Senior Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in St Helens is seeking a skilled nurse to join the Urgent Treatment Centre on a fixed-term basis.

The role involves triage, assessment and treatment of minor injuries and urgent conditions, working autonomously within a wider multidisciplinary team. The post requires UK registration (NMC) and post-registration experience in WIC/UTC or ED, with flexible working across patterns.

Qualifications

• RGN with current NMC Registration.
• Educated to Degree/Diploma level.
• Clinical examination/Diagnostics skills Level 7 or equivalent.
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Triage, assess and treat patients with minor and urgent complaints, working as an autonomous practitioner as part of a wider MDT.

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritisation

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Problem solving

IT skills

Education

NMC Registration

Degree or Diploma

Clinical examination skills Level 7

Non-Medical Prescribing (V300)

Job description

Job summary

St Helens Urgent Treatment Centre is a nurse led facility that reviews and treats patients with minor injuries and urgent conditions. 7 days a week 365 days a year.

Please note- it is the applicant's responsibility to seek authorisation from their current manager to be released for the secondment before a formal application is made

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to review

Main duties of the job

Triage, assess and treat patients with minor and urgent complaints, working as a autonomous practitioner as part of a wider MDT.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services

• Acute Care: Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
• Primary Care: Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services: Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services: We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Details

Date posted: 15 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 409-8326675

Job locations: Millennium Centre, Corporation street, St Helens, WA10 1HJ, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Our Values

• Essential: We are Kind
• Essential: We are Open
• Essential: We are Inclusive

Qualifications

• Essential: RGN with current NMC Registration
• Desirable: Educated to Degree/Diploma level
• Desirable: Clinical Examination/Diagnostics Skills Level 7 or equivalent
• Desirable: Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) or working towards

Experience

• Essential: Substantial years post registration experience
• Essential: Experience in WIC/UTC or ED
• Essential: Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
• Essential: Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
• Desirable: Experience of participation in Research and audit skills
• Desirable: Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
• Desirable: Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care

Skills

• Essential: Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
• Essential: Ability to set and establish priorities
• Essential: Excellent communication skills
• Essential: Excellent IT skills
• Essential: Effective organisational and record management skills
• Essential: Extended scope of practice skills
• Essential: Basic treatment of life-threatening disorders - treatment of shock and acute medical conditions Basic life support
• Essential: Ability to deal with difficult situations
• Essential: Venepuncture and interpreting the results, cannulation
• Essential: Ability to recognise the sick patient - ability to prioritise, monitoring vital signs and history taking
• Desirable: Incorporate high quality evidence-based practice in patient centred care
• Desirable: Leadership & mentoring skills
• Desirable: Audit skills

Other

• Essential: The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Millennium Centre, Corporation street, St Helens, WA10 1HJ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details: For questions about the job, contact: Lead ANP Jane O'Brien or Victoria Byrne, [e-mail], 01744627400

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