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317 ENT Specialty - FH
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-32-36-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Freeman Hospital
Town
317 01 Freeman Hospital
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
03/09/2025

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nurse Practitioner

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience to join our expanding ENT Nurse Practitioner service .  We are currently undergoing a large scale service redesign with an emphasis on delivering an enhanced Nurse Practitioner outpatient service . This role with involve the clinical review of both new patients referred to the service,  and patients requiring ongoing care.  It is expected that you will review both adults and paediatrics . In addition, we anticipate the role will expand over time to involve the care of patients in our ENT Casualty service .  This change in service delivery will be underpinned by a robust training programme and a supportive approach to supervision as required . 

This is a great opportunity for candidates with a passion for ENT care  to play a key role in the development of the service.

  • Interview Date Wednesday 03 September 2025
  • 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week   
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Undertaking full clinical assessment of patients referred with a wide range of ENT clinical conditions . The successful candidates with be expected to make appropriate diagnosis of a defined group of patients  and recommend a plan of care for patients . This will involve the requesting of radiological investigations and prescribing of medication.

Over time the Nurse Practitioner will support with the management of emergency patients presenting to ENT casualty and support the development of an ambulatory care service.

Working for our organisation

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. 

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

  • Freeman Hospital
  • Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
  • Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
  • Newcastle Dental Hospital
  • Newcastle Fertility Centre
  • Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
  • Northern Genetics Service
  • Cramlington Manor Walks 

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. 

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. 

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group e.g complex ENT patients

To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:

  • To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
  • Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
  • Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.
  • Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
  • Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
  • Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary.
  • Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
  • Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students.
  • To provide support to the ENT team, rounds, clinics including  clinics to work alongside allied health professionals as a team. E.g –Consultants, Physician associates, Surgical scrub practitioners.

 

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
  • Current NMC registration
  • Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. o Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s degree
  • Management experience / qualification
  • Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
  • Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
  • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
  • Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
  • Audit / research experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • Effective organisation and time management skills
  • Current driving licence if relevant to role
  • Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nuala Smith
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 248275
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