Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner

NHS Jobs; North East; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner to join Urgent Treatment Centres across the trust. The post supports adults and children with minor illness and injuries and requires autonomous practice with senior leadership responsibilities.

Applicants should be registered with NMC/HCPC and hold relevant qualifications including non-medical prescribing where applicable; a degree or masters level study is expected, with commitment to

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or AHP with NMC/HCPC registration.
• Degree or Masters level study or equivalent specialist training.
• Non-medical Prescribing course completed where relevant.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, interpret and act on complex clinical information for urgent care.
• Lead and supervise junior staff; participate in workforce development.
• Demonstrate leadership and manage shifts within constraints and protocols.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver urgent care.

Skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Time management

Leadership

Clinical decision making

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse/AHP (appropriate to branch)

Current NMC/HCPC registration

Degree/Masters level study or equivalent specialist study

Non-medical Prescribing course completed

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner

The closing date is 11 October 2026

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.

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
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• 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
• Has undertaken and completed Non-medical Prescribing course

Knowledge & Experience

• 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

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

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Urgent Treatment Centres - cross site working

Urgent Treatment Centres - cross site working