Senior Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The post is a 12-month secondment at St Helens Urgent Treatment Centre within Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The role focuses on triaging and treating minor and urgent conditions as an autonomous clinician.

You will join a multidisciplinary team in a nurse-led service open seven days a week, requiring agreement from your current manager before applying.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience.
• Experience in walk-in centre, urgent treatment centre or ED.
• Registered general nurse with current NMC registration.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.
• Strong safeguarding and clinical governance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Triage patients with minor and urgent complaints.
• Assess and treat autonomously as part of the MDT.
• Work within a broader clinical team to deliver care.

Skills

Clinical skills and extended scope of

Safeguarding vulnerable adults

Basic life support

Venepuncture and cannulation

Vital signs assessment and prioritise

Communication and IT skills

Education

RGN with NMC registration

Degree or diploma level education

Non-medical prescribing (V300) or progress toward it

Job description

This 12-month secondment sits within St Helens Urgent Treatment Centre at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a nurse-led service for minor injuries and urgent conditions. The post centres on triaging, assessing and treating patients with minor and urgent complaints. It is a senior, autonomous clinical role within a wider multidisciplinary team, in a centre open seven days a week, every day of the year. Applicants must first obtain their current manager's agreement to be released before applying.

What the job involves

• Triage patients with minor and urgent complaints
• Assess and treat patients with minor and urgent complaints as an autonomous practitioner
• Work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team

Registration & licences

• Registered general nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration

Experience

• Substantial post-registration experience
• Experience in a walk-in centre, urgent treatment centre or emergency department

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical skills and extended scope of practice knowledge required for the role
• Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults procedures
• Basic life support and treatment of shock and acute medical conditions
• Venepuncture, cannulation and interpreting results
• Recognising the sick patient through vital signs, history taking and prioritising
• Excellent communication and IT skills, with organisation and record management

Other

• Alignment with Trust values of kindness, openness and inclusivity
• Working flexibly in line with service needs
• Problem-solving, priority setting and handling difficult situations

Nice to have

• Educated to degree or diploma level
• Clinical examination and diagnostics skills at level 7 or equivalent
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300) or working towards it
• Research and audit experience, including how audit influences quality of care
• Knowledge of current professional and clinical issues
• Incorporating evidence-based practice in patient-centred care
• Leadership and mentoring skills