Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner

Haringey GP Federation; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK seeks a dedicated Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will assess and manage patient care while leading practitioner-led clinics. Ideal candidates must be registered professionals with a degree in nursing or a relevant clinical degree, and experience in team leadership. This position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710, including opportunities for further development and training.

Benefits

Access to Fitness Centre

High-quality training and education

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with relevant nursing qualifications.
• Experience leading teams and supporting junior staff.
• Willingness to complete non-medical prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist practitioner role in patient assessment and management.
• Lead practitioner-led clinics to review patients.
• Ensure best practices are followed in line with guidelines.

Skills

Clinical teaching experience

Ability to provide complex information

Competent in IT packages

Awareness of health policies

Education

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree

Mentorship certificate/Practice Assessor training

Clinical skills accreditation

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 06 January 2026

The Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics is dynamic and forward thinking in our approach to delivering patient care. We have an opportunity to recruit a practitioner to our directorate. You will become part of our team working with both elective and trauma orthopaedic inpatient and outpatients.

You will be working alongside a supportive, multidisciplinary team with a dedicated team of Orthopaedic Practitioners working across the Directorate in wards, clinics and operating theatres. This is an ideal opportunity to progress your career. You will be a dedicated and compassionate Nurse or ODP and proactive in ensuring high quality, evidence-based care. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. This is a development opportunity and where appropriate, applicants may be supported to meet the necessary competencies and qualifications (Clinical Skills and Non-Medical Prescribing). In such instances, initial appointment will be made on a band 6 basis.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist practitioner role in the assessment and management of a specific patient group.

To manage/lead practitioner led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

Provide expert scrub and/or assisting skills in orthopaedic surgical procedures within a defined sub-specialty.

Act as the lead practitioner in the theatre for complex elective and emergency cases.

Work closely with orthopaedic consultants to support sub-specialty development and service delivery.

Ensure best practices are followed inline with current guidelines and surgical protocols.

About us

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One Team One Trust. There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

We offer our staff outstanding benefits – Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co‑ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence‑based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring.

To contribute to the organisation of multidisciplinary, patient centred care.

To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner within the specialism.

To provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the assessment, management and care of patients within the specialist area.

To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework.

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC/HCPC Code to ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources.

Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust.

Provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area.

To provide direct access for patients, either face‑to‑face or telephone consultation.

To represent the service nationwide.

To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for the specialist area are met.

To manage/lead practitioner led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

To undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist area. To comply with the Trust's vision, values and behavioural compact.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree.
• Mentorship certificate/Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Clinical skills accreditation.
• Non-medical prescribing or willingness to complete.
• Leadership and Management course.
• Qualification in specialty.

Skills and Knowledge

• Awareness of national health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism.
• Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues.
• Clinical teaching experience.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Competent in the use of IT packages.
• Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the post.

Experience

• Experience of care delivery.
• Experience of the specialism.
• Experience of leading a team/supporting junior staff.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Evidence of change management.
• Evidence of practice development.
• Experience of coordinating care for a caseload of patients.

Physical skills

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy.
• Able to travel access sites.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year. May start on Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580