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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2234, Registered nurse practitioners. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

Provide a holistic approach to patients, including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high-quality care.

To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals. Liaising with the Nursing & AHP Clinical lead, responsible for ensuring required audits are completed and all practice staff comply with local and national policy.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide autonomous urgent care to patients who present to the Health Centre.

The post holder will:

Work across NPC Wellway sites, we have surgeries at Morpeth, Pegswood, Lynemouth & Newbiggin
Be able to work autonomously within an extended nurse practitioner role.
Provide a holistic approach to individuals including assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation of high quality care up to the point of discharge or referral to another specialty
Support to manage the department- HR responsibilities- Contribute to the business planning process
Supervise and educate junior staff
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries

About us

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC,they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Make sure to read the 'NPC Candidate Pack' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

Date posted

23 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-8367120KD

Job locations

NPC Lintonville

Lintonville Terrace

Ashington

NE63 9UT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contributes to the work of the Health Centre through the provision of quality evidenced based nursing care and the appropriate use and deployment of resources
To practice autonomously
To provide autonomous critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when making clinical decisions
Undertake the management of patients over a period of time and organise appropriate services, as well as delivering direct patient care
Responsible for the co-ordination of nursing staff on duty
Works collaboratively with other health and social care professionals across professional boundaries to ensure safe and effective practice
Helps to facilitate new developments and innovations through planning and the nurse education process
This is a suitable post for an individual with established skills to develop and extend advanced clinical skills and demonstrate managerial ability.
Registered Mentor

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

Registered Mentor
Registered General Nurse qualification/ Nurse practitioner qualification
Achievement of, or working towards degree / masters' level qualification 998 or equivalent qualification
Teaching qualification 998,126/127 or City and Guilds 730 or equivalent qualification

Desirable

ALS/APLS/PLS
Minor Injury qualification
Management training course is desirable
Knowledge of audit

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Specialist knowledge and experience gained by completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Training Programme or equivalent
Extensive post registration experience at senior grade
Advanced clinical skills, knowledge and qualification in clinical care
Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner qualification

Desirable

Experience of working within an Primary Care setting.
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.