Would you like to join our team of Nurse Practitioners (NP) working at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Minor Injuries unit based at our VCH site?
We are seeking clinically astute, motivated, enthusiastic Nurse Practitioners to join our well established, experienced and friendly 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.
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
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence based nursing & clinical care.
To provide expert advice and clinical practice.
To participate in the education and development of self and other staff.
To work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.
To autonomously assess, diagnose and treat children and adults who attend the Walk-in Centre with undifferentiated, undiagnosed conditions.
Job responsibilities
You will ideally have experience within a Minor Injuries Unit / A and E department or 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and professional training
Essential
* Current registration with NMC
* First Level Nurse
* Clinical Exam Qualification
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, relevant to MIU/WIC competencies
* Evidence of Post Registration Development at Degree Level
Desirable
* Intermediate Cardiac Life Support
* Non Medical Prescribing
* Practitioner Qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Minimum of 5 years post registration
* Recent experience of autonomous clinical decision making
* Experience in a triage, A and E, MIU a nurse led setting or other specialist area relevant to MIU presentations
* Understanding of Clinical Governance
Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Knowledge of Professional and NHS issues, quality and change in the clinical setting
* Clinically credible and competent
* Evidence of undertaking clinical procedures relevant to WIC/MIU e.g wound management, use of early warning scores, plastering
* Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to work autonomously
* Good Communication skills
* I.T Literate
Desirable
* Wound closure e.g suturing
* X-Ray interpretation
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Good attendance record
* Flexible approach to working practices
* Ability to reflect and promote own learning
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
VCH MIU
Mill Lane Wallasey
Wallasey
CH44 5UF
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