Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 22 April 2026
We are looking for a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner to work within the Community Frailty Team in Sunderland. The team consists of Band 7 and Band 6 Nurse Practitioners who are based in each of our six Community Integrated Teams. You will be responsible for out of hospital care assessment and coordination of care and services to people who live in their own home or nursing or residential care and are identified as having moderate to severe frailty, multiple comorbidities, complex needs or who are identified as high intensity service users. You will work as part of the MDT. There will be considerable opportunity for innovation and job satisfaction.
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse Practitioner in the Community Frailty Team you will have responsibility for contributing to care home and community MDTs for patients with moderate to severe frailty. You will visit patients in these care environments to undertake Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, develop personalised care plans with patients and those important to them, and promote independence and self‑care in order to prevent avoidable hospital attendances. To do this you will have an excellent working knowledge of care of patients with frailty and complex health needs. You will work autonomously, be a dynamic, approachable and motivated leader and clinician and you will be responsible for ensuring high standards are maintained, you will have a desire for continual personal and service improvement.
Required Qualifications and Experience
* A nursing or related degree
* Advanced clinical assessment skills accreditation
* Nurse Prescribing qualification and experience
* Advanced decision‑making skills
* Experience of leading service developments and managing change
* Car driver, ability to travel independently
Job responsibilities
* To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring.
* To contribute to the organisation of multidisciplinary, patient‑centred care.
* To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner within the specialism.
* To provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the assessment, management and care of patients within the specialist area.
* To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework.
* To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Practice.
* To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources.
* Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust.
* Provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area.
* To provide direct access for patients, either face‑to‑face or telephone consultation.
* To represent the service nationwide.
* To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for specialist area are met.
* To manage/lead practitioner‑led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
* To undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (adult)
* Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience
* Mentorship certificate / Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience.
* Clinical skills accreditation.
* Non‑medical prescribing
* Leadership and Management course.
* Qualification in specialty.
Skills and Knowledge
* Awareness of national health and social care policy.
* Knowledge of best practice in area of specialty.
* Thorough understanding of expanded roles / professional practice issues.
* Clinical teaching experience.
* Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
* Able to work without supervision.
* Competent in the use of IT packages.
* Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the post.
Experience
* Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice.
* Experience of care delivery.
* Experience of the specialism.
* Experience of leading a team/supporting junior staff.
* Evidence of innovation in practice.
* Evidence of change management.
* Evidence of practice development.
* Experience of coordinating care for a caseload of patients.
Physical skills
* Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and.
* Valid driving license and access to a care to be able to travel across the patch.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
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