Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Nurse Practitioners to join our bank. In return you will can offer you:
* Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work
* Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours
* Paid annual leave
* A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role
* Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services
* Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team
* Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal
* Option to block-book shifts in a set period
* SMS notifications of shift availability
* Access to staff newsletters and bulletins
* Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff
* Free uniform, where applicable
Main duties of the job
There are bank assignments all around the Trust, including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington. We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, earlies, lates, twilight, nights and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose which shifts suit you.
The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to:
* Embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and have a flexible approach to your work.
* 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.
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 responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Nurse practitioner. Rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recognised nationally for providing some of the very best services.
As a Bank Nurse Practitioner you will already be a senior experienced clinician ideally with ensuring that patients across Northumberland and North Tyneside experience the highest quality of care in hospital, in the community and at home. Extensive surgical, orthopaedic, medial or emergency care knowledge, and a high level of clinical skill. You will be a motivated team player who possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
You will be part of a team of people who will be instrumental in developing and delivering our plans moving forward and will contribute positively to the development of the patient pathways for our patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
* Independent/supplementary nurse prescriber or working towards
* Relevant training related to specialist area
* Evidence of continued professional development
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.
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