
Job overview
Willaston Surgery & Old Hall Surgery are seeking a part time Advanced Clinical Practitioner - General Practice, who can work on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, to join our team. Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Trust has 3 GP practices (Willaston Surgery, Old Hall Surgery and Westminster Surgery) who work together to provide primary care services to approx 14,000 patients.
This post is part time - 22.5 hours per week and Tuesday, Thursday & Friday are the working days required for this post due to service requirements.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver advanced clinical practice, demonstrating high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in the delivery of clinical care.
- Provide advanced clinical skills in relation to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients within the GP surgery and providing specialist clinical advice where appropriate.
- Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and supervision to the nursing team, participating fully in the delivery of healthcare provision in the primary care setting.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience
- Current experience in assessing and treating both adults and children in a primary care/urgent care setting
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Supervision experience and the ability to support trainee advanced practitioners and practice nurses in their development and career progression
- Ability to work autonomously at advanced practice level and make expert clinical decisions to support the development of services and inform practice
- Ability and evidence to lead on related research and audit in relation to the development of advanced practice
- Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills within the context of multi-agency working
- Evidence of multi-agency / professional working
- Demonstrates efficient experience in leadership of team/s in the context of multi-agency working
Desirable
- Advanced communication training
- Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback
- Experience in delivery of AHP /Nursing led services
- Recent experience in primary and/or community setting
- Experience in remote consultation
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional qualification – RGN, RMN, HCP
- Masters Degree in Advanced Practice
- Non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Clinical supervisor
- Mentorship qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care
- Demonstration of high level knowledge of multi-agency working (i.e. housing, social services, independent sector, etc)
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- Quality improvement and change management
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a highly demanding environment
- Teaching and mentorship clinical setting
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous clinical decision within own area of competence
- Substantial post registration experience in at least one of the following settings: General practice Walk in Centre GP Out of Hours Service
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- High level communication skills, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of audit / research and experience of analysing findings to improve practice
- Ability to reflect on own practice
Desirable
- Knowledge and implementation of research
- Development and implementation of protocols and clinical guidelines
- Working with community development initiatives
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Willaston Surgery / Old Hall Surgery with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Chester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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