Job Description

We are looking for experienced practitioners who also have experience in minor injury/illness and major illness skills and can work alongside Consultants, General Practitioners, practitioners, staff nurses and healthcare assistants in our Urgent Treatment Centers.



We are looking for an autonomous practitioner who is happy to work independently treating a varied group of patients. We promote a culture of inclusive leadership and are keen to continually develop our staff.

Please note:

this role may require assessment centre or psychometric tests.



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.



To apply advanced knowledge and skills during the management and provision of patient care, working within defined parameters.



To support the Department Manager in her accountability of the department, members of staff, pay and non pay budget.



To independently triage, assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team.



To discharge patients or refer to appropriate department (Streaming & Navigation).



To promote health with all patients and carers.



To take responsibility on a regular basis for the organisation and co-ordination of nursing services in the department in the absence of senior nurses.



To deliver governance standards in line with the 'Essence of Care Standards' and the Trust's Governance framework



Ensuring the delivery of 'Compassion in Practice' - Nursing.



Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C's.



To work within Trust Patient Group Directions.



To practice with in Emergency Practitioner Policies.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting application.



To assume responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programmes of care after examination, investigation and diagnoses, providing accurate treatment.



To supervise, support and educate junior members of nursing and medical staff.



To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct/HCPC or any applicable governing body.



To be responsible for all care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.



To work within the Urgent Treatment Centres for Northumbria Healthcare Trust.



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.