Job summary
INTERVIEW DATE - TUESDAY 15 APRIL 2025
Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of care home residents? Do you have a passion for frailty and elderly care? If so, this is your chance to bring your expertise and compassion to a role that truly matters.
We are seeking a dedicated Care Home Practice Link Nurse to join our team and serve as a vital connection between our aligned care homes and the Practice. This exciting and rewarding role will enable you to:
- Champion high-quality care by assessing, planning, and coordinating the healthcare needs of residents.
- Empower care home staff by providing clinical advice, education, and ongoing support.
- Bridge the gap between primary care and care homes to deliver integrated, first-class care.
- Support families by acting as a trusted partner and advocate for their loved ones.
As part of this role, you will link with the Practice Nurse and the wider Practice Team, ensuring continuity of care across our Practice and driving forward best practices in elderly care.
Main duties of the job
In the role of Care Home Practice Link Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to residents in care homes while acting as a vital link between the care homes and the general practice team. You will be involved in assessing, planning, and coordinating the healthcare needs of residents, providing clinical advice and education to care home staff, and supporting the integration of care within the primary care network.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of care home residents, while working collaboratively within a supportive practice environment
In return you will receive:
- Full induction and training plan
- Named direct Line Manager
- Long service rewards
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Wellbeing health plan
- Staff wellbeing group
- Ride to work scheme
- Uniform
- Refreshments
- Support to develop your skills and career
About us
We are a leading primary care organisation that delivers high quality care from GP practices in York, Hull and Scarborough. Innovative and committed, we are at the forefront of developments within our field. We are well organised and deliver high quality care with a range of friendly and supportive staff.
Selection for Interview process
If you are applying through NHS Jobs, you will notice you are asked if you would like a guaranteed interview as part of the Two Tick disability scheme. Whilst this is an admirable government initiative, please be aware we are not signed up to this scheme. This is a question on the NHS jobs application form which is outside of our own control. Our own process ensures we consider candidates on the merit of their application only and we do not ask any questions regarding a disability as part of our selection process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is more than just a job, its a chance to create meaningful change. At Haxby Group, we are committed to putting our patients and our people first. You will be working in a supportive, collaborative environment where innovation, growth, and professional development are encouraged. If you are a nurse with a passion for making a difference in frailty and elderly care, we invite you to join us and help shape the future of care for our residents. Key duties of the role include:
CARE HOME LINK
- Act as the primary point of contact for designated care homes, building effective working relationships with care home staff, residents, and families.
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments for care home residents, including long-term condition reviews, medication reviews, and frailty assessments.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary team (MDT) reviews, ensuring all stakeholders are involved in care planning.
- Support early identification and management of deterioration in residents health
- Provide advice on evidence-based clinical interventions, including end-of-life care and palliative care management.
CLINICAL NURSE DUTIES
- Undertake clinical duties such as wound care, immunisations, chronic disease management, and phlebotomy where required.
- Deliver proactive care, including health promotion and preventative healthcare for residents.
- Liase with and refer to the appropriate services for ongoing patient care management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is more than just a job, its a chance to create meaningful change. At Haxby Group, we are committed to putting our patients and our people first. You will be working in a supportive, collaborative environment where innovation, growth, and professional development are encouraged. If you are a nurse with a passion for making a difference in frailty and elderly care, we invite you to join us and help shape the future of care for our residents. Key duties of the role include:
CARE HOME LINK
- Act as the primary point of contact for designated care homes, building effective working relationships with care home staff, residents, and families.
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments for care home residents, including long-term condition reviews, medication reviews, and frailty assessments.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary team (MDT) reviews, ensuring all stakeholders are involved in care planning.
- Support early identification and management of deterioration in residents health
- Provide advice on evidence-based clinical interventions, including end-of-life care and palliative care management.
CLINICAL NURSE DUTIES
- Undertake clinical duties such as wound care, immunisations, chronic disease management, and phlebotomy where required.
- Deliver proactive care, including health promotion and preventative healthcare for residents.
- Liase with and refer to the appropriate services for ongoing patient care management.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Experience in primary care, community nursing, or care home settings. Evidence of post-registration training, e.g., chronic disease management or advanced clinical assessment.
- Infection control awareness and ability to maintain working standards. Understanding of human needs - physical, emotion social.
- Ability to recognise and manage risk.
- Working with confidential information and an understanding of service user confidentiality.
- The needs of vulnerable adults, safeguarding and the associated legislative framework.
- An understanding and awareness of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework Working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Continuous CPD and identifying opportunities for self-development. Able to work autonomously.
- Ability to work to high standards of accuracy.
- Ability to problem solve.
Desirable
- Qualification in long-term condition management (e.g., Diabetes, Insulin Initiation, COPD, Asthma. Heart Failure,).
- Experience in end-of-life or palliative care.
- Training in frailty assessments.
- Willing to undertake the relevant training as required. Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
- Specialist knowledge of end-of-life care planning.
- Knowledge and experience of using clinical software e.g. SystmOne. Knowledge of Excel and Word.
Competencies/Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication.
- Work well under pressure.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Able to work unsupervised.
- Enthusiastic and able to use own initiative.
- Flexible and adaptable, able to work according to changing need. Commitment to personal development.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information.
Desirable
- Experience of Microsoft Office applications. Experience of GP Clinical IT systems.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
Desirable
- Reliable. Flexible. Excellent attendance record.
Other
Essential
- Able to work at the desired times.
- Flexibility of hours for cover.
- Car driver/clean licence.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Experience in primary care, community nursing, or care home settings. Evidence of post-registration training, e.g., chronic disease management or advanced clinical assessment.
- Infection control awareness and ability to maintain working standards. Understanding of human needs - physical, emotion social.
- Ability to recognise and manage risk.
- Working with confidential information and an understanding of service user confidentiality.
- The needs of vulnerable adults, safeguarding and the associated legislative framework.
- An understanding and awareness of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework Working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Continuous CPD and identifying opportunities for self-development. Able to work autonomously.
- Ability to work to high standards of accuracy.
- Ability to problem solve.
Desirable
- Qualification in long-term condition management (e.g., Diabetes, Insulin Initiation, COPD, Asthma. Heart Failure,).
- Experience in end-of-life or palliative care.
- Training in frailty assessments.
- Willing to undertake the relevant training as required. Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
- Specialist knowledge of end-of-life care planning.
- Knowledge and experience of using clinical software e.g. SystmOne. Knowledge of Excel and Word.
Competencies/Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication.
- Work well under pressure.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Able to work unsupervised.
- Enthusiastic and able to use own initiative.
- Flexible and adaptable, able to work according to changing need. Commitment to personal development.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information.
Desirable
- Experience of Microsoft Office applications. Experience of GP Clinical IT systems.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
Desirable
- Reliable. Flexible. Excellent attendance record.
Other
Essential
- Able to work at the desired times.
- Flexibility of hours for cover.
- Car driver/clean licence.
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).
