Walk in Centre Nurse Practitioner Band 5
The closing date is 22 February 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Smithdown Children's Walk-In Centre as a Band 5 practitioner (0.7 WTE). Applicants must hold RSCN qualification.
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.
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 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Details
Date posted
11 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
350-CC7772757
Job locations
Smithdown childrens walk in centre
Smithdown road
Liverpool
L15 2LQ
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Smithdown childrens walk in centre
Smithdown road
Liverpool
L15 2LQ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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