee

the process of the monitoring of emergency equipment, sharps bins, vaccine

fridge and stock

Work with

the Infection Control Lead to ensure all standards are met

Work with

the management team and lead on development of current and new services

relevant to the UTC and practice

Data/quality;

Work with

the management/administration team on the recording and attainment of QOF

standards

Work with

the management/administration team on the achievement of Enhanced Services

relevant to the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Ensure

Patient Group Directives (PGDs) are read, signed and used appropriately

Take part

in the development of PGDs as required

Undertake

and lead on prescribing and other clinically relevant audits for the

clinical team

Keep up to

date with CQC requirements and inform the Urgent Care Practitioners team

of any changes as relevant

Ensure an

adequate system of peer review/clinical audit is undertaken within the

team to monitor and maintain clinical standards

Create and

submit quality and contractual compliance reports required by

commissioners

Human

Resources;

Manage

Urgent Care Practitioners rota and to maintain adequate staffing levels

Carry out

the Urgent Care Practitioners teams annual appraisals and reviews,

including 6 monthly reviews

Review and

approve training requests from the UCP team in collaboration with the

management team and GP lead for HR

Identify

training requirements within the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Carry out

back to work interviews after episodes of sick leave

Deal with requests

for annual leave/TOIL/time off for other reasons, authorising or rejecting

any requests in line with the Staff Handbook and in discussion with the HR

Manager as appropriate.

Sign off

overtime requests

Deal with

change of hours requests in conjunction with the Business and HR Managers

Carry out

exit interviews with the HR Manager

Deal with

general day-to-day queries from members of the UTC team

Take part

in UCP/UTC meetings

Responsible

for cross line management when another line manager is absent.

Confidentiality:

In the

course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to

gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other

matters. They do so in confidence

and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately

In the

performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the

post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to

patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare

workers. They may also have access

to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All

such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly

confidential

Information

relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the

business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in

accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to

confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full

range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and

infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the

practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy

and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using

personal security systems within the workplace according to practice

guidelines

Awareness

of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory

/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible

for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including

collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers,

storage and transport arrangements

Management

and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice

including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by

staff

Responsible

for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership

of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and

implementation of those protocols across the practice

Active

observation of current working practices across the practice in relation

to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that

procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified,

escalating issues as appropriate

Identifying

the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a

way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making

effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and

manage the training of others across the full range of infection control

and patient processes

Monitoring

practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control,

ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are

sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of

facilities to be escalated as appropriate

Safe

management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and

disposal

Using

appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a

tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of

remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible

management

Actively

identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and

infection hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping

own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile,

identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas

within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of

general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation

(where appropriate) with other sector managers

Undertaking

periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine

management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space

standards

Waste

management including collection, handling, segregation, container

management, storage and collection

Spillage

control procedures, management and training

Decontamination

control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Safeguarding:

It is the

responsibility of all staff at Faversham Medical Practice to;

Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and

vulnerable adults

Ensure their safeguarding adults and safeguarding

children training is up to date at the

level appropriate to their role

Ensure the safeguarding policies and procedures

in place within the Practice are adhered to during employment

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in

a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them

in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and

current legislation

Respecting

the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving

in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental

and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented

by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation

in an annual individual performance review, including taking

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and

will:

Alert

other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own

performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or

under supervision

Contribute

to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities

and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams

performance

Some items have been removed or shortened, please consult the full job description attached.

This job description

provides an outline of the main responsibilities associated with the role but

is not exhaustive. The range of activities and areas of responsibility will

evolve over time. The content of this job

description will therefore be subject to regular review and amendment in line

with any resulting change in the need to fulfil and meet the organisations

needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills written and verbal.
• Excellent clinical decision-making skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills in urgent care setting.
• Over 6 months experience in a management role.
• Ability to clear workload by the end of each shift.
• Knowledge of & Ability to assist in complex HR processes such as grievance process, disciplinary, dismissal etc.

