Nurse Practitioner (MIU)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wallasey; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Nurse Practitioner for the Minor Injuries Unit. You will autonomously assess and treat both children and adults with undifferentiated conditions, providing clinical advice and education to staff within a team-based MIU model.

You should have 5+ years post-registration experience, triage/A&E background, and a CPA/degree-level CPD. This on-site role links primary and community care, emphasizing evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• NMC registered first level nurse with clinical examination qualification.
• Evidence of post-registration degree-level development and CPD in MIU/WIC.
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience with autonomous decision making.
• Experience in triage, A&E, minor injuries or related primary care.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously assess, diagnose and treat children and adults with undifferentiated conditions at the walk-in centre.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing and clinical care.
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice.
• Work with clinical colleagues to develop services and the quality of care delivered.
• Take part in the education and development of own and other staff.

Skills

Clinical competence

Clinical governance

Wound care

Early warning scores

Plastering

Multidisciplinary teamwork

IT literacy

Communication

Education

NMC registration (first level nurse)

Clinical examination qualification

Degree-level CPD

CPD in MIU/WIC competencies

Tools

NHS IT systems

Wound care tools

Job description

This Nurse Practitioner post sits in the Minor Injuries Unit at Victoria Central Health Centre, run by Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The core of the work is autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating children and adults who attend with undiagnosed conditions, alongside clinical advice and staff education. The service is established and team-based, and the role is part of a new way of working linking primary and community care. Applicants need at least five years' post-registration experience and a background in triage, emergency, minor injuries or primary care.

What the job involves

• Autonomously assess, diagnose and treat children and adults with undifferentiated, undiagnosed conditions at the walk-in centre
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing and clinical care
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice
• Work with clinical colleagues to develop services and the quality of care delivered
• Take part in the education and development of own and other staff

What's required

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a first level nurse
• Clinical examination qualification
• Evidence of post-registration development at degree level
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to MIU/WIC competences

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years post registration
• Recent experience of autonomous clinical decision making and working autonomously
• Experience in triage, accident and emergency, minor injuries, nurse-led primary care or another directly relevant specialist area

Skills & knowledge

• Clinically credible and competent
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Experience of MIU/WIC clinical procedures such as wound management, use of early warning scores and plastering
• Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• IT literate
• Good communication skills

Other

• Good attendance record
• Flexible approach to working practices
• Ability to reflect on and promote own learning

Nice to have

• Intermediate Cardiac Life Support
• Non-medical prescribing
• Practitioner qualification
• Wound closure such as suturing
• X-ray interpretation