Main area: Walk in Centres - Community Division
Grade Band: 7
Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (shifts to cover between 8am and 8.30pm)
Job ref: 350-CC6544843-D
Site: Garston Urgent Treatment Centre
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered General Nurse to undertake a band 7 nurse practitioner role in our Urgent Treatment Centres & Walk in Centres for 12 months.
The service assesses and treats patients with minor illness and injuries. They are open 8am to 8pm 7 days per week. The service is nurse-led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service.
The candidate must be RGN with relevant examination and diagnostic experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a team as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable and responsible for the healthcare management of the client/patient group.
The post holder will have the ability to perform holistic assessments to interpret, diagnose and treat, concluding to discharge with an appropriate outcome or determining the most relevant pathway for the patient.
The post holder will have responsibility for taking charge of the shift and managing service provision in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager. The post holder must show commitment to the support and development of others to ensure a consistent, high-quality delivery of service.
The post holder has an obligation to work across all Walk-in Centre services and through all shift patterns.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To act as a nurse lead to manage and promote the development and clinical effectiveness of a high-quality service in the unpredictable environment of the Walk in Centre's using a multi-skilled team approach.
To maintain effective multidisciplinary team working and communication, utilising effective referral pathways.
To co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the clinical area including shift leader responsibilities.
To provide leadership and exercise a professional advisory role in relation to clinical practice.
To continue to extend the scope of own professional practice by improving and enhancing knowledge and competencies.
To report sickness and absence to the Clinical Nurse Manager and take immediate action to manage the safe running of the shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager.
To report accidents, incidents and complaints to the Clinical Nurse Manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
To provide high-quality, evidence-based care and advice to all patients attending the Walk-in Centre.
To work autonomously and provide holistic assessment, interpretation of results, treatment, advice and health promotion resulting in discharge or referral of patients as appropriate.
To support the professional development of peers and junior staff in developing and achieving competencies.
To demonstrate a positive commitment to the teaching, training, assessment and development of all nurse learners.
To work flexibly to support all Walk-in Centres to ensure capacity meets service demand.
To work within the scope of professional practice whilst providing an integrated primary care service.
To support the Clinical Nurse Manager and contribute to developing new ways of working to provide a responsive service to patients' needs.
This may require a moderate physical effort for several short periods during a shift and involves intense concentration for frequent periods of the shift.
To exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical judgement.
To have proven skills in x-ray and a requirement to undertake assessment and subsequent management; wound assessment and management; suturing; and the diagnosis and management of a wide range of minor injuries/ailments.
To empower others and demonstrate an ability to make effective clinical decisions based on recent evidence.
To act as a mentor to team members.
To assist in the development and implementation of policies/procedures relating to nursing practice.
To adhere to NMC Standards of Practice.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Additional qualifications, PGC in advanced practice.
* Non-medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working autonomously in clinical decision making.
* Experience of clinical team leadership.
* Recent demonstrable professional experience in paediatric nursing.
* Significant experience of working in a relevant role.
* Experience of participating in nurse development agendas.
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
Skills
* Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal/professional development of self and others.
* Demonstrable leadership skills.
* Demonstrates high level communication skills with patients/carers/across professional and organisational boundaries.
* Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres.
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