Job summary
Would you like to join our team working at Wirral Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust sites which include 2 Walk in Centre sites at Eastham and Victoria Central Hospital Wallasey and an Urgent Care Centre at APH with further opportunities at Primary Care Practices?
We are seeking clinically astute, motivated, enthusiastic Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioners to join our well established, experienced and friendly team. You will work flexibly across the Primary and Urgent Care locations to deliver timely and quality care, working closely with the Lead Nurses to manage and provide exceptional leadership to the nursing team. This is a valuable opportunity for Advanced Nurse Practitioners to work in an established but ever evolving service in which they will further develop and practice their nursing, clinical and leadership skills and contribute to its development.
Wirral Walk in Centres currently operate 7 days a week 8am-10pm. including weekends and bank holidays.
The Urgent Care Centre offers the opportunity for Staff to work outside of these hours to enhance their work life balance. Twilight shifts will be available to support working parents with childcare.
You will be working within a caring, compassionate team who truly put the patients at the forefront of everything they do. You will also be part of a ground-breaking new way of working between primary and community care providers, working towards removing boundaries between these services.
Various hours are available
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence based nursing & clinical care
To provide expert advice and clinical practice.
To participate in the education and development of self and other staff
To work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.
To autonomously assess, diagnose and treat children and adults who attend the Walk-in Centre with undifferentiated, undiagnosed conditions
About us
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust has numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust's policies at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information.
Alternatively, you can contact Susan Brown or Barry Fitzpatrick for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information.
Alternatively, you can contact Susan Brown or Barry Fitzpatrick for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the Health Care Professionals Council
- Degree/Diploma in relevant clinical area
- MSC Advanced Practice
- V300 Prescriber
- Leadership Course Level 6
- Mentorship Course Level 6
Desirable
- Mentorship Course Level 7
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial experience of Community Services within Urgent and Primary Care and working clinically within those services
- Experience in presenting and leading groups
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions to deliver change
- Evidence of leading innovation and change in clinical practice
- Experience of self-management and managing others
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
- Experience Participation in a diversity of Nurse Practitioner care issues and settingsin evaluation service delivery
- Experience in evaluation service delivery
- Experience of mentorship and preceptorship of junior staff
- Experience of exploring innovative ways of working and ensuring best practice within the clinical area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to constructively challenge
- Ability to demonstrate leadership
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to support and motivate staff
Desirable
- Operational management experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours rota
- Able to build effective relationships that engage and support individuals and teams in change
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Leadership qualities
- High levels of personal awareness
- Access to a car for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the Health Care Professionals Council
- Degree/Diploma in relevant clinical area
- MSC Advanced Practice
- V300 Prescriber
- Leadership Course Level 6
- Mentorship Course Level 6
Desirable
- Mentorship Course Level 7
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial experience of Community Services within Urgent and Primary Care and working clinically within those services
- Experience in presenting and leading groups
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions to deliver change
- Evidence of leading innovation and change in clinical practice
- Experience of self-management and managing others
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
- Experience Participation in a diversity of Nurse Practitioner care issues and settingsin evaluation service delivery
- Experience in evaluation service delivery
- Experience of mentorship and preceptorship of junior staff
- Experience of exploring innovative ways of working and ensuring best practice within the clinical area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to constructively challenge
- Ability to demonstrate leadership
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to support and motivate staff
Desirable
- Operational management experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours rota
- Able to build effective relationships that engage and support individuals and teams in change
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Leadership qualities
- High levels of personal awareness
- Access to a car for work purposes
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).
