clinical practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated professional to manage a ward or department and provide compassionate leadership. The role emphasizes high-quality patient care, supporting junior staff, and ensuring adherence to clinical standards. Opportunities for professional development and well-being support are available, alongside benefits like flexible working and generous leave. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This role could require a Skilled Worker visa and further checks as per NHS guidelines.

Benefits

Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to specialist Wellbeing Hub

Professional development training programmes

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the management of a ward/department in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• Supervise and support junior members of the team.
• Maintain high clinical standards and accountability as per NMC Code.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary care for a group of patients.
• Role-model compassionate leadership and promote team collaboration.

Job description

Overview

The Children’s Emergency Care Unit and 14‑bedded short‑stay facility caters for children aged 0‑16 years who require emergency assessment and treatment with a 24‑hour inpatient facility if required. We also provide support to medical staff in clinic and day‑case settings at North Tyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital. Successful candidates will have access to preceptorship, clinical supervision and a suite of training and development opportunities to equip them to work in an emergency care environment and further their careers.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities. High‑quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.

Key Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs and the implementation of an evidence‑based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• Supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.
• Exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Be responsible for all nursing care standards and maintain high clinical standards.
• Act as team leader and co‑ordinate the multi‑disciplinary care of a group of patients.
• Role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust, engaging, enabling and empowering others, using coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitating team working and collaboration within teams, departments and across organisational boundaries.

Eligibility and Inclusion

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the workplace (two‑ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust’s interview guarantee scheme. We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Mindful Employer. If you require reasonable adjustments to attend an interview, please inform the HR Recruitment Team (0191 203 1415 option 2) as soon as possible. Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre‑employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust holds a sponsor licence. To be sponsored, you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. A Skilled Worker visa may be required. All successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if required; the cost is deducted from your first monthly pay.

Benefits and Working Environment

Welcome to the Northumbria Way: an organisation that values staff experience as much as patient experience. We offer extensive staff health and well‑being programmes, flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave and a pension scheme. Access to a specialist Wellbeing Hub and a range of Staff Network groups supports you throughout your career.

What the Northumbria Way means for you:

• Extensive staff health and well‑being programme, including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
• A range of flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank