Nurse Practitioner (MIU)

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Wallasey; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider seeks a motivated Nurse Practitioner to join their Minor Injuries unit in Wallasey. The role involves assessing and treating patients, as well as contributing to a patient-focused environment. Candidates should have at least 5 years of post-registration experience, current NMC registration, and expertise in clinical decision-making. This position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per year pro rata.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience required.
• Recent experience of autonomous clinical decision making is essential.
• Experience in a triage, accident and emergency, or minor injuries setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing and clinical care.
• Provide expert advice and participate in education and development.
• Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues to enhance services.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Wound management

IT Literacy

X-Ray interpretation

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Current registration with NMC

Clinical Exam Qualification

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Post Registration Development at Degree Level

Non Medical Prescribing

Job description

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Nurse Practitioner (MIU)

The closing date is 11 November 2025

Would you like to join our team of Nurse Practitioners (NP) working at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Minor Injuries unit based at our VCH site.

We are seeking clinically astute, motivated, enthusiastic Nurse Practitioners to join our well established, experienced and friendly team. This is a valuable opportunity for 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.

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 groundbreaking new way of working between primary and community care providers, working towards removing boundaries between these services.

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

Our vision and values were developed by staff from across the organisation and reflect who we are and what we stand for.

Our vision is...

To be the outstanding provider of high quality, integrated care to the communities we serve

Job responsibilities

You will ideally have experience within a Minor Injuries Unit / A and E department or Walk in Centre/GP surgery and/or urgent care setting and your high standards of patient care will naturally inspire those with whom you work.

Various Hours are available.

Person Specification

• Qualifications and professional training
  • Current registration with NMC
  • Clinical Exam Qualification
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development , relevant to MIU/WIC competencies
  • Evidence of Post Registration Development at Degree Level
  • Non Medical Prescribing
• Experience and Knowledge
  • Minimum of 5 years post registration
  • Recent experience of autonomous clinical decison making
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience in a triage, accident and emergency, minor injuries, a nurse led primary care setting or another specialist area directly relevant to MIU presentations

Skills and Attributes

• Knowledge of Professional and NHS issues, quality and change in the clinical setting
• Clinically credible and competent
• Experience of undertaking clinical procedures relevant to WIC/MIU e.g. wound management, use of early warning scores, plastering
• Evidence of working a multi-disciplinary team
• I.T Literate
• Ability to work autonomously
• Wound closure e.g suturing
• X-Ray interpretation

Personal Qualities

• Flexible approach to working practices
• Ability to reflect and promote own learning

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum pro rata