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with time off requests.
• Experience in overseeing stock control.

IT Skills

Essential

• Very Good IT skills.
• Experience of urgent care or GP practice based clinical system.
• Experience of Microsoft Office software.

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS clinical system.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop own and surrounding teams clinical skills.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality, ensuring this is followed by all staff working in the UTC.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Pleasant and articulate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a changing environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Empathetic and caring approach to patients.
• Suitability for working with children.
• Ability and skills to manage and motivating staff

Desirable

• Experience in developing and implementing new services
• Experience of working with external organisations

Other

Essential

• Willingness and ability to work weekends and bank holidays.
• Full driving licence.
• Flexibility of working hours/ability to help cover shifts.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC/HCPC/GPHC Registration.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Minor illness qualification.

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level in advanced clinical practice or working towards.
• Independent prescriber.
• Ability to plaster.
• Red dot qualification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills written and verbal.
• Excellent clinical decision-making skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills in urgent care setting.
• Over 6 months experience in a management role.
• Ability to clear workload by the end of each shift.
• Knowledge of & Ability to assist in complex HR processes such as grievance process, disciplinary, dismissal etc.

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with time off requests.
• Experience in overseeing stock control.

IT Skills

Essential

• Very Good IT skills.
• Experience of urgent care or GP practice based clinical system.
• Experience of Microsoft Office software.

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS clinical system.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop own and surrounding teams clinical skills.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality, ensuring this is followed by all staff working in the UTC.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Pleasant and articulate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a changing environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Empathetic and caring approach to patients.
• Suitability for working with children.
• Ability and skills to manage and motivating staff

Desirable

• Experience in developing and implementing new services
• Experience of working with external organisations

Other

Essential

• Willingness and ability to work weekends and bank holidays.
• Full driving licence.
• Flexibility of working hours/ability to help cover shifts.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC/HCPC/GPHC Registration.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Minor illness qualification.

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level in advanced clinical practice or working towards.
• Independent prescriber.
• Ability to plaster.
• Red dot qualification.

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 .

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Faversham Medical Practice

Address

Faversham Health Centre

Bank Street

Faversham

Kent

ME13 8QR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Faversham Medical Practice

Address

Faversham Health Centre

Bank Street

Faversham

Kent

ME13 8QR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be

responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective clinical care to

the UTC patients and the practice population.

This will be achieved by

providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Urgent Care Practitioners

and other staff involved in clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre

and practice.

The post holder will work

closely with the GPs and management team to deliver the practice priorities.

The post holder will represent

Faversham Medical Group at various fora including, UTC clinical & network

meetings as necessary.

Job

responsibilities

Clinical;

Oversee

safe and effective delivery of clinical careLead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead on

and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead and

participate in reviews of clinical safety and significant incidents issues

Manage

implementation of any changes recommended from incident reviews and

learning events

Manage and

participate in continuous clinical improvement initiatives

Participate

in vaccination programmes as appropriate/required

Oversee

the process of the monitoring of emergency equipment, sharps bins, vaccine

fridge and stock

Work with

the Infection Control Lead to ensure all standards are met

Work with

the management team and lead on development of current and new services

relevant to the UTC and practice

Data/quality;

Work with

the management/administration team on the recording and attainment of QOF

standards

Work with

the management/administration team on the achievement of Enhanced Services

relevant to the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Ensure

Patient Group Directives (PGDs) are read, signed and used appropriately

Take part

in the development of PGDs as required

Undertake

and lead on prescribing and other clinically relevant audits for the

clinical team

Keep up to

date with CQC requirements and inform the Urgent Care Practitioners team

of any changes as relevant

Ensure an

adequate system of peer review/clinical audit is undertaken within the

team to monitor and maintain clinical standards

Create and

submit quality and contractual compliance reports required by

commissioners

Human

Resources;

Manage

Urgent Care Practitioners rota and to maintain adequate staffing levels

Carry out

the Urgent Care Practitioners teams annual appraisals and reviews,

including 6 monthly reviews

Review and

approve training requests from the UCP team in collaboration with the

management team and GP lead for HR

Identify

training requirements within the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Carry out

back to work interviews after episodes of sick leave

Deal with requests

for annual leave/TOIL/time off for other reasons, authorising or rejecting

any requests in line with the Staff Handbook and in discussion with the HR

Manager as appropriate.

