Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated practice nurse to join our team at Cramlington Seaton Valley Neighbourhood, mainly working at Cramlington Medical Group, Elsdon Avenue surgery but also at Northumbria Way if required.
We are looking for part-time hours currently; however, there may be the opportunity to increase hours or work as part of a job share. The post holder shall work alongside our current Practice Nurse and HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, and maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player, with primary care experience who can demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients across NPC.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to be fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby immunisations, taking blood samples, and travel vaccines. The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for their practice. This will require critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.
As an experienced nurse, you will role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the organisation. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables, and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
The successful candidate may at times be required to work across all GP Practices within NPC.
About us
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with over 100,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they will need to work mainly between Cramlington Medical and Elsdon Avenue surgery and may be asked to work at other practices across our group.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not be employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, unless specifically stated.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Job responsibilities
* To provide a needs-led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
* To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
* To deliver a high standard of clinical skills to support the provision of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, and maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
* To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence-based care principles.
* To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.
* The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables, and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse
* Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
* Community Nursing Degree or relevant first-level degree
* Evidence of accredited long-term conditions qualification e.g. COPD or relevant experience
* Independent/ Supplementary prescriber or willingness to undertake in agreed timescale
* ENB 998/mentorship or equivalent teaching course
Experience
* Relevant experience and knowledge in managing patients with long-term conditions e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease
Skills
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cramlington Seaton Valley Neighbourhood (Cramlington Medical, Elsdon Avenue surgery and Northumbria Way)
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
319-6969042MH
Job locations
Cramlington Seaton Valley Neighbourhood (Cramlington Medical, Elsdon Avenue surgery and Northumbria Way)
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