Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an autonomous Practitioner to join our urgent care team across the Urgent Treatment Centres. You will treat adults and children with minor illness/injuries and lead the shift in a Band 7 role, supervising juniors and driving workforce development.

We welcome Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with relevant Urgent Care training and experience. 37 hours 30 minutes per week, flexible working considered.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/AHP with current registration
• Degree or Master’s level study or equivalent
• Non-medical prescribing if relevant to role

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients with minor illness/injury in Urgent Treatment Centres
• Lead shift and manage demand on the unit
• Supervise junior staff and support training and development
• Work with multidisciplinary team to deliver urgent care services

Skills

Autonomous practice

Leadership

Decision making

Teamwork

Education

Degree or master’s level study

NMC/HCPC registration

Non-medical prescribing (if relevant)

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking to appointed a highly skilled autonomous Practitioner to join our team of Nurse/Emergency Practitioners to support the 3 Urgent Treatment Centres within the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful applicant will be proficient in all aspects of urgent care and deliver a high standard of service to adults and children presenting with minor illness and injuries.

This post is open to Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with the appropriate level of training, qualifications and experience in Urgent Care services.

• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The main duties associated with this role are to see and treat patients attending the Urgent Treatment Centres with minor illness and injury, to do this independently and make sound clinical decisions in relation to their care.

it is expected at Band 7 level that you will also be able to demonstrate leadership within your role and take part in the Shift Lead role, this involves managing the shift, dealing with issues as they arise, monitoring and managing demand and liaising with other services as appropriate.

As part of the role we would expect you to play an active role in the supervision of junior members of staff and support the delivery training and development of the workforce.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to assess, interpret and compare a range of complex clinical information and take appropriate action to ensure that individual patients needs are met.

The post holder will be competent in history taking, interpretation of diagnostics such as radiology, have excellent communication skills, be able to manage their workload efficiently in order to provide a high standard of urgent care to patients and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will be a confident decision maker recognising their scope of practice and work within protocols and policy.

The post holder will support the development of others within the team, act always as a role model and supervise practice when required.

The post holder will demonstrate leadership attributes and manage the shift as required.

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse/AHP (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC/HCPC registration
• Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. o Nurse/AHP Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course o Non-Medical Prescribing if relevant to role

Desirable

• Master's degree
• Management experience / qualification
• Has undertaken and completed Non-medical Prescribing course

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) /HCPC requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
• Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
• Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
• Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
• Audit / research experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Current driving licence if relevant to role
• Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids

Desirable

• Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).