South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Triage and Treat Practitioner

The closing date is 06 August 2025

Job summary

We welcome applications from multiple professional backgrounds for this post, including physiotherapy, nursing etc.

We are looking for a highly self-motivated specialist nurses/extended scope physiotherapist to join the established team of Triage and Treat Practitioners, facilitating care for patients with back and /or radicular pain.

The Triage and Treat Practitioner Team provide a single access point leading to a high quality service to patients suffering with back pain and radicular pain. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

If all essential requirement are not met, consideration would be given for a trainee post

Main duties of the job

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS
  • Promote Trust values and behaviours
  • Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
  • Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-NSC-6948039

Job locations

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current valid registration with relevant professional body i.e HCPC, NMC
  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy/ Nursing, specialist training to masters level
  • Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
  • Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area

Desirable

  • MSc in advanced Clinical Practice/Royal college credentialed/ HEE accredited ACP
  • Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality area.
  • Experience of leading in a team
  • Experience in managing change
  • Experience teaching formal programmes or courses to patients and/or other staff.
  • Experience leading and presenting Audit/research
  • Experience of student and junior supervision
  • Experience in delivering CBT programmes.

Desirable

  • Experience in providing counselling to patient and to support staff

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
  • Supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area.
  • Management skills gained through theory and / or significant practice experience
  • Leadership skills
  • IT literate
  • Knows the South Tees' values and works within them
  • Good understanding of the trust ACP strategy and policy
  • Ability to autonomously problem solve, analyse, compare, and interpret complex information before making a decision
  • Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures
  • Mentoring and developing staff
  • Has led research and implemented service change/improvement

Desirable

  • Additional teaching qualification/ experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current valid registration with relevant professional body i.e HCPC, NMC
  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy/ Nursing, specialist training to masters level
  • Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
  • Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area

Desirable

  • MSc in advanced Clinical Practice/Royal college credentialed/ HEE accredited ACP
  • Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality area.
  • Experience of leading in a team
  • Experience in managing change
  • Experience teaching formal programmes or courses to patients and/or other staff.
  • Experience leading and presenting Audit/research
  • Experience of student and junior supervision
  • Experience in delivering CBT programmes.

Desirable

  • Experience in providing counselling to patient and to support staff

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
  • Supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area.
  • Management skills gained through theory and / or significant practice experience
  • Leadership skills
  • IT literate
  • Knows the South Tees' values and works within them
  • Good understanding of the trust ACP strategy and policy
  • Ability to autonomously problem solve, analyse, compare, and interpret complex information before making a decision
  • Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures
  • Mentoring and developing staff
  • Has led research and implemented service change/improvement

Desirable

  • Additional teaching qualification/ experience

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Triage and Treat Practitioner

Helena Roper

helena.roper@nhs.net

01642944703

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-NSC-6948039

Job locations

North Ormesby Health Village

2 Trinity Mews

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


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