Advanced Nurse Practitioner Important Information

Would you like to join our team working at Wirral Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Minor Injury Unit based in Victoria Central Hospital Wallasey ?
We are seeking clinically astute, motivated, enthusiastic Advanced Nurse Practitioners with current MIU experience to join our well established, experienced and friendly team. You will work flexibly across the Primary and Urgent Care locations to deliver timely and quality care, working closely with the Lead Nurses to manage and provide exceptional leadership to the nursing team. This is a valuable opportunity for Advanced 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.
Minor injury unit currently operate 7 days a week 8am- 8pm including weekends and bank holidays.
The Minor injury unit offers the opportunity for Staff to work outside of these hours to enhance their work life balance. Twilight shifts will be available to support working parents with childcare .
You will be working within a caring, compassionate team who truly put the patients at the forefront of everything they do.
Currently part time hours of 15hrs per week are available, 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 Minor injury unit with undifferentiated, undiagnosed conditions, Perform a comprehensive clinical assessment and evaluation of patients condition
Develop and implement individual care packages for patients based on clinical findings
Evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs
Interpret clinical findings to ensure most appropriate care is delivered
Collect, collate, evaluate and report patient information, maintaining accurate records
Work in partnership with patients, carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient's needs are met especially in the relation to on-going care needs and discharge arrangements.
Provide venepuncture for patients who have difficulty accessing established clinics.
Provide wound care management for Minor injury unit patients.
Provide a range of treatments using patient group directions or nurse prescribing following clinical assessment and diagnosis
Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives
Contribute to service redesign
Provide clinical support for junior staff
Managerial/Leadership
Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives
Monitor housekeeping issues, maintenance of stock levels, ordering stock, ensuring faulty or non-working equipment is reported and repaired
Participate and contribute to clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on a group or one to one basis
Provide mentorship for new and junior staff
Participate in the development of services and assist with the implementation and evaluation of change
Monitor health safety and security of self and promote best practice in the departmental area
Supervise the work of staff nurses, auxiliary nurses and bank staff
Develop own broad and "expert" clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others clinical knowledge, in conjunction with Nurse Consultant / Professional Development Nurse.
Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and NMC requirements..
Review and apply existing evidence based practice guidelines for care.
Undertake further education at higher level to promote growth and development of clinical skills and knowledge.
Clinical Governance
Insure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others, participate in the development of same
Continually monitor standards of care and participate in the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.
Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvements.
Promote people's equality, diversity and rights, Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made.
Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.
Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.
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Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
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We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.