ICRAS Senior Nurse Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive nursing and therapy interventions within the ICRAS service, which aims to prevent hospital admissions by providing short-term, intensive, multidisciplinary assessment and treatment. The post holder will provide clinical care, support policy delivery, and offer clinical leadership within the team. They will also ensure the quality strategy is delivered and work collaboratively with other agencies. The service operates 24/7.
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise workload proactively
- Committed to raising standards in clinical areas
- Capable of working on own initiative
- Able to involve and listen to others
- First level registered general nurse
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of study at degree level
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification
- Leadership Qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Demonstrable experience at senior nurse level
- Experience in relevant speciality
- Experience of on - going professional development
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Knowledge of health service and initiatives
- Influencing skills
- Good IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate leadership and motivational skills
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
- Ability to prioritise workload proactively
- Committed to raising standards in clinical areas
- Capable of working on own initiative
- Able to involve and listen to others
- First level registered general nurse
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of study at degree level
- Post Registration qualification
- Leadership Qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Demonstrable experience at senior nurse level
- Experience in relevant speciality
- Experience of on - going professional development
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Knowledge of health service and initiatives
- Influencing skills
- Good IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate leadership and motivational skills
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
ICRAS Senior Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
ICRAS provides high quality, culturally sensitive, nursing and therapy treatment/interventions for people in their permanent or temporary place of residence (Hub rehab units). Promoting a co-ordinated approach to admission avoidance that facilitates a seamless service leading to improved health and social care outcomes.
Therefore reducing the incidence of re-admission through education seeking early intervention providing an evidence based approach to clinical practice to improved patient care.
ICRAS aims to prevent inappropriate and/or avoidable hospital admissions by providing short term, intensive, multidisciplinary and holistic assessment treatment of care, ensuring collaborative working with existing social care providers and other agencies.
Must have access to a vehicle
The ICRAS service operates for 24 hours a day over 7 days.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.
Ensure the delivery of the quality
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