Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered general nurse to undertake a band 7 nurse practitioner role or paramedic practitioner role in our Urgent Treatment Centres and Walk in Centres. You will be based in either Litherland UTC, Kirkby UTC, Huyton WIC or Halewood WIC.
The Walk in Centres assess and treat patients with minor illness and injuries. They are open 8am to 8/ 7days per week. The service is nurse led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a team as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable and responsible for the health care 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/ Team Leader. The post holder must show commitment to the support and development of others to ensure a consistent, high quality delivery of service underpinned by the Personal Performance Planning process and Clinical Supervision.
A flexible approach is essential to this role, as the post holder may be required to work across all Walk-in Centre services and through all shift patterns as required across L32, L36, L19, L20, L26.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a nurse/ paramedic practitioner and shift 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 and to take immediate action to implement measures to reduce risk and resolve complaints in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager.
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 initially presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
To continually develop knowledge of a wide range of minor illness and minor injuries by achieving competencies in all areas of Walk-in Centre work to effectively assess, treat, discharge and refer appropriately to health and social care professionals.
To support the professional development of peers and junior staff in developing and achieving competencies and working towards autonomous practitioner status over the whole spectrum of patient presentation at the Walk-in centres.
To demonstrate a positive commitment to the teaching, training, assessment and development of all nurse learners and facilitate programmes for learners.
To supervise Band 6 Nurse Practitioners, Band 5 Associate Nurse Practitioners and Health Care Assistants.
To act as a mentor/teacher to peers, other team members and all students including nursing and other professional disciplines.
To work flexibly to support all Walk-in Centres to ensure capacity meets service demand and initiate escalation policy procedures as appropriate to ensure the safe and efficient running of the service.
To work within the scope of professional practice whilst providing an integrated primary care service by initiating and working collaboratively with other key stakeholders to ensure continuity of patient care.
To support the Clinical Team Leader 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 ensure correct management of patients via the use of VDU equipment and patient interaction.
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 and guidance relating to nursing practice and ensure clinically effective health interventions are provided utilising the latest available evidence.
To have clear understanding of legal issues and professional accountability and responsibility.
To administer medication following training under patient group direction or as a nurse prescriber as clinically indicated.
To be responsible for the specialist diagnostic procedures and subsequent out of hours management of patients as outlined in local service plans.
To adhere to NMC Standards of Practice.
To maintain skills and competencies required for the post.
To utilise relevant training and experience and clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients. eg wound management, venepuncture, vaccinations and immunisations, health promotion, V300.
To communicate with patients and their relatives or carers in providing or receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information were there may be significant barriers requiring the highest level of interpersonal communication skills.
Support the efficient use of physical and equipment resources.
To support and adhere to all administrative policies and procedures within the service.
All staff should be familiar with relevant IT systems. IT security policies and procedures.
The service operates an electronic record keeping system. The post holder will have IT skills to enable to them to use a clinical system.
The post holder will be able to send and receive communications via email.
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
1. Advanced physical assessment
2. Independent or supplementary prescribing and medication reviews
3. Evidence of ability to direct and co-ordinate care working autonomously and collaboratively
4. Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
5. Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk
6. Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/ leadership role
7. Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
8. Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and Community Care settings
9. Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
10. Evidence of effective team leadership and organisational skills
11. Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
12. Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
13. Evidence of the ability to work in a changing, demanding situation
14. Ability to appropriately challenge a variety of professionals about an individual's care
15. Evidence of advanced communication skills
Values
Essential
16. Continuous Improvement
17. Acountability
18. Respectfulness
19. Enthusiasm
20. Support
21. Responsive to service users
22. Engaging leadership style
23. Strong customer service belief
24. Transparency and honesty
25. Discreet
26. Change oriented
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
27. A passion for Same Day Urgent Care agenda
28. Extensive clinical experience in urgent care services/ teams of at least 3 years (adults and paediatrics)
29. Evidence of collaborative working with multi-professional colleagues
30. Highly skilled in conflict awareness and team dynamics
31. Evidence of effective Communication across all levels of the organisation and with all stakeholders
32. Awareness of current initiatives within the local & National health economy and of applicable guidelines, protocols and pathways
33. Evidence of continuing professional development
34. Able to demonstrate Clinical leadership experience at a senior level
35. Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
Desirable
36. Research & Development experience
Qualifications
Essential
37. First level Registered Nurse
38. Evidence of study at degree level
39. Non- medical/supplementary prescriber V300
40. Advanced Physical Assessment/Diagnostics Master's Module
Desirable
41. Leadership qualification and experience of change management in a clinical role