Flexible District Nurse Practitioner – Community Care Leader

Newcastle Hospitals; Newcastle upon Tyne; In loco; GBP 40.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Newcastle Hospitals is seeking a District Nurse Practitioner to lead high-quality, person-centred care for housebound patients in the community. The post requires a District Nurse Specialist Qualification, strong leadership, and a commitment to integrated care across GP practices and partner organisations.

The role involves clinical supervision, mentorship of nursing teams, and development of education programmes to advance community nursing services across Newcastle.

Competenze

• Registered Nurse with appropriate branch and current NMC registration
• Degree/Masters level study or equivalent specialist study
• Has or working towards independent prescribing (V300)
• Current driving licence

Mansioni

• Provide a high level of expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise to housebound people in the community
• Assess and diagnose changes in the patients physical condition, prescribing medications working with the Trusts policies and procedures
• Deliver expert rapid clinical decision-making working within the 2-hour response, prioritising the importance and clinical need to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
• Deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice
• To provide clinical leadership across the service

Conoscenze

Communication

Time management

MDT collaboration

Formazione

Nursing degree

Current NMC registration

Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent

Driving licence

Descrizione del lavoro

Newcastle Hospitals is seeking a District Nurse Practitioner to lead high-quality, person-centred care for housebound patients in the community. The post requires a District Nurse Specialist Qualification, strong leadership, and a commitment to integrated care across GP practices and partner organisations.

The role involves clinical supervision, mentorship of nursing teams, and development of education programmes to advance community nursing services across Newcastle.