Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- Skills
Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
- Skills
Ability to set and establish priorities
- Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Skills
Excellent IT skills
- Skills
Effective organisational and record management skills
- Skills
Extended scope of practice skills
- Skills
Basic treatment of life-threatening disorders – treatment of shock and acute medical conditions Basic life support
- Skills
Ability to deal with difficult situations
- Skills
Venepuncture and interpreting the results, cannulation
- Skills
Ability to recognise the sick patient – ability to prioritise, monitoring vital signs and history taking
- Experience
Substantial years post registration experience
- Experience
Experience in WIC/UTC or ED
- Experience
Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
- Experience
Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
- Our Values
We are Kind
- Our Values
We are Open
- Our Values
We are Inclusive
- Qualifications
RGN with current NMC Registration
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Incorporate high quality evidence-based practice in patient centred care
- Skills
Leadership & mentoring skills
- Skills
Audit skills
- Experience
Experience of participation in Research and audit skills
- Experience
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
- Experience
Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care
- Qualifications
Educated to Degree/Diploma level
- Qualifications
Clinical Examination/Diagnostics Skills Level 7 or equivalent
- Qualifications
Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) or working towards
Job overview
St Helens Urgent Treatment Centre is a nurse led facility that reviews and treats patients with minor injuries and urgent conditions. 7 days a week 365 days a year.
Please note- it is the applicant’s responsibility to seek authorisation from their current manager to be released for the secondment before a formal application is made
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to review
Main duties of the job
Triage, assess and treat patients with minor and urgent complaints, working as a autonomous practitioner as part of a wider MDT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 Senior Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in St Helens, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment). The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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