Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Nurse Practitioner to join our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team to cover maternity leave. This role offers the opportunity to work autonomously within an acute setting, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care using established clinical pathways and guidelines. The successful candidate will assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with a wide range of acute conditions, while also providing leadership, acting as a role model, and supporting the development of junior staff and ward teams., You will be responsible for

• Independently assessing, taking history, and perform clinical examinations for patients presenting with acute and varied conditions
• Work within established clinical pathways and protocols to guide clinical decision-making
• Order and interpret appropriate investigations in line with pathway-based care
• Formulate and implement safe, evidence-based management plans
• Escalate and discuss complex cases with senior clinicians or specialty teams when indicated
• Prescribe medications safely and appropriately in line with diagnosis and agreed treatment pathways
• Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration appropriately
• Facilitate safe discharge or admission in line with clinical pathways
• Complete clear and comprehensive discharge documentation, including diagnosis, investigations, and management plans
• Coordinate outpatient investigations, ensuring timely follow-up, review of results, and appropriate action
• Communicate effectively with GPs and specialty teams, ensuring continuity of care and clear management plans
• Demonstrate strong time management and prioritisation skills, managing patient flow and acutely unwell patients effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Actively participate in clinical audit, governance, and quality improvement initiatives when opportunities arise.
• Support ward sisters and the wider nursing/medical team, contributing to safe and effective patient car
  
  As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.