Role: Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Minor Injuries and Illness Unit
Location: The Wilmslow Hospital, Cheshire
Hours: Full-time 37.5hrs per week (currently unit open 8-8 Mon-Fri; will be extended to weekends)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Minor Injuries and Illness Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to work autonomously within a fast‑paced, patient‑focused service, delivering high‑quality care to patients presenting with a wide range of minor injuries and acute illnesses.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients with minor injuries and illnesses
- Prescribe medications and request and interpret X-rays, investigations within scope of practice
- Provide definitive treatment, advice, and safe discharge or referral planning
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including GPs and emergency care services
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentorship to colleagues
- Contribute to audit, service improvement and quality initiatives
- Ensure patient safety, safeguarding and evidence‑based care
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
- Registered healthcare professional (NMC)
- Qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Practitioner with MSc‑level education or equivalent
- Paediatric and adult experience
- Independent Non‑Medical Prescriber
- Previous experience in a Minor Injuries or Urgent Treatment Centre
- Significant experience in urgent, emergency or primary care settings
- Proven ability to practice autonomously and make complex clinical decisions
- Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills
Desirable Criteria:
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification
- Experience in quality improvement or service development work
Benefits
- 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave
- Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at leading hospitals
- Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Group Life Assurance from day one
- Critical illness cover
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
- Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
- Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Reasonable Adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
