Gp Out Of Hours Nurse Clinician

Cheshire And Wirral Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a GP Out of Hours Nurse Clinician to assess, diagnose and treat patients with minor illness/injury during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

The role covers shifts across weeks with Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and includes autonomous professional decision-making, advanced clinical assessments, and the potential to refer to secondary care when needed.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with adult specialization.
• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist advice for GP OOHs and make treatment decisions without full primary records.
• Conduct advanced clinical assessments based on nursing expertise.
• Assess, diagnose, implement and evaluate treatment for undifferentiated presentations.
• Examine patients (adult and child) and plan clinical care.
• Make autonomous professional decisions within scope of practice.

Skills

Registered nurse (Adult)

Independent Non-Medical Prescribing

CPD evidenced

Education

MSc in Clinical Practice or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

GP Out of Hours Nurse Clinicians are responsible for assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with minor illness/injury in the GP Out of Hours Service during evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

The service is looking to recruit to the below shifts:

• Week 1 Tues + Wed 19:00-23:00
• Week 2 Tues 19:00-23:00
• Week 3 Tues + Wed 19:00-23:00
• Week 4 Tues 19:00-23:00

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist advice for the GP OOHs Service to include making decisions regarding treatment, management of the patients in terms of their urgent needs without access to the full primary records.
• Provide advanced and comprehensive clinical assessments based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills.
• Assess, diagnose, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Clinically examine and assess patient (adult and children) needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
• As a key member of the clinical team the nurse clinician will make professional autonomous decisions within their scope of practice.
• Develop management plans to address urgent health care needs e.g. referring to secondary care or admission.
• Administer medications with the ability to; for example, administer injections and cannulations in emergency situations.
• Responsible for prescribing non-medical formulae (with the best use of financial resources)
• Responsible for safe use of equipment within GP OOHs Service.

Please see job description for full details.

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Job responsibilities

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse (Adult)
• MSc in Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing

Desirable

• Mentorship and assessing qualifications

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience in at least one of the following settings: - General practice - Walk In Centre - GP Out of Hours Service
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Familiar with internet healthcare resources

Experience

Essential

• Current experience in assessing and treating children in primary care/ urgent care setting
• Current experience working as an autonomous practitioner conducting face to face consultations

Desirable

• Experience in telephone consultation

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.