Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner to enhance patient care within a dynamic surgical team. The successful candidate will manage clinics, provide essential clinical advice, and contribute to excellent patient outcomes while being part of a compassionate multidisciplinary team. Required qualifications include a nursing degree, leadership training, and clinical skills accreditation, with a salary ranging from £38,682 to £54,710 annually.

Benefits

Fitness Centre access

Library facilities

Chaplaincy support

Childcare coordination assistance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or a relevant clinical degree.
• Experience in leading a team or supporting junior staff.
• Willingness to complete non-medical prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients.
• Manage practitioner-led clinics for patient reviews.
• Ensure best practices are followed in patient care.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical teaching

Education

Degree in nursing studies

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Leadership and Management course

Mentorship certificate

Job description

Go back 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 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 peoples 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 workforces 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.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. 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.

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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.

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To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for 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. Job Description Template April 2019 Version 2 Page 2 of 13

Ability to support the theatre staff with setting up for theatre sessions by ensuring that all necessary theatre equipment and surgical trays are available including the appropriate operating table.

Ability to dismantle and reassemble operating tables and adding extra equipment as necessary.

Assist in the positioning of patients on the operating table and correct placement of diathermy plate prior to the surgical procedure.

Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique in relation to surgery and the operating field.

Undertake surgical scrubbing, gowning and gloving procedures aseptically.

Assist with surgical skin preparation and draping.

To provide assistance to the surgeon during surgical procedures anticipating the needs of the surgeon and responding effectively.

Assist in retracting tissue as per surgeon's directive.

Assist in the use of electrocautery both monopolar and bipolar.

Assist with the closure of wounds once competency has been achieved.

Assist with the application of appropriate dressings.

Assist with the transfer of patients immediately post operatively.

Safely handling, recording and dispatching specimens in line with trust policy.

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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