Community Nurse Practitioner

In line with the national drivers for long term condition management and the priorities of health and social care commissioning, we are seeking an experienced, highly motivated registered nurse to join our locality based community team in Gateshead.

As a complex case manager you will work in partnership with our patients and their families to lead in the delivery of individualised, safe and effective high quality care., To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/agency locality based team managing patients identified as at risk so that they receive appropriate interventions to be able to improve their health and wellbeing and achieve their maximum level of independence. These patients will have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty.

You will have extensive clinical experience within an NHS acute, primary care or community provider service with sound knowledge and skills relating to the care of those with multiple conditions and associated complex needs. You must be able to demonstrate experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment and provide evidence of dealing with professionals across a range of agencies and disciplines. You will also be expected to provide evidence of excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage challenging situations in a professional and effective manner.

You will be a leader who will be able to measure the impact of your work through clinical audit and formal outcome measurement tools.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who has drive and motivation and is looking for a new challenge.

You must be a car owner/driver.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programmebalancegateshead.comto cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.