Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Paediatric Nurse to undertake a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner role at Smithdown Children's Walk in Centre.
The Walk in Centres assess and treat children with minor illness and injuries. They are open 8am to 8pm 7days per week. The service is nurse led and offers both an appointment or walk-in service
The candidate must be RSCN with relevant examination and diagnostic experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to have experience in undertaking autonomous clinical examinations, forming a diagnosis and have the ability to treat patients with undifferentiated minor injuries and illnesses. They will also need to provide advice on health related issues, and welcome the challenge of working as an autonomous practitioner, whilst developing their leadership skills within the Walk-In Centre team.
The candidate must be flexible and have the ability to work across shift patterns and the five Walk-In Centre sites which are open 365 days per year. 8am -8pm.Our aim is to provide appropriate, high quality and personal interventions which will improve health and well-being for patients.If you are highly motivated, have a passion for making a real difference and can rise to the challenge of becoming an effective member of an established team, then we would like to hear from you.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical examination of patients - Ability to teach and lead junior colleagues - Engaging in meetings across the service line as appropriate
Qualifications in Clinical Examination /Diagnostic's/ Mentorship are essential for the role.
Non-Medical Prescribing is desirable.
Please refer to full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical examination of patients - Ability to teach and lead junior colleagues - Engaging in meetings across the service line as appropriate
Qualifications in Clinical Examination /Diagnostic's/ Mentorship are essential for the role.
Non-Medical Prescribing is desirable.
Please refer to full job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. (RSCN for Smithdown Childrens WIC)
- Mentorship qualification level 4
- Additional qualifications, PGC in advanced practice
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously in clinical decision making
- Experience of clinical team leadership and taking charge of a department
- Recent demonstrable professional experience in paediatric nursing
- Significant experience of working in a relevent role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Significant experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of participating in nurse development agendas, eg: preceptorship, mentorship, clinical supervision.
- Experience of setting standards and quality service delivery
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal/professional development of self and others
- Evidence of CPD / clinical examination /short courses in suturing, x-ray referral, wound management and venepuncture
- In depth perception of the Nurse Practitioner role including clinical autonomy, accountability and responsibility in view of NMC guidelines
- In depth awareness of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven high level clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Understanding of wider political NHS agenda
- Evidence of contributing to nurse development agendas
- Demonstrate commitment to teaching others
- Demonstrate ability to identify training and development needs of self and others
- Demonstrates ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Demontrates high level communication skills with patients/carers/across professional and organisational boundaries
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Risk Management skills
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Commited to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrates commitment to Clinical Supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. (RSCN for Smithdown Childrens WIC)
- Mentorship qualification level 4
- Additional qualifications, PGC in advanced practice
Desirable
- A degree or degree level post registration qualification
- Non medical prescribing Supplementary/Independent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously in clinical decision making
- Experience of clinical team leadership and taking charge of a department
- Recent demonstrable professional experience in paediatric nursing
- Significant experience of working in a relevent role e.g. Walk In Centre, Primary Care, A/E
- Significant experience of communicating across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of participating in nurse development agendas, eg: preceptorship, mentorship, clinical supervision.
- Experience of setting standards and quality service delivery
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal/professional development of self and others
- Evidence of CPD / clinical examination /short courses in suturing, x-ray referral, wound management and venepuncture
- In depth perception of the Nurse Practitioner role including clinical autonomy, accountability and responsibility in view of NMC guidelines
- In depth awareness of current legislation in relation to Walk in Centres and the Clinical Governance agenda including risk management
- Proven high level clinical competency in injury and illness assessment clinical examination, history taking, diagnosis and treatment
- Understanding of wider political NHS agenda
- Evidence of contributing to nurse development agendas
- Demonstrate commitment to teaching others
- Demonstrate ability to identify training and development needs of self and others
- Demonstrates ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Demontrates high level communication skills with patients/carers/across professional and organisational boundaries
- Demonstrable basic IT literacy
- Risk Management skills
- Demonstrates flexibility to work across all Walk in Centres and all shift patterns supporting a positive approach to team working
- Empathic and understanding nature
- Commited to change management opportunities to ensure the service continually develops in line with local and national initiatives
- Demonstrates commitment to Clinical Supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
