Nurse Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and is seeking a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner to provide autonomous urgent care and holistic patient management at NPC Lintonville, Ashington. The role requires collaboration with the clinical leads and ongoing audits for policy compliance.

The post is part-time with flexible working patterns; salary ranges from £49,387 to £56,515 per year pro rata. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are desirable.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification and ongoing professional registration.
• Evidence of degree or masters level qualification in nursing.
• A teaching qualification or equivalent training is desirable.
• ALS/APLS/PLS or similar advanced life support training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous urgent care to patients presenting at the Health Centre.
• Work across NPC Wellway sites and support the department and HR responsibilities.
• Educate and supervise junior staff and model inclusive leadership.
• Contribute to business planning and quality improvement initiatives.

Education

Registered General Nurse qualification or Nurse practitioner qualification

Degree or masters level qualification

Teaching qualification (e.g. NVQ/City and Guilds 730)

ALS/APLS/PLS (Desirable)

Job description

Closing date: 08 November 2026

Job summary

Provide a holistic approach to patients, including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high-quality care.

To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principles. Liaising with the Nursing and AHP Clinical lead, responsible for ensuring required audits are completed and all practice staff comply with local and national policy.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide autonomous urgent care to patients who present to the Health Centre.

The post holder will:

• Work across NPC Wellway sites, we have surgeries at Morpeth, Pegswood, Lynemouth and Newbiggin
• Be able to work autonomously within an extended nurse practitioner role.
• Provide a holistic approach to individuals including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high quality care up to the point of discharge or referral to another specialty
• Support to manage the department, HR responsibilities, and contribute to the business planning process
• Supervise and educate junior staff
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams and departments and across organisational boundaries

About us

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Make sure to read the NPC Candidate Pack before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our organisation.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 319-8367120KD

Job location: NPC Lintonville, Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, NE63 9UT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Contributes to the work of the Health Centre through the provision of quality evidence based nursing care and the appropriate use and deployment of resources
• To practice autonomously
• To provide autonomous critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when making clinical decisions
• Undertake the management of patients over a period of time and organise appropriate services, as well as delivering direct patient care
• Responsible for the co-ordination of nursing staff on duty
• Works collaboratively with other health and social care professionals across professional boundaries to ensure safe and effective practice
• Helps to facilitate new developments and innovations through planning and the nurse education process
• This is a suitable post for an individual with established skills to develop and extend advanced clinical skills and demonstrate managerial ability.
• Registered Mentor

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential:

• Registered Mentor
• Registered General Nurse qualification or Nurse practitioner qualification
• Achievement of, or working towards degree or masters level qualification 998 or equivalent qualification
• Teaching qualification 998, 126/127 or City and Guilds 730 or equivalent qualification

Desirable:

• ALS/APLS/PLS
• Minor Injury qualification
• Management training course is desirable
• Knowledge of audit

Experience and knowledge

Essential:

• Specialist knowledge and experience gained by completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Training Programme or equivalent
• Extensive post registration experience at senior grade
• Advanced clinical skills, knowledge and qualification in clinical care
• Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner qualification

Desirable:

• Experience of working within a Primary Care setting
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

Essential:

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Contact

Practice Manager: Charlotte Burn, [e-mail], 07572269572

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