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Whitby Health Partnership

Trainee Nurse- Preceptorship Programme

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Job summary

Whitby Health Partnership are seeking a qualified burse who would like to transition to general practice. The successful candidate would join the practice nursing team with a view to commencing the Preceptorship programme in April 2024.

Ideally you already have experience in primary care or wanting to transition into practice nursing. You will be looking for further professional development and be open to learning further skills to widen your Practice Nurse repertoire.

The role requires resilience and the ability to be flexible and adaptable. You will be confident to work alone without direct supervision at times; but you will also be part of a wider nursing team, so there will be support available when required. At times you will be required to complete home visits, but you will be based at the practice for the vast majority of the time.

Main duties of the job

Nurses in General Practice deliver care to the local population, but also have an understanding of the public health profile of the area.

A Nurse trainee working within General Practice will carry out many routine and requested services for its patients. These range from travel and baby immunisation, chronic disease management, contraception, flu vaccinations, hormone injections and ear irrigation.

There is scope to learn further skills and develop professionally within the practice.

About us

Whitby Health Partnership is a large GP Surgery with 16,200 patients offering a variety of health services to its community. We are a new partnership with ambitious plans for the future development of the practice.

The current structure of our nursing team consists of 4 practice nurses and 2 healthcare assistants.

Details

Date posted

13 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A2864-23-0012

Job locations

114 Chester Road

Whitby

Ellesmere Port

CH65 6TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Nurse trainee.You are already a registered nurse in the community or in a hospital, and wanting to make the transition into general practice.

Nurse Preceptorship Programme. You will join our nursing team with a view to commencing the Preceptorship programme in April 2024.

Whitby Health Partnership. You will be based at the Practice for the duration of your Preceptorship, with some training days held locally. You will be under the supervision of an experienced Practice Nurse at the surgery.

Fully Funded. Your training will be fully funded by the practice, providing you work within our terms of employment.

Hours of working. We are looking the trainee to work 4 days or 32 hours per week. Study time will be built in to support the successfull applicant.

What is Preceptorship?

Preceptorship is a widely used term to describe the support offered to newly qualified registered healthcare professionals at the start of their career. It is a period of structured transition for a newly qualified registered professional (Preceptee).

Preceptorship programmes are widely recognised in the development of newly qualified healthcare professionals and lead them on their way to being a competent and confident practitioner.

As stated by (NMC 2020)The main aim of preceptorship is to welcome and integrate newly registered professionals or those transitioning to a new area of practice into their new team and place of work. It helps these professionals translate their knowledge into everyday practice, grow in confidence and understand how to apply the Code in their day-to-day work (NMC 2020).

The Preceptee will need to be supported by a Preceptor (mentor), this will be a qualified registered healthcare professional within their setting. Ideally the Preceptor needs to be an experienced / senior member of the Practice Nurse team. The aim is for the Preceptee to develop their confidence and skills as an autonomous professional and continue a journey of lifelong learning.

A compulsory element of the Preceptorship programme is completion of a level 6 accredited portfolio that is provided through Buckingham University.The aim of the Clinical Portfolio is for you to collect evidence of progression towards competency defined in the QNI (2020) Standards of Education and Practice for Nurses New to General Practice Nursing, through case study assessment, a clinical skills log and reflective practice, to demonstrate development as a GPN.

On successful completion of the preceptorship programme including the portfolio submission achieves a Pass mark, the preceptee will receive a Level 6 Graduate Certificate in General Practice Nursing programme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Nurse trainee.You are already a registered nurse in the community or in a hospital, and wanting to make the transition into general practice.

Nurse Preceptorship Programme. You will join our nursing team with a view to commencing the Preceptorship programme in April 2024.

Whitby Health Partnership. You will be based at the Practice for the duration of your Preceptorship, with some training days held locally. You will be under the supervision of an experienced Practice Nurse at the surgery.

Fully Funded. Your training will be fully funded by the practice, providing you work within our terms of employment.

Hours of working. We are looking the trainee to work 4 days or 32 hours per week. Study time will be built in to support the successfull applicant.

What is Preceptorship?

Preceptorship is a widely used term to describe the support offered to newly qualified registered healthcare professionals at the start of their career. It is a period of structured transition for a newly qualified registered professional (Preceptee).

Preceptorship programmes are widely recognised in the development of newly qualified healthcare professionals and lead them on their way to being a competent and confident practitioner.

As stated by (NMC 2020)The main aim of preceptorship is to welcome and integrate newly registered professionals or those transitioning to a new area of practice into their new team and place of work. It helps these professionals translate their knowledge into everyday practice, grow in confidence and understand how to apply the Code in their day-to-day work (NMC 2020).

The Preceptee will need to be supported by a Preceptor (mentor), this will be a qualified registered healthcare professional within their setting. Ideally the Preceptor needs to be an experienced / senior member of the Practice Nurse team. The aim is for the Preceptee to develop their confidence and skills as an autonomous professional and continue a journey of lifelong learning.

A compulsory element of the Preceptorship programme is completion of a level 6 accredited portfolio that is provided through Buckingham University.The aim of the Clinical Portfolio is for you to collect evidence of progression towards competency defined in the QNI (2020) Standards of Education and Practice for Nurses New to General Practice Nursing, through case study assessment, a clinical skills log and reflective practice, to demonstrate development as a GPN.

On successful completion of the preceptorship programme including the portfolio submission achieves a Pass mark, the preceptee will receive a Level 6 Graduate Certificate in General Practice Nursing programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pre -registration experience.

Desirable

  • Relevant post-registration clinical experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pre -registration experience.

Desirable

  • Relevant post-registration clinical 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

Whitby Health Partnership

Address

114 Chester Road

Whitby

Ellesmere Port

CH65 6TG


Employer's website

https://whitbyhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whitby Health Partnership

Address

114 Chester Road

Whitby

Ellesmere Port

CH65 6TG


Employer's website

https://whitbyhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Claire Wightman

c.wightman@nhs.net

01513506290

Details

Date posted

13 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A2864-23-0012

Job locations

114 Chester Road

Whitby

Ellesmere Port

CH65 6TG


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