Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, innovative and dynamic Urgent Community Response Team which is comprised of the Hospital Avoidance Team and Same Day Response Team to cover Maternity Leave until July 2026. We also work very closely with the Frailty Virtual Ward Team and the successful candidate will be expected to work across all these teams. We are based at Regent Point in Gosforth and work across the city of Newcastle providing specialist care to housebound adults.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse who is passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centred care. You will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team of staff including Consultants, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers and Support Staff all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. The team are collectively ambitious in maintaining and exceeding the national Urgent Community Response standard, providing care to people their homes to help avoid hospital admissions and enable people to live independently for longer. Oftentimes, this post therefore requires you to work autonomously when working across the city and seeing acutely unwell patients therefore having Community experience, a practical knowledge of PGDs and a clinical skills qualification would be an advantage but is not essential.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Nurse Practitioner you will:
- be responsible and accountable for the delivery of nursing care to a defined patient group by utilising team management, clinical and organisational skills. This will include triaging and clinical assessment of the housebound patient either in their own home or a residential setting. The CNP will then depending on the patient's condition may refer to another service including GP/another Community Team such Frailty Virtual Ward, District Nursing or Specialist Care Home Support Team or Hospital as required.
- engage in the assessment of individual, family and community health care needs in partnership with patients.
- plan, implement and evaluate health care programmes to meet identify need, within available resources referring to team members and other teams/agencies as appropriate.
As this is a Community role, a full and valid UK driving licence and use of a suitable vehicle for work however is essential.
- Interview Date Tuesday 29 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
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging individual, who has a passion for the delivery of high quality patient care across the city to join our expanding and friendly team. The candidate will have to be able to prioritise their own workload, oftentimes without direct supervision, have an excellent patient focused approach and be able to use their initiative as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will be hardworking, reliable, able to use their initiative, and work flexibly to respond to the service needs. This includes working evenings, weekends and bank holidays as the service is operational from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work to meet the needs of a complex community patients, delivering excellent patient care and preventing avoidable admissions to the acute hospital sites.
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.
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 hours team.
- Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging individual, who has a passion for the delivery of high quality patient care across the city to join our expanding and friendly team. The candidate will have to be able to prioritise their own workload, oftentimes without direct supervision, have an excellent patient focused approach and be able to use their initiative as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will be hardworking, reliable, able to use their initiative, and work flexibly to respond to the service needs. This includes working evenings, weekends and bank holidays as the service is operational from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work to meet the needs of a complex community patients, delivering excellent patient care and preventing avoidable admissions to the acute hospital sites.
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.
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 hours team.
- Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental 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
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- 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 oClinical 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
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- 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
- Change management skills and involvement in project work
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- 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 oClinical 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
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject
- Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- 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
- Change management skills and involvement in project work
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
