Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent and Emergency care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 297-8265880
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital UTC & Blaydon UTC
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per Annum
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 27/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Practitioner - UTC
NHS AfC: Band 7
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior UTC Practitioner to join the Gateshead Urgent Care Service working between the Urgent Treatment Centres at Blaydon and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
This is a time of development and improvement for our UTCs, with potential for investment and development as part of the plan to improve Urgent and Emergency Care in the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will join the team working in our Urgent Treatment Centres, joining the team as a senior practitioner with responsibility for reviewing and treating patients in the urgent care setting (including both minor injury and minor illness). This role will also support junior colleagues in both formal and informal development and mentorship. This role is responsible for acting as ‘Shift Lead’ in both QEH and Blaydon UTCs, acting as a key point of contact on shift. The role also has responsibility for front desk streaming at QEH to support patients to receive healthcare in the most appropriate setting for their complaint.
Working for our organisation
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 acronym ICORE; 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’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Deliver high quality, evidence based and patient focused care and treatment planning, primarily in the UTC setting but also throughout all areas of Urgent and Emergency Care and be accountable for this.
• Use national and local guidelines to support safe decision making and practice.
• Have a sound grounding in history taking, clinical skills and knowledge of illness/injuries.
• Order relevant investigations based on clinical review of the patient and collaboration with senior members of the medical and MDT where appropriate.
• Be able to interpret clinical investigations such as x-rays and act on these findings appropriately.
• To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework.
• To ensure ongoing clinical and professional development.
• Be able to prescribe medications appropriate to treatment plans.
• To be aware of own scope of practice and work within that appropriately while continuing to develop own knowledge and skills safely through education and competency-based assessment.
• To work flexibly across ED and UTCs where required on both sites.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Equivalent Qualification for allied health professionals
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent for allied health professional
- Clinical skills course and nurse competencies
- Advanced / Immediate life support
- Paediatric Clinical skills and competencies attained
- Non Medical prescribing
- Teaching Qualification / Mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of study at level 7 (Master's Level)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience in and acute setting
- Autonomous working
- Portfolio of evidence of continued professional development
- Experience of leading clinical development
- Experience of managing change
- Experience of working in a "first contact role" eg Primary care / ED
Desirable criteria
- Multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working
- Ability to undertake research
- Ability to undertake audit
- Previous experience of working as a nurse practitioner or working in a acute setting
Skills / Attributes / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Communication and Organisational skills
- Leadership skills
- Innovator
- Flexible working
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex and changing environment
- Being able to organise and prioritise work load
- Clear, concise record keeping / reporting skills
- Demonstrate and understand of child protection skills
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Skills in an acute setting
Physical requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others
Desirable criteria
- Have been trained in moving and handling procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deborah Barrass
- Job title
- Lead UTC Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01914456756
- Additional information
Please contact by email in the first instance.
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