Trainee NECTAR Practitioner

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Trainee NECTAR Practitioner

Band 5 to Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

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

Working with NECTAR is an exciting opportunity for experienced staff nurses and ODP’s. NECTAR work across the north east transporting patients to their care destinations. This work is varied and exciting, with many opportunities to advance skill sets in patient stabilisation and management of the acutely deteriorating patient. NECTAR provide services to the adult and paediatric population across the north east; therefore, practitioners are expected to adapt their practice to a wide range of patients from infants to elderly care. NECTAR work alongside IAS transporting people by road or by air, so practitioners need to be adaptable to a variety of environments.

NECTAR practitioners work as part of a multidisciplinary team caring for patients between different hospitals in the North East. They need excellent communication, quick thinking and ability to troubleshoot. They often work independently on practitioner led transfers, therefore their ability to assess the situation and respond timely is essential.

Successful applicants will be appointed at a Band 5 and progress to a Band 6 on completion of competencies within 18 months.

• Interview Date Thursday 14 May 2026
• 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

• Work independently and within an MDT to deliver highly specialised care to adults and paediatric patients across the North East
• Draw from their previous experience to care for the patient and their demands including IV medication, supporting positive pressure ventilation, airway management, line management and other critical care experience
• Be confident in their assessment skills, able to recognise and escalate care as appropriate in the acutely deteriorating patient
• Be confident and clear in their communication, working remotely means this can often be challenging
• Comply with all Newcastle Trust legislation and NMC/HCPC code of conduct
• Adhere to guidelines and SOP’s within NECTAR
• Document via eRecord and Kinseed
  
  

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
  
  

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

Band 5

This is a development post working under the supervision of an experienced transport practitioner and medical staff.

• Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care
• Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmes
• To abide by Trust policies and procedures.
• Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for practitioner in charge in their absence.
• Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code/Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) Code.
• Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.
  
  

Band 6

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust defines this role as a qualified nurse/Practitioner where the primary purpose is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.

Within The Sphere Of Specialist Practice

• Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
• Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
• Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
• Contributes to training and education within specialist area.
  
  

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Basic IT skills
• Good communication / interpersonal skills
• Effective record keeping
• Effective organisational and time management skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation, IV drug administration, venepuncture
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience in children’s intensive care/acute paediatrics
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in speciality
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) Healthcare Professional
• Current NMC/HCPC Registration
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing/(completed or willingness to undertake) or equivalent experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Programme of study relevant to specialty
  
  

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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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

• JD & PS Band 5 to Band 6 (PDF, 236.1KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
  
  

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Heidi Smith Job title NECTAR Practitioner Email address Heidi.Morgan4@nhs.net Telephone number 01912825777

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