Senior Nurse Practitioner Unscheduled Care Co-ordination Hub

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.

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.

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