Junior Nurse Practitioner in Gateshead

Main area: Emergency Medicine

Contract: Fixed term: 48 months (initial term for training, transitioning to substantive post on completion of training)

Hours: Full time/Part time/Flexible working 37.5 hours per week (A variety of shift patterns, including nightshifts when qualified)

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, plus unsocial payments (when appropriate)

Closing date: 22/09/2026 23:59

Job overview: This is an exciting time to join the existing AP team in the Emergency Department here at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. We are looking for a Trainee Junior Nurse Practitioner (leading to Trainee AP role) who is able to complement our existing team. At Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to ensuring that we provide the optimal quality care for patients in our Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job:

• To work autonomously but under close supervision in the planning and delivery of care and interventions of patients attending the Emergency Department including paediatrics and adults with specialities which include but are not limited to trauma, resuscitation, mental health, medical, surgical, gynaecological and Minor Illness / Injury presentations.
• To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework to ensure the highest quality of care is provided in the safest manner.
• To engage in education and training provided by Advanced Practitioners and medical staff relating to the effective management and delivery of care to patients within the Emergency Department.
• To participate in the continuing improvement of services in line with the Trust objectives and assist the Advanced Practitioners in the delivery and development of the Emergency Department using evidence-based practice to provide the highest standards of holistic care.

Qualifications:

• RN, current NMC registration or Allied Health Professional with a Registered Professional Qualification
• Bsc Hons Degree
• Adult Clinical skills course (Level 7)
• ALS or APLS provider status
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Paediatric Clinical Skills
• APLS
• ATNC

Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude:

• Knowledge, clinical skills and experience in urgent care / emergency medicine
• Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
• Clinical History Taking
• Work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team

Experience:

• Clinical care, assessment, diagnosis and care planning
• Experience of care delivery
• Experience of change management
• Evidence of innovation in practice

Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible.