Care Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service provider is seeking a Band 5 Care Practitioner to enhance their Treatment Room Service in Sefton. The role involves assessing patients for wound care and leg ulcer management across multiple clinic sites. Ideal candidates should have good knowledge of tissue viability and demonstrate excellent teamworking skills. This is a permanent, full-time position required to work 37.5 hours a week, with the flexibility to cover appointments 7 days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in wound care including lower limb assessments.
• Ability to work autonomously and travel between sites.
• Experience in team leading and delivering patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients attending for wound care and leg ulcer management.
• Provide proactive, responsive services addressing patient care needs.
• Travel across clinic sites to deliver services.

Skills

Knowledge of Tissue Viability

Leg Ulcer Management

Teamwork

Job description

To work in a clinic-based setting, assessing patients attending 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 work autonomously, demonstrate a team approach, and be willing to travel across all 4 sites.

An opportunity has arisen within the Treatment Room Service in Sefton Place for a Band 5 Care Practitioner. This is a permanent post, working 37.5 hours per week.

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

Knowledge of Tissue Viability and Leg Ulcer Management would be advantageous. The primary role is to provide proactive, responsive services addressing the care needs of patients within a defined neighbourhood. The service operates appointment-led clinics with a fast turnover of patients.

There is a requirement to travel between clinic sites, as the service operates 7 days a week, including bank holidays. Candidates must be able to travel across localities for work purposes.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and covering services in the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including high secure mental health facilities. Our commitment is to ‘perfect care’ — safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support staff development and work alongside service users, families, and carers to shape future services.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Amy Ohagan
• Job title: Team Leader
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]