Emergency Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 02 March 2026
Job summary
We are looking to appoint an experienced Band 7 Nurse Practitioner who can work autonomously within our Urgent Treatment Centre at night, supporting patients who may self present. The practitioner must have experience of working in an Urgent Treatment Centre dealing with patients autonomously as there will be no resident medical support, although support / advice can be gained from out Emergency Care Department at The Northumbria
This role will also require the practitioner to work as the Senior Nurse at night supporting the site / inpatient ward and dealing with any patients who may become unwell.
The practitioners role is to provide independent advanced clinical assessment and management of patients in the Urgent treatment Centre.
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.
Main duties of the job
- To assume responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programmes of care after examination, investigation and diagnoses, providing accuratetreatment.
- To supervise, support and educate junior members of nursing and medical staffTo exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- To be responsible for all nursing 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 promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
About us
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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Details
Date posted
17 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7788637RW
Job locations
Berwick infirmary
Well close Square
Berwick Upon Tweed
TD15 1LT
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berwick infirmary
Well close Square
Berwick Upon Tweed
TD15 1LT
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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