Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Frailty)

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in Wirral is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner for their expanding Frailty team. This vital role involves working within the Acute Frailty Unit to enhance care for elderly patients. Candidates should possess advanced clinical knowledge and relevant qualifications with a commitment to improving service outcomes. The position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience.
• Maintain Advanced Life Support provider qualification.
• Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside ward based medical doctors.
• Create highly skilled autonomous ANPs.
• Promote high quality care, experience, and safe discharge.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Critically analyse research

Robust evidence-based practice

Education

MSc in Advanced practice

Non-medical Prescriber's Course (V300)

Advanced Life Support provider qualification

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our excellent and expanding Frailty team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

As the population ages there are increasing numbers of older people living with frailty who are presenting to ED departments. It is recognised that targeting this high risk group as early as possible during admission provides an opportunity to improve quality of care and optimise patient and service outcomes for a vulnerable population.

The role involves working in our Acute Frailty Unit (UFU), SDEC as well as the development of rapid access and ambulatory clinics.

Excellent and advanced clinical knowledge of caring for those identified as frail is essential with the determination and drive to make a difference.

Our ANPs are highly valued and are well supported by the medical and senior nursing team and there will be opportunities for gaining skills and further development within the role.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will work alongside the ward based medical doctors, undertake duties appropriate to their level of experience and competence, with the ultimate aim of creating highly skilled autonomous ANPs to promote high quality care, experience, outcomes and safe and effective discharge.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a fast paced Acute Trust and will ideally have experience working within Frailty. They will also want new challenges and to become part of an exciting and innovative multidisciplinary workforce.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Details

Date posted: 10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

408-25-891

Job locations

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road

Upton, Wirral, Merseyside

CH49 5PE

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Advanced Nurse Practitioner position available at WUTH.

Person Specification - Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• The postholder will be a registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience
• Have completed an MSc in Advanced practice
• Have completed the non-medical Prescriber's Course (V300)
• Maintain Advanced Life Support provider qualification
• Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics

Knowledge and Skills

• Critically analyse research and apply robust evidence-based information to clinical practice
• Achieve competence in specific clinical skills under medical supervision

Other Requirements

• Ability to work effectively as part of the multi disciplinary team
• Provide evidence of and demonstrate clinical competencies acute medical management.
• Excellent communication and negating skills
• Able to access and keep up to date with research findings
• Skilled to work across multi-agency and professional boundaries
• Ability to motivate and develop staff and change practice in line with government agenda.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 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

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road

Upton, Wirral, Merseyside

CH49 5PE

Employer's website

https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)