Community Nurse Practitioner

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

England

On-site

GBP 49,000 - 57,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Community District Nurse/Clinical Nurse Practitioner to join the East Locality Team in Gateshead. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care in patients’ homes and within the community, coordinating with local partners to promote independence and safe practice.

You will be NMC-registered with an adult nursing degree, hold a valid UK driving licence and be prepared to take 24-hour responsibility for a caseload and lead a small team

Qualifications

NMC registration and Degree in Adult Nursing are essential.
Non medical prescribing is desirable.
Experience working in a community setting is essential.

Responsibilities

Deliver high standards of clinical practice ensuring safe, quality care.
Identify and assess core needs of patients and carers, delivering identified packages of care.
Assume 24-hour responsibility for a designated caseload.
Lead and develop staff and the service provided.
Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary/agency team.
Delegate work according to skill mix while maintaining safety.

Skills

Own car for work purposes and UK DL

Education

NMC registration

Degree in Adult Nursing

Non medical prescribing

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of a dynamic locality team covering the EAST of Gateshead.

The main focus of this role will be supporting the service users within the Sister Winifred Laver Promoting Independence Centre. The role will involve working closely with the local authority, St Albans GP surgery and the wider multidisciplinary team. The CNP will be expected to deliver high standards of clinical practice, ensuring patients receive safe and quality care.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high standards of clinical practice that hold patients and their families at the centre to ensure that they receive safe, quality care that gives them a good experience.
To identify and assess the core needs of patients and carers, being responsible for delivery of an identified package of care.
To assume 24 hour responsibility for a designated case-load.
To maintain standards of care through evaluating and implementing evidence based practice.
To lead and develop staff and the service provided.
To delegate work appropriately according to skill mix ensuring maintenance of safety within the community.
To support the locality Team Leader in achieving their objectives.
To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/agency team.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 297-8373434

Job responsibilities

To assess the health and health related needs of patients, clients, their families and other carers and identify and initiate appropriate steps for effective care for the individuals and groups.
To assess and treat specific diseases in accordance with agreed medical protocols.
To assess, plan, provide and evaluate specialist clinical nursing care to meet care needs of individual patients and carers in their own homes.
To oversee the provision of individual patient care by personal participation in order to maintain skills as an expert practitioner and provide an effective role model for the nursing team and others in the multi-disciplinary team.
To analyse and evaluate personal clinical performance in a reflective manner to ensure continued personal and professional development and the maintenance of an up-to-date knowledge base.
To prescribe appropriate items from the Prescribing Formulary when required.
To work with Trust policies and procedures that ensure patient safety at all times.
To manage patients identified as at risk so that they receive appropriate interventions to be able to improve their health and wellbeing and achieve their maximum level of independence.
To manage patients that have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: NMC registration; Degree in Adult Nursing
Desirable: Non medical prescribing

Skills

Essential: Use of own car for work purposes and valid UK driving licence

Training

Essential: Physical Assessment Skills Qualification

Experience

Essential: Experience working within a community setting
Desirable: Significant experience working within a community setting as a District Nurse or Community Nurse Practitioner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: East Locality Team, Bensham Hospital, Gateshead, NE8 4YL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk

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