Job summary
Opportunity for a Night Nurse Practitioners with minor injury/illness / skills to work at Berwick Infirmary supporting our Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) until 12 midnight and then to move to the ward to support the nursing team as senior night nurse in the hospital.
Should anyone attend our minor Injuries department over night the NNP would be expected to open MIU and assess /treat the patient.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an autonomous practitioner who is happy to work independently treating a varied group of patients who may present to our Minor Injuries Unit overnight. The successful candidate is the senior nurse in the hospital at night and has a responsibility to support the night nursing team clinically and professionally overnight as a support to the ward manger.
The successful candidate should have experience with minor injuries and have advanced clinical assessment/ Nurse practitioner experience.
This post can be a training post at Band 6 if the successful candidate does not have non medical prescribing.
We promote a culture of inclusive leadership and are keen to continually develop our staff.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical expertise and practice autonomously in the absence of medical cover.
- Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
- Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
- Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients from disease, and their carers.
- Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Diploma/ Degree in nursing/ health studies
- Post Graduate qualification
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
- Nurse Practitioner Qualification
- Specialist area qualifications
- Independent/supplementary nurse prescriber or working towards
- Relevant training related to specialist area
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience as trainee nurse practitioner.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berwick Infirmary
Well Close Square
Berwick Upon Tweed
TD15 1LT