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Lead Nurse, The Lydney Practice

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Job summary

Are you a practice nurse looking for a new challenge in primary care or a nurse wanting to change role & want to be part of a friendly, hard working team?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a lead Nurse at Lydney Practice, heading up the nursing/HCA team, whilst providing excellent care to the community.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead the nursing/HCA team
  • Rota planning & appraisals
  • Ensuring all staff appropriately trained & gain skills relevant to service demand
  • Work clinically to provide care for patients- ideally with a Respiratory qualification

About us

GDOC is a non profit organisation, running several GP practices over Gloucester & the Forest of Dean. We are a forward thinking organisation, we pride ourselves on investing into staff training & development, in order to provide the best possible care to our patients.

Details

Date posted

22 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19 to £22 an hour Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0782-23-0012

Job locations

The Lydney Practice

Albert Street

Lydney

Gloucestershire

GL155NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title

Lead nurse (ideally with respiratory specialism)

Location

The Lydney Practice but working in close collaboration with nursing colleagues in other practices, with occasional travel to other practices in Gloucestershire.

Hours per week

Flexible, but minimum 25 per week. Any weekend work is optional, the post-holder can work weekdays only if preferred.

Contract type

Permanent

Responsible to

Chief Nursing Officer, clinically

Practice Manager administratively

Job purpose

To provide leadership to the practice nurse team at The Lydney Practice.

To foster an effective, quality driven practice nurse service.

To support the development of G DOCs clinical services for registered patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title

Lead nurse (ideally with respiratory specialism)

Location

The Lydney Practice but working in close collaboration with nursing colleagues in other practices, with occasional travel to other practices in Gloucestershire.

Hours per week

Flexible, but minimum 25 per week. Any weekend work is optional, the post-holder can work weekdays only if preferred.

Contract type

Permanent

Responsible to

Chief Nursing Officer, clinically

Practice Manager administratively

Job purpose

To provide leadership to the practice nurse team at The Lydney Practice.

To foster an effective, quality driven practice nurse service.

To support the development of G DOCs clinical services for registered patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential:
  • Qualifications & Professional standing
  • Registered Nurse
  • Mandatory registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Desirable:
  • Post-graduate training in an area relevant to Lydney's services, for example long-term condition management (e.g., respiratory medicine), minor illness or urgent care
  • Nurse Prescriber / commitment to become a Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

  • - Respiratory specialist training
  • - Other specialist training relevant to primary care

Experience

Essential

  • - At least 2 years post graduation experience
  • - Experience of working in a team
  • - experience of looking after patients with long term conditions

Desirable

  • - Experience of working in primary care
  • - Experience of leading a team

Knowledge & skills

Essential

  • - Good IT skills
  • - Good communication skills

Desirable

  • - Leadership skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential:
  • Qualifications & Professional standing
  • Registered Nurse
  • Mandatory registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Desirable:
  • Post-graduate training in an area relevant to Lydney's services, for example long-term condition management (e.g., respiratory medicine), minor illness or urgent care
  • Nurse Prescriber / commitment to become a Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

  • - Respiratory specialist training
  • - Other specialist training relevant to primary care

Experience

Essential

  • - At least 2 years post graduation experience
  • - Experience of working in a team
  • - experience of looking after patients with long term conditions

Desirable

  • - Experience of working in primary care
  • - Experience of leading a team

Knowledge & skills

Essential

  • - Good IT skills
  • - Good communication skills

Desirable

  • - Leadership skills

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

G DOC LTD

Address

The Lydney Practice

Albert Street

Lydney

Gloucestershire

GL155NQ


Employer's website

https://gdoc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

G DOC LTD

Address

The Lydney Practice

Albert Street

Lydney

Gloucestershire

GL155NQ


Employer's website

https://gdoc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Nursing Officer

Clare Morris

clare.morris3@nhs.net

01452336290

Details

Date posted

22 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19 to £22 an hour Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0782-23-0012

Job locations

The Lydney Practice

Albert Street

Lydney

Gloucestershire

GL155NQ


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