Nurse Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Provide a holistic approach to patients, including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high-quality care.

To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals. Liaising with the Nursing & AHP Clinical lead, responsible for ensuring required audits are completed and all practice staff comply with local and national policy.

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.

Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.”

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide autonomous urgent care to patients who present to the Health Centre.

The post holder will:

  • Work across NPC Wellway sites, we have surgeries at Morpeth, Pegswood, Lynemouth & Newbiggin
  • Be able to work autonomously within an extended nurse practitioner role.
  • Provide a holistic approach to individuals including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high quality care up to the point of discharge or referral to another specialty
  • Support to manage the department- HR responsibilities- Contribute to the business planning process
  • Supervise and educate junior staff
  • 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 promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • Registered Mentor
  • Registered General Nurse qualification/ Nurse practitioner qualification
  • Achievement of, or working towards degree / masters’ level qualification 998 or equivalent qualification
  • Teaching qualification 998,126/127 or City and Guilds 730 or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • ALS/APLS/PLS
  • Minor Injury qualification
  • Management training course is desirable
  • Knowledge of audit

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge and experience gained by completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Training Programme or equivalent
  • Extensive post registration experience at senior grade
  • Advanced clinical skills, knowledge and qualification in clinical care
  • Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an Primary Care setting.
  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

Essential

  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 8 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.