Job summary
We welcome applications from multiple professional backgrounds for this post, including physiotherapy, nursing etc.

We are looking for a highly self-motivated specialist nurses/extended scope physiotherapist to join the established team of Triage and Treat Practitioners, facilitating care for patients with back and /or radicular pain.

The Triage and Treat Practitioner Team provide a single access point leading to a high quality service to patients suffering with back pain and radicular pain. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

In the event we are unable to appoint a successful candidate to the Triage and Treat Practitioner role, a developmental Trainee TTP role will be considered at Band 7 level. This will be based on candidates meeting elements of the essential criteria and following careful consideration at interview. We would encourage those who do not meet all of the essential criteria to apply on this basis.

In a development role it would be expected that the post holder would already have significant experience in specialist area but might need time/ support/ training to consolidate and enhance skills and knowledge required to work at this expert level. It would also be expected that they would complete and attain MSc level qualification before progression to higher banding would be considered.

Main duties of the job
The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £64,750 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 328-CSU10-8271353
Closing date: 15 November 2026

• Registered healthcare practitioner
• Successfully completed modules/ short courses relevant to their role and equivalent to master's level (L7), supplemented by post graduate specialist training which may have been delivered in house
• Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development
• ILS/ALS provider (dependant on clinical area)
• Ability and drive to complete the MSc in advanced clinical practice successfully and attain the full AP MSc qualification
• Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
• Extensive clinical experience in the speciality at a senior level
• Service improvement experience
• Change management experience
• Experience leading a team
• Management and de-escalation of difficult situations
• Undertakes and contributes to criteria led discharge where this is available
• Refers to other members of the MDT
• Ability to assess and manage patients appropriately
• Leads by example and is a role model to junior staff
• Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification enabling registration with a health care regulating body
• Evidence of management skills gained through theory and practice
• IT literate
• Knows the South Tees' values and works within them
• Standard keyboard skills
• Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures
• Working knowledge of policy development
• Working knowledge of the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice
• Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: North Ormesby Health Village, 2 Trinity Mews, Middlesbrough, TS3 6AL, United Kingdom
Contact: Helena Roper, Lead Triage and Treat Practitioner, helena.roper@nhs.net, 01642944703