Trainee/Nurse Practitioner (Rheumatology)

Freeman Hospital; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Hospital is seeking a Trainee Nurse Practitioner in Rheumatology for a pivotal role within the expanding department. This position offers the opportunity to provide high-quality clinical care to patients with rheumatological conditions while undergoing training to enhance skills in medical practice. Candidates will work within a dedicated team and receive support for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Prepared to take degree level study for Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience with clinical skills and patient management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for rheumatology conditions across various settings.
• Conduct independent outpatient clinics and specialist advice line triage.
• Support and manage patient care under supervision.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient management

Effective communication

Education

Registered Nurse License

Nurse Practitioner Qualification

Job description

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Trainee/Nurse Practitioner (Rheumatology)

Band 6 to Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

The Rheumatology Department is expanding, and these are new posts. The department provides a rheumatology service to the Newcastle population, and also a highly specialised service for inflammatory arthritis, spondylarthritis, connective tissue disease and vasculitis within the North East region.

The Nurse Practitioner will provide clinical care for patients with a wide range of rheumatology conditions, across the day-case unit, outpatient department and inpatient settings. To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice.

This can be a development opportunity, with a training pathway available for somebody new to the specialty or still requiring their clinical skills and prescribing qualifications. In this case, the successful candidate would be appointed as a Band 6 Trainee Nurse Practitioner and would be supported to undertake the relevant qualifications with a timescale between 18 – 24 months.

• Interview Date Monday 07 July 2025
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
  
  

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Rheumatology Trainee Nurse Practitioner, which will involve spending time on our Day Case Unit (DCU), inpatient ward, monitoring department, specialist clinics and general rheumatology clinics under the supervision of the consultant body and senior nursing team.

The post holder will be responsible for the clinical assessment and management of a cohort of patients with diagnosed rheumatology conditions, working closely alongside consultants and allied health professionals. This will involve reviewing and overseeing the care and treatment of patients on the day-case unit, undertaking independent rheumatology clinics in outpatient setting and some involvement in delivery of care in an inpatient setting.

As well as providing and supporting care on the day-case unit and undertaking rheumatology outpatient clinics, the post holder will also be involved in the delivery of the specialist advice line triage and clinics.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
  
  

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

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Band 6

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.

Role

To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:

• To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
• Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
• Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
• Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
• Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
• Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
• Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hour’s team.
• Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.
  
  

Band 7

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group e.g. H@N, pre assessment.

To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:

• To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
• Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
• Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.
• Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
• Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
• Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary.
• Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
• Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students.
  
  

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.

Person specification

Meets all Trainee Band 6 Criteria

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
• Working towards / prepared to work towards:
• Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent
• Clinical Skills Course
• Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
• Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
• Audit / research experience
• 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
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Current driving licence if relevant to role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Degree in health related subject
• Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
• Research or audit experience
• Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
• Change management skills and involvement in project work
  
  

Meets All Band 7 Criteria

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. o Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course
• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 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
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary 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 criteria

• Master’s degree
• Management experience / qualification
• Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
• Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training
  
  

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD & PS Trainee Band 6 (PDF, 336.4KB)
• Band 7 (PDF, 312.4KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Julia Ibbotson Job title Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0191 2448960

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• Seniority level

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• Employment type

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