Trainee Practice Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Lynemouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a motivated Trainee Practice Nurse to join their team in Lynemouth. The successful candidate will be responsible for primary care nursing duties, including chronic disease management and health promotion. You will work unsupervised and need critical thinking skills to manage patient care effectively. This role offers a development pathway for career advancement within the organization. Candidates must be registered nurses and demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with a valid license.
• Community Nursing Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in developing care pathways and coaching practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide focused service as dictated by Practice Strategy.
• Ensure professional standards in clinical practice.
• Deliver high standard of clinical skills for chronic disease management.
• Work collaboratively using evidence-based care.
• Participate in education programs for staff and students.
• Demonstrate compassionate leadership for team collaboration.

Skills

Compassionate leadership

Nursing competence

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse

Community Nursing Degree or relevant first level degree

Evidence of accredited long term conditions qualification

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Practice Nurse

The closing date is 13 January 2026

Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated trainee Practice Nurse to join our team at NPC Lynemouth. The post is based at Lynemouth but the successful candidate would also work at our Morpeth, Pegswood and Newbiggin sites

The post holder shall work alongside our current Practice Nurse and HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients across NPC.

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

For further information on Annex 20, please see:

http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles

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 successful candidate will complete a training plan to become fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby imm vaccinations, taking blood samples, travel vaccines. The post holder will frequently work unsupervised and is accountable for their practice. This will require critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.

As an experienced nurse you will be a role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the organisation. 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 / departments and across organisational boundaries.

The successful candidate may at times be required to work across all GP Practices within NPC.

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.

Job responsibilities

• To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda
• To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
• To deliver a high standard of clinical skills to support the provision of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
• To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals.
• To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.
• To 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 / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

• Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse
• Community Nursing Degree or relevant first level degree
• Evidence of accredited long term conditions qualification e.g. COPD or relevant experience.

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of developing and implementing creative care pathways
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methodsExperience in Primary Care preferable

Other Requirements

• 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

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.

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