Job summary
- Main area
- UCCH
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 408-26-799
- Employer
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Catherine's Health Centre
- Town
- Birkenhead
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Nurse Practitioner Unscheduled Care Co-ordination Hub
Band 7
To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it’s truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8
Job overview
Main duties of the job
To lead within the Unscheduled Care Co-ordination Hub, aligning with the National Framework for Urgent Care Response (UCR) 2 hr response.
To provide clinical assessment of acutely unwell patients and to support the frailty initiative by providing senior clinical support to both UCR and community staff.
To use established pathways and processes to provide a wide range of acute advise on treatment options in line with community nursing and social care assessments to patients who may potentially be at risk of a hospital admission.
To be an autonomous practitioner who has the experience and clinical confidence to assess the needs of the patient and determine if the patient needs further face to face assessment or whether they can be discharged at first point of contact.
To support the telephone triage of patients, working with both healthcare professionals and patients in determining the correct clinical pathway depending on their clinical presentation.
To provide support to junior members of the team in developing confidence around the decisions to use alternative to admission pathways.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for more information about the Senior Nurse Practitioner Unscheduled Care Co-ordination Hub opportunity available with WUTH.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- RGN Qualification
- Masters in advanced practice, or working towards / equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent Professional Development
- Experience in leadership role
- Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescriber
- Post graduate qualification in rapid response/community nursing/emergency department/acute medical or equivalent experience
- Experience of working in Urgent Care
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and/or contentious information, including where there are barriers to understanding
- Advanced clinical reasoning
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- IT Literate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- To have an up to date working knowledge of acute, chronic and terminal illness, wound management, care of the elderly and palliative care.
- An understanding of the Primary and Secondary Care interface
- Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice
- Autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals
- Able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of current issues and policies within the NHS and can translate into practice
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverly James
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 514 2631
- Additional information
Please email: [email protected] for any additional information
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