Job overview
Secondment is possible for current employees of University Hospitals Tees; if you are applying for a secondment post, you must seek authorisation from your manager who will go through the secondment policy with you.
An Excellent opportunity has arisen within Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland Community Services. We are looking for skilled and outstanding senior clinicians to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) service within the Growing the Friarage and Community Collaborative.
Non-Medical Prescribing is essential.
If you possess innovation, dynamism, drive and are passionate about patient focused care, this could be the challenge you are looking for.
You will have significant post-registration experience, be a non-medical prescriber and have advanced clinical skills to help you effectively manage a caseload of patients with highly complex needs. You will utilise your advanced clinical skills, non-medical prescribing and case management approach which will have a direct and positive impact on the persons ability to cope with an acute presentation with the aim to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
Experience of working in a community setting, working within an emergency assessment unit or rehabilitation would be an advantage and we welcome informal visits to the areas.
Main duties of the job
In the role of the Community Clinical Nurse Practitioner you will be a key member of the unplanned Urgent Community Response Service providing an in depth assessment of nursing care and treatment for patients in their own home to prevent unnecessary admissions and/or facilitate timely discharge from hospital.
Hours of operation is 24 hours per day over 7 days per week within the UCR service.
The successful candidate(s) will join a team of UCR Clinical Practitioners with a wealth of clinical knowledge and experience who will support and encourage you in your new post.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Working for our organisation
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
1. To be an independent non-medical prescriber with demonstrable experience
2. To have completed the advanced physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 7) OR have completed the physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 6) AND be willing to work towards the level 7 course within the first 2 years of appointment.
3. Teaching and mentoring qualification
4. To hold a Diploma or Degree awarded by professional body.
5. Registered as fit to practice by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a registered adult nurse.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
6. Participate in regular clinical supervision
7. Able to assume additional managerial responsibility and prioritise this accordingly
8. Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
9. Effective people management skills
10. Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Demonstrates enhanced clinical knowledge and skills relevant to role.
12. To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to others
13. Demonstrates excellent organisational / delegation / prioritisation skills.
14. Able to evidence team leadership experience
15. Evidence of post graduate training/ experience in leadership
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.