Walk in Centre Nurse Practitioner Band 6 | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Band 6 Nurse Practitioner. The role involves assessing and treating patients in an urgent care setting, providing high-quality evidence-based care. Successful candidates may also be considered for a Band 5-6 development post depending on experience. Flexible working requests are welcome. This position offers a unique opportunity to work across service settings while providing holistic patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in urgent care or primary care settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with minor illnesses.
• Manage health care for patients in an urgent care setting.
• Provide treatment, advice, and health promotion.

Skills

Autonomous patient care

Assessment and diagnosis

Evidence-based practice

Holistic assessment

Flexibility in service delivery

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 nurse practitioner post in Garston UTC. The service sees, assesses and treats patients with minor illness and injuries. The service is open 8am to 8pm, 7 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Urgent Care / Walk-in Centre team as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable for the health care management of patients attending the service.


• Assess, diagnose and treat minor illness and/or determine the most appropriate pathway for the patient.


• Provide high quality, evidence-based care to all patients attending the service.


• Perform holistic assessment, interpret results, provide treatment, advice and health promotion, resulting in discharge or referral as appropriate.


• Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions in an unpredictable environment and deliver care accordingly.


• Develop knowledge of a wide range of minor illnesses by achieving competencies in all areas of the service and work to effectively assess, treat, discharge and refer appropriately to health and social care professionals.


• Manage service provision in the absence of the senior nurse practitioner.


• Commit to Personal Performance Planning and Clinical Supervision.


• Work flexibly to ensure capacity meets service demand.


• Be prepared to work across all Mersey Care UTCs/WICs.

What We Offer / About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across the region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are committed to delivering “perfect care” — safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient care. We support staff to do their best and work with service users, families and carers to design and develop future services. We are delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce cost.

Eligibility / Development

Dependent on experience, successful candidates may be offered the full Band 6 Nurse Practitioner position. Alternatively, a candidate who demonstrates potential but requires additional training or experience may be offered a band 5-6 development post. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Additional Information

Please refer to the full job description. The advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.