Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to 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-pm 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.
Our values…
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Current NMC registration
2. First Level Nurse
3. Clinical exam at degree level
4. Evidence of recent accredited education at degree level relevant to role in the Walk in Centre
5. Immediate Life Support (ILS)
Desirable criteria
6. Non-Medical prescribing Qualification
7. Practitioner Qualification
8. Clinical exam at masters level
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Minimum 3 years post registration experience and at least 1 year working in relevant setting
10. Understanding clinical governance
11. Experience of autonomous clinical decision making
12. Experience in triage, accident and emergency, minor injuries, a nurse led primary care or other specialist area
Desirable criteria
13. Significant experience with children
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
14. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues
15. Clinically credible and confident
16. Excellent communicator
17. Evidence of being a team player
18. IT Literate
19. Ability to work effectively and autonomously
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
20. Good attendance record
21. Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours service
22. A holistic approach to care and understanding of health promotion
23. Access to a car for work
24. To rotate across various sites
Important Information
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 a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Further Information:
Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.
Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
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.