Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Clinic Manager

We are looking for a motivated, innovative and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Clinic Manager to join our team in County Durham (based in Bishop Auckland Hospital). The successful candidate will lead and support the multi-disciplinary Sexual Health team, and ensure the safe and effective running of the department. We deliver sexual health services across County Durham from two Level 3 Hubs and nine Level 2 Spokes., The post holder will be responsible for making professionally autonomous decisions, for which they are accountable, assessing patients who may present with both undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, as well as for follow up routine care.

The post holder will provide community and / or hospital based sexual health services within an identified Hub area, providing this level of cover when required across the associated localities and will liaise closely with the other Advanced Nurse Practitioners within the Service.

The post holder will prescribe relevant treatment as a non-medical prescriber.

The post holder will have significant responsibility for ensuring the delivery of the key performance indicators within the sexual health service specifications and will operationally performance manage the team to ensure this happens.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post