Community Nurse Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and dedicated nurse to join a team delivering evidence-based, clinically effective service in Intermediate Care Units. The service focuses on integrated community care, crisis response, and supporting unplanned care to help patients remain at home. The post holder will use clinical skills and non-medical prescribing to support patients, avoid hospital admissions, and provide care for the Hospital at Home service. They will assess, plan, and evaluate client care, including families and carers.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- BSc (Hons) degree in 2:2 or above
- Appropriate post graduate qualification
- Non-medical prescribing and evidence of participating in CPD
- Clinical skills course and evidence of diagnosing and arranging investigations
- Registered mentor
- Experience and Knowledge
- Highly specialised knowledge in community practice and frailty underpinned by theory and experience
- Significant post registration experience, in a community setting.
- Leadership experience
- Expert experience in the management of individuals with acute episodes of illness, long term conditions/frail elderly.
- Evidence of being an expert innovative practitioner
- Evidence of continuing academic and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- Research qualification
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
- NMC registration
- BSc (Hons) degree in 2:2 or above
- Appropriate post graduate qualification
- Non-medical prescribing and evidence of participating in CPD
- Clinical skills course and evidence of diagnosing and arranging investigations
- Registered mentor
- Experience and Knowledge
- Highly specialised knowledge in community practice and frailty underpinned by theory and experience
- Significant post registration experience, in a community setting.
- Leadership experience
- Expert experience in the management of individuals with acute episodes of illness, long term conditions/frail elderly.
- Evidence of being an expert innovative practitioner
- Evidence of continuing academic and professional development
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- Research qualification
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated nurse to join our team on a fixed term /Secondment basis for 5 month and work with us to deliver an evidence based, clinically effective service for our patients in the Intermediate Care Units.
The service is part of an integrated community pathway for patients offering a crisis response and supporting with unplanned care. The service will provide an integrated approach to care of patients in the community by using a holistic approach and providing a multidisciplinary assessment which will aim to ensure patients remain at home with appropriate health and social services support.
The post holder will be part of a wider Community Response Team and will use their clinical skills and non-medical prescribing to support patients to remain at the Intermediate Care units , avoid admission to hospital and offer hospital based care to our patients on the Hospital at Home service.
You will assess, plan and evaluate clients care including families and carers where appropriate.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
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