The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
District Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 23 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse Practitioner / District Nurse to join our progressive and dynamic community services.

The successful candidate should hold the District Nurse Specialist Qualification and be passionate about leading high-quality person centred care in the community. The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable to provide a high level of expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise to housebound people in the community within a defined caseload. Working closely with Newcastle GP's, key stakeholders and partner organizations, the post holder will play an important role in shaping services and working collaboratively.

This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of integrated and innovative community nursing, ensuring patients receive seamless and compassionate care close to home. In addition to clinical expertise, the post holder will requires excellent leadership and management skills, to identify opportunities for service improvement and development.

They will act as a clinical supervisor, mentor and role model within the wider District Nursing Teams to support staff and ensure the well-being of teams.

They will work alongside the Matrons, Clinical Educators and Cluster Coordinators to develop and support community staff in each team/locality.

Interview Date 3 December 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Main duties of the job

• Work with patients in the community in their usual place of residence to assess, investigate, diagnose and treat patients within defined parameters, utilizing their enhanced skill set.
• Works as a member of the multidisciplinary team to advise and support colleagues in the delivery of highly specialist patient care
• Foster a culture of lifelong learning and continuous professional development both personally and within the Trust.
• Assist in the development and delivery of programs of education where appropriate bespoke to each area.
• Able to balance complex clinical/non-clinical demands and respond appropriately as demands may require formulation and adjustments.
• Respond appropriately to unexpected events to maintain service delivery within sphere of practice area.

About us
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

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 317-2026-45-24-DR
Job locations: Trustwide, 317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To provide a high level of expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise to housebound people in the community
• To Assess and diagnose changes in the patients physical condition, prescribing medications working with the Trusts policies and procedures
• To deliver expert rapid clinical decision-making working within the 2-hour response, prioritising the importance and clinical need to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
• 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
• 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, GP, CRRT, Specialist Palliative Care Team, outreach team
• Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team
• Provide specialist education and development of staff members and assist with the development of clinical services and enhance practice across the Trust
• To provide clinical leadership across the service
• Work with housebound patients in their own homes and Care Homes.
• Working across the whole of the city and covering patients with a Newcastle GP
• The post holder will act as clinical supervisor to peer and provide specialist clinical advice to community staff

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience, for example. Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent Clinical Skills Course. Practice Assessor Status
• Current driving licence

Desirable

• Has or working towards independent prescribing (V300)
• Master's degree
• Management experience/qualification

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment
• Audit / research experience
• 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

Desirable

• Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills including effective report writing
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Good IT skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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

Employer details
Employer name: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Cluster Co-ordinator North, Joanne Meredith, Joanne.meredith2@nhs.net, 07919627786

Supporting documents
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