Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and flexible Junior Nurse Practitioner to join our Urgent Community Response Services across Sunderland within the Recovery at Home Team based at Leechmere.
The Recovery at Home is a nurse led service based in Sunderland, which delivers rapid assessment and treatment to patients in their own home with an acute illness and/or injury. The Team provides holistic care/intervention 24/7, with the intent to prevent admission/readmission to hospital. You must be dynamic, motivated, and enthusiastic with a flexible approach to working with relevant experience in an acute care or community environment.
The team consists of an extensive MDT which includes Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Health Care Assistants, Therapy Assistants/Exercise Practitioners and Administrative staff. The team also works closely alongside partner agencies including those from the local and voluntary sector.
This role would involve assessing people in their own homes who are either acutely unwell or have recently been discharged from hospital and require enhanced intervention and short-term support for their physical and functional health needs to remain at home.
The service is fast paced, and you would be expected to see a wide range of patients who present with a variety of conditions.
Staff will have access to pool cars for completion of patient visits.
Full and part time hours will be considered.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique and rewarding role which will allow you to work with patients within their usual place of residence to enable them to remain there safely alongside you developing your own clinical skills.
The service is committed to providing a sound environment for education and training to support the successful candidate within this role.
We would strongly recommend that you contact the recruiting manager to find out more about the service and the breadth of skills you would develop within this role.
The post holder will need to be proactive with their own learning and work to identified timescales.
You will possess the following:

• 1st level Nurse with significant post registration experience.
• Degree or can demonstrate on a degree pathway.
• Clinical Skills qualification or due to complete within next 6 months.
• Portfolio of evidence of competence and continuous professional development.
• Leadership qualification/training.

• Be able to undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence-based guidance.
• To always work to the NMC Code.
• To supervise non-registered staff as stipulated by the NMC under the requirements of delegation.
• Provide effective leadership and assist with the management and organisation of the team in the absence of a senior nurse.

About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Details
Date posted
28 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
xc2xa337,338 to xc2xa344,962 a year Pro Rata for part time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
C9155-CMNM-0325-30-1
Job locations
Independent Living Centre
Claymere Road
Leechmere Industrial Estate
Sunderland
SR29TS
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

• To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/ readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24-hour period.
• Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence-based guidance.
• To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity, and dignity of all patients in an environment which is conducive to caring for those patients in their own homes.
• Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls, working with the coordinator ensure teams are dispatched to respond to the referral.
• Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective and evidence based.
• To develop his /her scope of professional practice to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with professional guideline.

Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

• To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/ readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24-hour period.
• Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence-based guidance.
• To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity, and dignity of all patients in an environment which is conducive to caring for those patients in their own homes.
• Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls, working with the coordinator ensure teams are dispatched to respond to the referral.
• Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective and evidence based.
• To develop his /her scope of professional practice to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with professional guideline.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse.
• Degree in Nursing/ working towards completion.
• Clinical Skills Certificate.
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice Mentorship experience / working towards.
• Leadership qualification/training.

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to delegate.
• Good role model.
• Flexible working Team worker.
• Be able to organise workload, work autonomously and within a team Clear, concise, accountable record keeping/ report writing skills.
• IT literate.

Desirable

• IT Skills.
• Phlebotomy and Cannulation Skills.

Physical Skills
Essential

• Ability to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others.
• Sitting at workstation using VDU for part of the day.
• Car driver ( Manual) use team pool cars.

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience in acute care / practice.
• Portfolio and evidence of continuous professional. development with a willingness to extend skills and knowledge.
• Multi- disciplinary/ multi-agency working.

Desirable

• Community Experience.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse.
• Degree in Nursing/ working towards completion.
• Clinical Skills Certificate.
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice Mentorship experience / working towards.
• Leadership qualification/training.

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to delegate.
• Good role model.
• Flexible working Team worker.
• Be able to organise workload, work autonomously and within a team Clear, concise, accountable record keeping/ report writing skills.
• IT literate.

Desirable

• IT Skills.
• Phlebotomy and Cannulation Skills.

Physical Skills
Essential

• Ability to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others.
• Sitting at workstation using VDU for part of the day.
• Car driver ( Manual) use team pool cars.

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience in acute care / practice.
• Portfolio and evidence of continuous professional. development with a willingness to extend skills and knowledge.
• Multi- disciplinary/ multi-agency working.

Desirable

• Community Experience.