Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care Services - Finchley Memorial Hospital


Location
Salary
£55524.00 to £62652.00
Profession
Nurse practitioner
Deadline
08 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
26 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

26 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

  • Experience

    Proven experience in assessing, managing and treating minor injuries and minor illnesses

  • Experience

    Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating and liaising across organisational boundaries.

  • Experience

    Experience in monitoring clinical standards.

  • Experience

    Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision

  • Experience

    Experience caring for patients of all age ranges.

  • Experience

    Minimum of five years’ experience in either emergency/ unscheduled care or a primary care environment

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Competent in physical examination of patients of all ages.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology of body systems.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of recent developments in unscheduled care.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of monitoring service outcome measures

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of adult and children’s safeguarding procedures.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of Personal Development Planning

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of clinical supervision

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of how to implement equal opportunities in practice

  • Education/ Qualification

    Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC.

  • Education/ Qualification

    Evidence of continued professional development AF/C

Desirable

13 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of team / service/ staff management.

  • Experience

    Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so

  • Experience

    Experience of conducting research projects and audit.

  • Experience

    Experience of change management and implementing change in practice.

  • Experience

    Evidence of innovation in practice.

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Ability to make formal presentations to a wide range of people

  • Skills and Knowledge

    Knowledge of resource management.

  • Education/ Qualification

    Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters level in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner program or willingness to work towards an MSc in Advanced Practice

  • Education/ Qualification

    Independent Prescriber (or on pathway to complete)

  • Education/ Qualification

    Qualification in prehospital care or community care

  • Education/ Qualification

    Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.

  • Education/ Qualification

    University accredited Minor injuries Module

Job overview

We are excited to offer Clinical Nurse Practitioner opportunities at Finchley Memorial Hospital. Join our Urgent Care and Walk-in Services team, where we value diverse clinical perspectives and a commitment to community care."

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Clinical Practitioner who is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centred care in a fast paced urgent care environment. You will play a key role in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with a wide range of conditions, working autonomously while being fully supported by a multidisciplinary team.

As a highly valued member of our Urgent Care team, the quality of care we provide starts with you. We pride ourselves in supporting our ACP and ENP workforce with up-to-date evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development, supervision, and career progression.

You will join a supportive, forward-thinking service that values clinical excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement, providing the environment to thrive and deliver outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries and undifferentiated health problems.
  • The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner delivering care to our patients.
  • Utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions (most commonly minor injuries and ailments although some patients attending may present with complex health needs and / or acute on chronic conditions).
  • The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with Emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
  • To work in association with colleagues, including doctors and trainee ACPs, in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing or improving quality.
  • To work in collaboration with our other CLCH walk in centres/UCCs, including occasional cross cover to other sites.
  • To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service
  • Work shifts within the service during the operating hours (Currently 8am-8pm, but noting that this could be subject to change dependent on commissioning requirements)
  • These posts offer the chance to work locally, with a varied and rewarding clinical caseload.

So If you want to work locally with flexible shifts and a supportive team, our Walk‑In Centres could be ideal.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care Services - Finchley Memorial Hospital with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £55524.00 to £62652.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.

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