Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner

Employer heading Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner Band 7 Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 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 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. 37 Hours 30 Minutes/WeekYou 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 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. Working for our organisation 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 HospitalNewcastle Dental HospitalCramlington Manor WalksUrgent treatment centresNewcastle Fertility CentreNorthern Centre for Cancer Care, North CumbriaNorthern 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 Detailed Job Description And Main 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 Essential criteria Registered Nurse/AHP (appropriate to branch)Current NMC/HCPC registrationDegree/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 Desirable criteria Master’s degreeManagement experience / qualificationHas undertaken and completed Non-medical Prescribing course Knowledge & Experience Essential criteria Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) /HCPC requirements for mentorship if relevant to roleEvidence of on-going continuous professional developmentKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy contextHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguardingRecent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administrationAudit / research experience Skills & Abilities Essential criteria Good IT skillsAble to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary teamEffective organisation and time management skillsCurrent driving licence if relevant to roleMoving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids Desirable criteria 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. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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 (PDF, 213.0KB)Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Matthew Brooksbank Job title Interim Lead Practitioner Email address m.brooksbank@nhs.net Telephone number 01912821961