Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care Services

Job summary

Are you an experienced Clinical Nurse Practitioner passionate about working in Urgent Care or Walk in Services?

We are excited to offer Clinical Nurse Practitioner opportunities at Finchley Memorial Hospital. Join our Urgent Care and Walk-in Services team, where we value diverse clinical perspectives and a commitment to community care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Clinical Practitioner who is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centred care in a fast paced urgent care environment. You will play a key role in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with a wide range of conditions, working autonomously while being fully supported by a multidisciplinary team.

As a highly valued member of our Urgent Care team, the quality of care we provide starts with you. We pride ourselves in supporting our ACP and ENP workforce with up-to-date evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development, supervision, and career progression.

You will join a supportive, forward-thinking service that values clinical excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement, providing the environment to thrive and deliver outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries and undifferentiated health problems.
• The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner delivering care to our patients.
• Utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions (most commonly minor injuries and ailments although some patients attending may present with complex health needs and / or acute on chronic conditions).
• The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with Emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To work in association with colleagues, including doctors and trainee ACPs, in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing or improving quality.
• To work in collaboration with our other CLCH walk in centres/UCCs, including occasional cross cover to other sites.
• To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service
• Work shifts within the service during the operating hours (Currently 8am-8pm, but noting that this could be subject to change dependent on commissioning requirements)
• These posts offer the chance to work locally, with a varied and rewarding clinical caseload.

So If you want to work locally with flexible shifts and a supportive team, our Walk-In Centres could be ideal.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification

Essential

• EssentialRegistered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC.
• Evidence of continued professional developmentAF/C

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters level in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner program or willingness to work towards an MSc in Advanced Practice
• Independent Prescriber (or on pathway to complete)
• Qualification in prehospital care or community care
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
• University accredited Minor injuries Module
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
• University accredited Minor injuries Module

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Proven experience in assessing, managing and treating minor injuries and minor illnesses
• Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating and liaising across organisational boundaries.
• Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
• Experience caring for patients of all age ranges.
• Minimum of five years' experience in either emergency/ unscheduled care or a primary care environment

Desirable

• Experience of team / service/ staff management.
• Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
• Experience of conducting research projects and audit.
• Experience of change management and implementing change in practice.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
• Competent in physical examination of patients of all ages.
• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology of body systems.
• Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of recent developments in unscheduled care.
• Knowledge of monitoring service outcome measures
• Knowledge of adult and children's safeguarding procedures.
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
• Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
• Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice
• Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of how to implement equal opportunities in practice

Desirable

• Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
• Ability to make formal presentations to a wide range of people
• Knowledge of resource management.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.