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Salary for this role£49,387 – £64,750 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

NHS roles fall 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.

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Role description

Job summary

We welcome applications from multiple professional backgrounds for this post, including physiotherapy, nursing etc.

We are looking for a highly self-motivated specialist nurses/extended scope physiotherapist to join the established team of Triage and Treat Practitioners, facilitating care for patients with back and /or radicular pain.

The Triage and Treat Practitioner Team provide a single access point leading to a high quality service to patients suffering with back pain and radicular pain. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

In the event we are unable to appoint a successful candidate to the Triage and Treat Practitioner role, a developmental Trainee TTP role will be considered at Band 7 level. This will be based on candidates meeting elements of the essential criteria and following careful consideration at interview. We would encourage those who do not meet all of the essential criteria to apply on this basis.

In a development role it would be expected that the post holder would already have significant experience in specialist area but might need time/ support/ training to consolidate and enhance skills and knowledge required to work at this expert level. It would also be expected that they would complete and attain MSc level qualification before progression to higher banding would be considered

Main duties of the job

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £64,750 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

328-CSU10-8271353

Job locations

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered healthcare practitioner
Successfully completed modules/ short courses which are relevant to their role and are equivalent to master's level (L7) Supplemented by post graduate specialist training which may have been delivered in house.
Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development
ILS/ALS provider (dependant on clinical area)
Ability and drive to complete the MSc in advanced clinical practice successfully and attain the full AP MSc qualification
ill work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area

Experience

Essential

Extensive clinical experience in the speciality at a senior level
Service improvement experience
Change management experience
Experience leading a team
Management and de-escalation of difficult situations
Undertakes and contributes to criteria led discharge where this is available
Refers to other members of the MDT
Ability to assess and manage patients appropriately
Leads by example and is a role model to junior staff

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
Evidence of management skills gained through theory and practice
IT literate
Knows the South Tees' values and works within them
Standard keyboard skills
Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures
Working knowledge of policy development
Working knowledge of the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice
Working knowledge of the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice
Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision

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.