About this role
Job summary
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.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Triage, assess and treat patients with minor and urgent complaints, working as a autonomous practitioner as part of a wider MDT.
Person Specification
Our Values Essential
We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive
Qualifications Essential
RGN with current NMC Registration
Desirable
Educated to Degree/Diploma level Clinical Examination/Diagnostics Skills Level 7 or equivalent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) or working towards
Experience Essential
Substantial years post registration experience Experience in WIC/UTC or ED Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
Desirable
Experience of participation in Research and audit skills Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care
Skills Essential
Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues Ability to set and establish priorities Excellent communication skills Excellent IT skills Effective organisational and record management skills Extended scope of practice skills Basic treatment of life-threatening disorders - treatment of shock and acute medical conditions Basic life support Ability to deal with difficult situations Venepuncture and interpreting the results, cannulation Ability to recognise the sick patient - ability to prioritise, monitoring vital signs and history taking
Desirable
Incorporate high quality evidence-based practice in patient centred care Leadership & mentoring skills Audit skills
Other Essential
The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Millennium Centre
Corporation street
St Helens
WA10 1HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)