A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT 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
NHS pension scheme
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.
Northumbria Healthcare covers a large geographical area, providing safe and high-quality care in both hospital and community settings. As such we need to be able to respond quickly to meet demands caused by an increase in patient activity, staff holidays or illness.
This is where our staff bank plays a vital role, providing service support 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The bank is not just for doctors and nurses, we cater for all staff groups including AHPS, nursing support roles, administrative staff, facilities staff and more.
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.
There are many reasons why people join the staff bank, some to supplement earnings, or to work around commitments such as childcare or studying, while others may wish to develop their skills and work experience. So, if having the flexibility to pick and choose your hours is important, then this may be your opportunity
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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?
Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
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
To find out more about the benefits of working on the bank visit our website www.yournorthumbriacareer.co.uk/staff-bank
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024
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