Hospital At Home Nurse Practitioner

South Tyneside And Sunderland Nhs Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for its Virtual Ward (Hospital at Home) team. The role focuses on care coordination, discharge planning, clinical leadership and digital/remote monitoring to support patients and families.

You will work across hospital and community settings, requiring autonomous practice, and contribute to service development and junior staff development within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Independent NMP prescribing qualification.
• Mentorship/Practice Assessor qualification.
• Consolidation of advanced clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage conditions in Hospital at Home and community settings.
• Act as single point of contact for rapid access to Hospital at Home services.
• Provide clinical leadership and support service development.
• Support discharge planning and care coordination.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical assessment

Autonomy

Education

Degree in health-related subject

Mentorship/ Practice Assessor/ Educator qualification

Clinical skills qualification

Independent NMP prescribing qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are glad to share an exciting opportunity to join our Virtual ward (Hospital at Home team) as a nurse practitioner. This posts key responsibilities are care coordination and discharge planning, providing clinical leadership, supporting the service development, supporting patients and families in digital and remote monitoring and supporting development of junior staff. The post holder will be able to work autonomously and be able to provide a high level of expert clinical management and care to patients within the speciality, supporting the referral process from both in and out of hospital. Virtual wards (Hospital at Home) work in partnership with our Recovery at Home teams are defined as a safe alternative to NHS bedded care, we are looking to expand our virtual ward team in line with the introduction of new clinical and community step up pathways in addition to the established hospital step down pathways. Hospital at home delivers care closer to home for patients, offering personalised care with technology enabled remote monitoring, providing medical and nursing, therapy and pharmacy optimisation and onward discharge referrals. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to cover days and weekend shifts as part of their role. There will be also dedicated allocated time for management and continuous professional development.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a forward thinking, well organised and motivated individual with a positive attitude, and a strong interest in community delivered care. The applicant will need to act as a role model delivering excellent clinical practice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care. As Hospital at Home Nurse Practitioner you will be able to assess, diagnose, and manage a variety of conditions, within a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment.

• Identify Patients suitable for the Hospital at home pathways ensuring timely access to the hospital at home team, either discharged from Acute hospitals or step up from community
• Act as a single point of contact for patients and health professionals to facilitate rapid access to Hospital at home services
• Work closely with other healthcare professionals in a collaborative, team-based approach to discharge to assess.
• Strong clinical background with advanced assessment skills
• Contribute to improving patient outcomes and service delivery within the community services.

About us

One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy. The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

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Details

Date posted

02 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9155-CM-0926-01

Job locations

Clarendon
Windmill Way
Hebburn
Sunderland
NE31 1AT
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner to join our Recovery at Home Team and Hospital at Home service, working across hospital and community settings to deliver safe, effective and innovative care that enables patients to remain at home wherever possible. FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION SEE ATTCACHMENT

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience, some of of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
• Portfolio of of evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of practice development, clinical education or leading change
• Experience of of involvement in clinical audit
• Experience of working in Community/ Acute Setting with experience of managing frailty and or patients with with long term conditions.
• Previous experience of multiagency collaboration working across professional boundaries
• Experience of of practice development, clinical education or leading change in practice to upskill and support staff
• Clinically credible, with experience at senior practitioner level

Desirable

• Caseload management
• Involvement in service review and development
• Knowledge of digital health monitoring systems

Physical skills

Essential

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and and Handling Policy
• Car Driver (full license, manual)

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in a health-related subject and current professional registration (NMC)
• Mentorship/ Practice Assessor/ Educator qualification or equivalent
• Clinical skills accredited qualification with consolidation of skills
• Independent NMP prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Masters in health / leadership related subject
• Management and leadership training
• Advanced physical assessment and history taking qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable leadership skills and an understanding of own leadership style
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Expert assessment, analytical skills, interpretation and clinical decision making
• Ability to work autonomously within role in a complex/ changing environment
• Significant knowledge of community service provision, including