Sign off

overtime requests

Deal with

change of hours requests in conjunction with the Business and HR Managers

Carry out

exit interviews with the HR Manager

Deal with

general day-to-day queries from members of the UTC team

Take part

in UCP/UTC meetings

Responsible

for cross line management when another line manager is absent.

Confidentiality:

In the

course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to

gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other

matters. They do so in confidence

and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately

In the

performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the

post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to

patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare

workers. They may also have access

to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All

such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly

confidential

Information

relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the

business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in

accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to

confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full

range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and

infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the

practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy

and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using

personal security systems within the workplace according to practice

guidelines

Awareness

of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory

/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible

for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including

collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers,

storage and transport arrangements

Management

and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice

including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by

staff

Responsible

for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership

of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and

implementation of those protocols across the practice

Active

observation of current working practices across the practice in relation

to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that

procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified,

escalating issues as appropriate

Identifying

the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a

way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making

effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and

manage the training of others across the full range of infection control

and patient processes

Monitoring

practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control,

ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are

sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of

facilities to be escalated as appropriate

Safe

management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and

disposal

Using

appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a

tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of

remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible

management

Actively

identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and

infection hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping

own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile,

identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas

within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of

general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation

(where appropriate) with other sector managers

Undertaking

periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine

management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space

standards

Waste

management including collection, handling, segregation, container

management, storage and collection

Spillage

control procedures, management and training

Decontamination

control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Safeguarding:

It is the

responsibility of all staff at Faversham Medical Practice to;

Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and

vulnerable adults

Ensure their safeguarding adults and safeguarding

children training is up to date at the

level appropriate to their role

Ensure the safeguarding policies and procedures

in place within the Practice are adhered to during employment

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in

a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them

in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and

current legislation

Respecting

the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving

in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental

and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented

by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation

in an annual individual performance review, including taking

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and

will:

Alert

other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own

performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or

under supervision

Contribute

to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities

and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams

performance

Some items have been removed or shortened, please consult the full job description attached.

This job description

provides an outline of the main responsibilities associated with the role but

is not exhaustive. The range of activities and areas of responsibility will

evolve over time. The content of this job

description will therefore be subject to regular review and amendment in line

with any resulting change in the need to fulfil and meet the organisations

needs.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills written and verbal.
• Excellent clinical decision-making skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills in urgent care setting.
• Over 6 months experience in a management role.
• Ability to clear workload by the end of each shift.
• Knowledge of & Ability to assist in complex HR processes such as grievance process, disciplinary, dismissal etc.

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with time off requests.
• Experience in overseeing stock control.

IT Skills

Essential

• Very Good IT skills.
• Experience of urgent care or GP practice based clinical system.
• Experience of Microsoft Office software.

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS clinical system.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop own and surrounding teams clinical skills.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality, ensuring this is followed by all staff working in the UTC.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Pleasant and articulate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a changing environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Empathetic and caring approach to patients.
• Suitability for working with children.
• Ability and skills to manage and motivating staff

Desirable

• Experience in developing and implementing new services
• Experience of working with external organisations

Other

Essential

• Willingness and ability to work weekends and bank holidays.
• Full driving licence.
• Flexibility of working hours/ability to help cover shifts.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC/HCPC/GPHC Registration.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Minor illness qualification.

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level in advanced clinical practice or working towards.
• Independent prescriber.
• Ability to plaster.
• Red dot qualification.