Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Registered nurses to undertake a band 5-6 nurse practitioner development post in Merseycare walk in centres. We currently have a vacancy at our new Liverpool City Site at the Linda McCartney Centre (Liverpool Royal Hospital), the successful applicant will be based here but may be required to work in all eight sites.
The Mersey Care Walk-in Centres assess and treat patients with minor illness and injuries.
They are open 8am to 8pm 7days per week.
The service is nurse led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service.
The post holder will work within the Walk-in Centre team as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable and responsible for the health care management of the patients attending the Walk-in Centre.
Dependent on experience successful candidates may be offered the full Band 6 Nurse Practitioner position, alternatively a candidate who demonstrates potential for this role but requires additional training or experience may be offered a band 5-6 development post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the ability to assess, diagnose and treat or determine the most appropriate pathway for the patient.
They will do this by:
Providing high quality, evidence based care to all patients attending the Walk-in Centre.
Working autonomously and providing holistic assessment, interpretation of results, treatment, advice and health promotion resulting in discharge or referral of patients as appropriate.
Receiving patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions in an unpredictable environment and deliver care accordingly.
Demonstrating commitment to developing knowledge of a wide range of minor illness and minor ailments; by achieving competencies in all areas of Walk-in Centre work to effectively assess, treat, discharge and refer appropriately to health and social care professionals.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose and treat minor illness and/or ailment or determine the most appropriate pathway for the patient.
- Responsibility for managing service provision in the absence of the senior nurse practitioner
- Commitment to the Personal Performance Planning process and Clinical Supervision.
- Working flexibly to support all Walk-in Centres to ensure capacity meets service demand.
- The post holder has an obligation to work across all Walk-in Centre services.
Please refer to full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose and treat minor illness and/or ailment or determine the most appropriate pathway for the patient.
- Responsibility for managing service provision in the absence of the senior nurse practitioner
- Commitment to the Personal Performance Planning process and Clinical Supervision.
- Working flexibly to support all Walk-in Centres to ensure capacity meets service demand.
- The post holder has an obligation to work across all Walk-in Centre services.
Please refer to full job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current NMC/AHP registration. RSCN for Smithdown Children's WIC
- Mentorship qualification/Supervisor Qualification
- Additional qualifications: Clinical Exam
- Additional qualifications: Diagnostics
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Experience of prioritising and using own initiative in clinical decision making
- Experience of working in a relevant role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of taking charge of a shift/department
- Professional experience in paediatric nursing
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to teaching others
- Demonstrate ability to identify training and development needs of self and others
- Demonstrates ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Committed to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrate commitment to Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of ongoing personal/professional development
- Evidence of CPD/ short courses in suturing, x-ray referral, wound management and venepuncture
- In depth perception of the Nurse Practitioner role including clinical autonomy, accountability and responsibility in view of NMC guidelines
- Understanding of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical
- Examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Evidence of participating in Nurse development agenda's
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current NMC/AHP registration. RSCN for Smithdown Children's WIC
- Mentorship qualification/Supervisor Qualification
- Additional qualifications: Clinical Exam
- Additional qualifications: Diagnostics
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Experience of prioritising and using own initiative in clinical decision making
- Experience of working in a relevant role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of taking charge of a shift/department
- Professional experience in paediatric nursing
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to teaching others
- Demonstrate ability to identify training and development needs of self and others
- Demonstrates ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Committed to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrate commitment to Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of ongoing personal/professional development
- Evidence of CPD/ short courses in suturing, x-ray referral, wound management and venepuncture
- In depth perception of the Nurse Practitioner role including clinical autonomy, accountability and responsibility in view of NMC guidelines
- Understanding of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical
- Examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Evidence of participating in Nurse development agenda's
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool City Walk In Centre
Linda McCartney Centre, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street.
Liverpool
L7 8XP
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
