Nurse Practitioner - Out of hours team | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The post holder will be mentored by the Senior Nurse Practitioners. 

There will be an expectation to develop and achieve the skills and competencies for the role of Nurse Practitioner under the direct mentorship of the Senior Nurse Practitioners.

To provide professional and advanced clinical nursing support and advice to the junior doctors, nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team within LUHFT

To provide senior nursing support and advice to all clinical areas within the Trust, and to undertake advanced patient assessment and clinical interventions, which includes  Nurse Prescribing. 

To participate in and co-ordinate the Trust’s Emergency Response Teams Cardiac  Arrests and other clinical emergencies.

The post holder will not be expected to perform operational or Duty management  responsibilities.

The Post holder will be an experienced practitioner, demonstrating a high level of practice, knowledge and autonomy, participating in direct patient care.

Using a high level of interpersonal skills and knowledge, filter all calls to medical staff. Refer clinical problems as required or as per guidelines. Triage and prioritise all calls to junior doctors using a high level of interpretation and judgement. 

Provide clinical advice and support to PRHO/SHO on request.

To provide senior clinical advice to all areas within the Trust.

Key Member of the “H@N” Team to ensure optimum patient care.

Act as a clinical expert, using highly developed specialist knowledge in the provision of support and advice to ward & junior medical staff.

To communicate effectively with senior medical staff i.e. (Anaesthetist, Registrar, ITU SPR, Consultant) ensuring optimum patient care is maintained in all clinical areas by having the ability to provide, receive and interpret highly complex and sensitive 

 

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. 

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. 

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.  

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. 

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. 

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Managing Self As Part Of Team / General

To liaise with ward managers and matrons regarding the clinical management of their areas at the end of each shift.

Attend and actively participate in team meetings.

Request and document own holidays and sickness etc in a timely manner and with recognition of service demands.

Ensure full holiday entitlement taken within the calendar year.

Maintain registration and provide line manager with registration details when renewed.

Provide cover for colleagues unexpected sickness/absence

To be responsible for individual professional development and contribute to improvements of patient care through development of standards and participate in benchmarking research and audit.

Participate in the education and development of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate student nurse placements liaising with the university.

Staff Management

Identify staff not performing to the expected clinical standard and advise their manager or matron.

Support member of staff and manager/matron to ensure acceptable standards attained.

Advise Duty Manager of any concerns re staff performance.

Complaints

Act as 1st line of clinical complaints procedure.

Advise and support staff in dealing with clinical complaints.

Document complaint as per Trust protocol.

Communicate with appropriate person your involvement e.g. wards sister, matron or duty manager.

Risk Management

Please refer to detailed Job Description attached

This advert closes on Friday 27 Nov 2026