Nurse Practitioner - Walk In Centre

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Nurse Practitioners to join a well-established team across Primary and Urgent Care sites, including Walk-in Centres. You will work autonomously to deliver high-quality care, supported by Lead Nurses and a multidisciplinary team.

Flexible hours are available; you will develop leadership skills and contribute to service development while delivering patient-centered care within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration and nursing qualification required.
• Clinical exam at degree level is required.
• Evidence of recent accredited education at degree level relevant to the role.
• ILS (Immediate Life Support) certification required.
• Non-Medical prescribing qualification preferred.
• Clinical exam at masters level enhances candidacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous, patient-focused care decisions across primary and urgent care settings.
• Deliver timely, high-quality care and leadership to the nursing team.
• Work flexibly across Primary and Urgent Care locations to support patient flow.

Skills

Autonomous clinical decision making

Nurse Practitioner experience

IT literate

Team player

Education

Current NMC registration

Clinical exam at degree level

Evidence of recent degree-level education

Immediate Life Support (ILS)

Non-Medical prescribing

Clinical exam at masters level

Job description

We advertise our job vacancies via Trac, an online recruitment system. Take your next career step and jump at a new opportunity - join Team WCHC today!Don't miss our Staff Benefits page to find out more about the many benefits of joining our Trust and what it's like to be part of Team WCHC.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

Would you like to join our team of Nurse Practitioners (NP) working at Wirral Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust sites which include 2 Walk in Centre sites at Eastham and Victoria Central Hospital Wallasey and an Urgent Care Centre at APH?

We are seeking clinically astute, motivated, enthusiastic Nurse Practitioners to join our well established, experienced, and friendly team. You will work flexibly across the Primary and Urgent Care locations to deliver timely and quality care, working closely with the Lead Nurses to manage and provide exceptional leadership to the nursing 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.

The service operates between 8am-10pm Monday-Sunday including bank holidays

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

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, patient-focused NP's who are comfortable working autonomously when making decisions relating to patient care.

You will ideally have experience within a 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.

Working for our organisation

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

Our common purpose is…

Together..

We will support you and your community to live well.

Compassion - Supportive and caring, listening to others.

Open - Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust - Trusting to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on this exciting role.

Qualifications and professional training

• Current NMC registration
• Clinical exam at degree level
• Evidence of recent accredited education at degree level relevant to role in the Walk in Centre
• Immediate Life Support (ILS)
• Non-Medical prescribing Qualification
• Clinical exam at masters level

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience and at least 1 year working in relevant setting
• Experience of autonomous clinical decision making
• Experience in triage, accident and emergency, minor injuries, a nurse led primary care or other specialist area
• Significant experience with children

Skills & Attributes

• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues
• Clinically credible and confident
• Evidence of being a team player
• IT Literate
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours service
• A holistic approach to care and understanding of health promotion
• Access to a car for work

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English." If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Information: The cost of submitting and processing the DBS application for successful applicants will be met by the individual.For substantive employees, the DBS costs are recovered through salary deductions following commencement in post in 3 equal instalments.

For bank workers and individuals appointed to honorary positions that require a DBS check, the cost must be paid in advance via the Trusts payment link before a start date can be confirmed.

Please note that DBS fees and any associated administration charges are subject to periodic review and may change from time to time.

The cost of the DBS check would vary depending on the level required for the role:

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.