Nurse Practitioner

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH) Nurse Practitioner

Closing date
: 31 July 2026

We are seeking a motivated and committed individual to join our Urgent Care Centre team. Our practitioners come from a range of nursing and paramedic backgrounds, bringing varied expertise to the service and working collaboratively to provide daily support, supervision and teaching.

The successful candidate will assess, diagnose and treat a range of minor injuries and illnesses. A supernumerary period will be provided to support completion of competencies in adult and paediatric minor illness and injury care.

The UCC is a fast‑paced setting that requires strong time‑management skills and a commitment to delivering high‑quality care. The role also involves ongoing self‑directed learning and professional development to build confidence and competence within the department.

The post holder will work autonomously to deliver safe, effective, evidence‑based care, while contributing to service improvement, team education and collaborative working with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Undertake comprehensive patient assessments to support differential diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plans.

Work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the team, maintaining safe and effective clinical practice.

Liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to seek advice, make appropriate referrals and support a streamlined patient pathway.

Manage more complex patients, including the use of ILS/PILS skills where required, until safe transfer to secondary care is arranged.

Communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues, using excellent interpersonal skills.

Ideally hold a Level 6 or Level 7 Clinical Examination qualification, with sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology across relevant body systems.

Demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to learn, while recognising personal limitations and undertaking self‑directed learning to maintain clinical competence and safe practice.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out‑of‑hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission:
We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other.

Our vision:
We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn.

Our values:

• Kind:
  We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open:
  We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair:
  We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team:
  We work well together and with our communities

• As a member of the Urgent Treatment centre team, contribute ideas for service development to the management team.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines as appropriate.
• Participate in the development of an effective, nurse‑led service utilizing a holistic, health needs approach.
• Provide specialist clinical knowledge and advice to clinical colleagues, patients, carers/relatives.
• Supervise new and junior staff (i.e. health care assistants).

• Participate and promote the development of nursing professional practice within the framework of the Modernisation agenda.
• Adopt a positive approach to change.
• Act as a role model for junior and unqualified staff.
• Act as a mentor to pre‑ and post‑registration students, allied health professionals and unqualified students.
• Participate in and promote the development of a multidisciplinary approach to health care provision.

• Exercise a high degree of…