Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated trainee Practice Nurse to join our team at Coquet Medical Group working across both Broomhill and Amble sites.
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, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player 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.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will complete a training plan to become fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby immunisations, taking blood samples, 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 be a role model of 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 around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
2. To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
3. 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, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
4. To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence-based care principles.
5. To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.
6. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse
Desirable
* Community Nursing Degree or relevant first level degree
* Evidence of accredited long term conditions qualification e.g. COPD or relevant experience.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of developing and implementing creative care pathways
Desirable
* Experience in Primary Care preferable
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Up to date CPD
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other Requirements
Essential
* 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Coquet Medical Group
Amble
NE65 0HD
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