Clinical Practitioner/ Specialist Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care. As a Clinical Practitioner, you will play a vital role in delivering advanced clinical assessments and management of patients, ensuring high-quality service delivery across multiple sites. This position offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team while fostering leadership and collaboration. You will benefit from a flexible working pattern and a commitment to professional development, making this an ideal role for those seeking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Embrace the chance to grow your career in a vibrant community with excellent living conditions and a rich history.

Qualifications

• Professional registration with relevant nursing or clinical body.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and clinical skills training.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled care and advice to patients and their carers.
• Engage with external agencies to deliver high-quality services.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Leadership

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Education

Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC

Degree-level knowledge relevant to registration

Recognized teaching/mentorship qualification

Tools

Clinical Skills Training

Advanced Clinical Assessment Course

Job description

Clinical Practitioner/ Specialist Clinical Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are a large team of practitioners working across the Emergency Surgery and Elective Care Business Unit at Northumbria.

Our team currently consists of:

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner Clinical Lead.
• Band 7 Nurse Practitioners /Specialist Clinical Practitioners.
• Band 6 Trainee Nurse Practitioners /Clinical Practitioners.
• Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

The practitioner team covers several sites, wards, and departments within the business unit.

The practitioner's role is to provide independent, advanced clinical assessment and management of patients from admission to discharge, working independently of medical staff or remote assistance.

While covering base sites (North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital, and Hexham General Hospital), they are key members of the cardiac arrest team.

Practitioners provide senior clinical and non-clinical leadership to departments, wards, and sites.

These posts will be predominantly based within the orthopaedic team, rotating between Hexham, Wansbeck, and NSECH sites.

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies, you may progress to the next pay band without applying for a higher-level post.

Main duties of the job

• Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
• Complete assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct care to patients.
• Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Engage with external agencies to deliver high-quality services for patients and carers.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to foster a collective leadership culture within the trust, demonstrating engagement, empowerment, coaching, and collaboration.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, along with smaller community hospitals and clinics across a large geographical area. We lead in innovation and quality, including opening the state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital—the first of its kind in England. If you want to work in a high-performing NHS organization that supports its staff and values staff experience, consider joining us. Enjoy living in an area with clean air, affordable living, vibrant nightlife, excellent schools, and rich history. This is the Northumbria Way! Please read the 'applicant guidance notes' before applying.

Job responsibilities

• Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
• Complete assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct care to patients.
• Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Engage with external agencies to deliver high-quality services for patients and carers.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
• Model compassionate and inclusive leadership to foster a collective leadership culture, demonstrating engagement, empowerment, coaching, and collaboration within and across teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC.
• Degree-level knowledge relevant to registration.
• Recognized teaching/mentorship qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Willingness to complete an Advanced Clinical Assessment Course.
• Qualification to supervise, teach, and assess students (to be completed within 18 months).
• Practice development course or equivalent clinical skills training.
• Nurse prescriber qualification.
• Postgraduate qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any previous convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Clinical Lead

Salary: £37,338 to £52,809 per year, Band 7 upon completion of competencies, prescribing, and ALS.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours