Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced RGN/AHP to undertake a band 7 Clinical Team leader role in Walk-In-Centres. We currently have two positions: Garston & Halewood
The Mersey Care Walk-in Centres assess and treat patients with minor illness and injuries. They are open 8am to 8.30pm 7days per week. The service is nurse led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service. The clinical nurse manager is a joint operational and clinical role within a specified site across the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to have experience in undertaking autonomous clinical examinations, forming a diagnosis and have the ability to treat patients with undifferentiated minor injuries and illnesses. They will also need to provide advice on health related issues, and welcome the challenge of working as an autonomous practitioner.
Qualifications in Clinical Examination/ diagnostic's/ NMP and Supervision are essential for this role.
The candidate must be flexible and have the ability to work across shift patterns and the five Walk-In Centre sites which are open 365 days per year.
The candidates must already have experience as Band 7 walk in centre/ UTC practitioner's with management/leadership experience
Our aim is to provide appropriate, high quality and personal interventions which will improve health and well-being for patients.
If you are highly motivated, have a passion for making a real difference and can rise to the challenge of becoming an effective member of an established team, then we would like to hear from you.
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
Role will include:
- Clinical examination & diagnostic's of patients
- Following of H.R / finance procedures/policy
- Returning audits.
working closely with Governance/ patient safety
- Engaging in SLT meetings across the service line as appropriate
- Leadership and management of a team
Please refer to full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role will include:
- Clinical examination & diagnostic's of patients
- Following of H.R / finance procedures/policy
- Returning audits.
working closely with Governance/ patient safety
- Engaging in SLT meetings across the service line as appropriate
- Leadership and management of a team
Please refer to full job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current NMC/AHP registration.
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
- Clinical Examination @ Level 7
- Clinical Diagnostic's @ level 7
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Supervision / experience of junior staff & students
- Understanding of Budgets/Finance
- Understanding of HR/Performance/Governance
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously in clinical decision making
- Experience of clinical team leadership and taking charge of a department
- Significant experience of working in a relevent role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Significant experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of setting standards and quality service delivery within NHS Papers/ Agendas
Desirable
- Recent demonstrable professional experience in paediatric nursing
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal/professional development of self and others
- Evidence of CPD / clinical examination /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
- In depth awareness of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres X X X X Insert AfC Job Code Page 10 of 10 and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven high level clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Understanding of wider political NHS agenda
- Evidence of contributing to nurse development agendas
- 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
- Demontrates high level communication skills with patients/carers/across professional and organisational boundaries
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Risk Management skills
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Commited to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrates commitment to Clinical Supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current NMC/AHP registration.
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
- Clinical Examination @ Level 7
- Clinical Diagnostic's @ level 7
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Supervision / experience of junior staff & students
- Understanding of Budgets/Finance
- Understanding of HR/Performance/Governance
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously in clinical decision making
- Experience of clinical team leadership and taking charge of a department
- Significant experience of working in a relevent role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Significant experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of setting standards and quality service delivery within NHS Papers/ Agendas
Desirable
- Recent demonstrable professional experience in paediatric nursing
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal/professional development of self and others
- Evidence of CPD / clinical examination /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
- In depth awareness of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres X X X X Insert AfC Job Code Page 10 of 10 and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven high level clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Understanding of wider political NHS agenda
- Evidence of contributing to nurse development agendas
- 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
- Demontrates high level communication skills with patients/carers/across professional and organisational boundaries
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Risk Management skills
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Commited to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrates commitment to Clinical Supervision
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).
