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Urgent Care Practitioner

Primary Care 24
Merseyside, L131FB Posted 13 October 2026 Apply by 12 November 2026
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Salary for this role£49,583 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 1231, Health care practice managers. Home Office going rate for this occupation: £40,400 a year.

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Role description

Job summary

Liaising with nominated medical / nursing leadership team to provide oversight and coordination of patients awaiting contact. Managing clinical demands incollaborationwith the Clinical Coordinator / Shift Manager to ensure delivery of safe care toagreedwaiting times. Escalating concerns / priority patients to the Clinical Coordinator / On-call teams Reviewing patients awaiting contact to provide oversight and minimise clinical risk byactivelyfiltering for potential signposting to more appropriate services. Based around a Red Flag approach of triage, prioritise patients in line with the service escalation plans which include the elderly, palliative patients and those who have a risk of deterioration Apply clinical skills and reasoning to ensure patients are transferred safely between different clinical dispositions and signposted when required and safe clinically safe. Providing skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need, through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgment with thesupportof clinically based algorithms.

Main duties of the job

Extensive experience in emergency health care settings Significant expertise in clinical triage Degree Clinical Practice Minimum 3 years post qualification experience Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting

About us

About us Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 2004, predominately delivering NHS contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team!

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£49,583 to £49,583 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VP04AF7ACA

Job locations

Merseyside

L131FB

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a clinician with telephony triage experience? We are looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join our out of hours team either in a salaried or bank position. You will provide skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgement with the support of clinically based algorithms.

Salary:£49,583.00 per annum (pro rata) or £25.36 per hour for Bank staff

Location: Wavertree Technology Park

Contract: Full, Part time & Bank positions available

Shifts: Monday-Friday 6-hour shifts 18.00-midnight & 24/7 service over the weekend.

What will I be doing?

  • Liaising with nominated medical / nursing leadership team to provide oversight and coordination of patients awaiting contact.
  • Managing clinical demands incollaboration with the Clinical Coordinator / Shift Manager to ensure delivery of safe care to agreed waiting times.
  • Escalating concerns / priority patients to the Clinical Coordinator / On-call teams
  • Reviewing patients awaiting contact to provide oversight and minimise clinical risk by actively filtering for potential signposting to more appropriate services.
  • Based around a Red Flag approach of triage, prioritise patients in line with the service escalation plans which include the elderly, palliative patients and those who have a risk of deterioration
  • Apply clinical skills and reasoning to ensure patients are transferred safely between different clinical dispositions and signposted when required and safe clinically safe.
  • Providing skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need, through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgment with the support of clinically based algorithms.

What do I need?

  • Extensive experience in emergency health care settings
  • Significant expertise in clinical triage
  • Degree Clinical Practice
  • Minimum 3 years post qualification experience
  • Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience
  • Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting

What's on offer?

Salaried:

  • £49,583.00 per annum (pro rata)
  • Home working available once completed probationary period
  • 27 days annual leave pro rata - previous NHS Service will be taken into account
  • NHS pension, car fleet & home electronics schemes
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Eligible to apply for blue light card
  • Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeing support and gym discounts.

Bank:

  • £25.36 per hour
  • Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Eligible to apply for the blue light card

About us Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 2004, predominately delivering NHS contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team! Please view the JD for the role you are interested in. Once you apply, we will be in touch to discuss if you prefer salaried or bank, individual shifts, salary and location depending on your department preference. This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Skills:

What do I need?

Extensive experience in emergency health care settings Significant expertise in clinical triage Degree Clinical Practice Minimum 3 years post qualification experience Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting

Qualifications:

What do I need?

Extensive experience in emergency health care settings Significant expertise in clinical triage Degree Clinical Practice Minimum 3 years post qualification experience Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

  • Please refer to job description above

Desirable

  • Please refer to job description above

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care 24

Address

Merseyside

L131FB

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://primarycare24.org.uk/

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