Care Practitioner

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool seeks a Band 5 Care Practitioner for their Treatment Room Service. The role involves managing wound care and leg ulcer assessments across various clinics. Applicants should be registered practitioners with clinical experience and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a salary between £31,049 and £37,796 per annum and requires travel across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical experience in relevant field.
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent work experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Run planned nurse-led clinics for wound care and management.
• Provide proactive services addressing patient care needs.
• Travel to various clinic sites for work purposes.

Skills

Clinical Governance awareness

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving approach

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

Registered Practitioner

Job description

Job summary

To work in a clinic based setting, assessing patients who attend for wound care, leg ulcer management, including Lower limb Assessments, Injections, Catheter Care and Ear Irrigation

The Treatment Room service covers 4 clinic sites across South Sefton and 4 clinic sites across North Sefton. The successful candidate will need to be able to work autonomously whilst demonstrating a team approach and be willing to travel across sites all 4 sites.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen within the Treatment Room Service in Sefton Place for a Band 5 Care Practitioner. This is a permanent posts and will be 37.5 hours per week.

The successful candidates will be working across various clinic sites within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

An existing knowledge of Tissue Viability and Leg Ulcer Management would be advantageous. The primary function of the role is to provide proactive, responsive services that address the care needs of patients within a defined neighbourhood. The service operates appointment led clinics with fast turn over of patients.

For the Treatment Room Service there is a requirement to move and travel between clinic sites. The service aims to operate 7 days a week, with bank holidays. There is a requirement within this post to be able to travel across localities to various clinic sites for work purposes.

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 and are 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

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-CC7347850

Job locations

Treatment Rooms - Sefton Place Clinics

Sefton Road Health Centre, 67 Sefton Road

Liverpool

L21 9HE

Job description Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities are to run planned nurse led clinics for wound care, leg ulcer management, injections, urinary catheters & ear irrigation.

This post offers staff excellent opportunities to build on existing skills and develop competencies within these areas. Clinical decision making skills and a problem solving approach is an essential component of this role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities are to run planned nurse led clinics for wound care, leg ulcer management, injections, urinary catheters & ear irrigation.

This post offers staff excellent opportunities to build on existing skills and develop competencies within these areas. Clinical decision making skills and a problem solving approach is an essential component of this role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Practitioner

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience.

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Evidence of clinical experience in relevant field

Desirable

• Clinical supervision experience.

Skills Essential

• Awareness of Clinical Governance, patient group directions and associated policies.
• Understanding of audit process.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• IT literate.
• Work as member of a team.
• Ability to travel to work across boundaries

Desirable

• Understanding of local and national quality initiatives.

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Practitioner

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience.

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Evidence of clinical experience in relevant field

Desirable

• Clinical supervision experience.

Skills Essential

• Awareness of Clinical Governance, patient group directions and associated policies.
• Understanding of audit process.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• IT literate.
• Work as member of a team.
• Ability to travel to work across boundaries

Desirable

• Understanding of local and national quality initiatives.

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet

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.

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.

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

Treatment Rooms - Sefton Place Clinics

Sefton Road Health Centre, 67 Sefton Road

Liverpool

L21 9HE

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Treatment Rooms - Sefton Place Clinics

Sefton Road Health Centre, 67 Sefton Road

Liverpool

L21 9HE

Employer's website

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