Practice Nurse - General Practice

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an opportunity for a full-time temporary Practice Nurse (12 months maternity cover), based in GP Surgery, to join a growing establishment committed to being a flagship organisation and an at scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands. If you are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about delivering the highest quality nursing care, keeping patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

37.5 hours - RPC West - based at Ashgate Practice

We have a team of 171 people dedicated to our patients, working across 3 sectors covering Chesterfield, Clay Cross and Heanor. Our Practice Nurses are essential to ensuring that we always provide an outstanding level of nursing care to our patients.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a different kind of GP practice, an innovative, forward thinking training practice with a strong commitment to improving our community's health and addressing inequalities.

*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AGENDA FOR CHANGE*

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary sector team of clinicians to meet the needs of our patients; delivering the highest standards of patient care. You will undertake a diverse range of nursing assessments and provide the appropriate care / treatment according to patient needs, striving to improve standards of care and enhancing nursing services within the practice.

Depending on experience, Long Term Chronic Disease management will also form a large part of the role as well as the mentoring of our Health Care Assistants, Assistant Practitioners, Nurse Associate Students and RGN Student Nurses. Knowledge of the GMS contract e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework, will be valuable to the post.

About us

Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care is a division of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, providing primary care services for over 50,000 patients and aspiring to be an exceptional provider of family medicine dedicated to our patients and community. Being part of a larger organisation brings about many benefits. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your wellbeing is key to our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

(Please note that this is not Agenda for Change)

Date posted

19 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year Pro rata dependent on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-RPC-5618819

Job locations

RPC West

Ashgate

Chesterfield

S40 4AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse
Registered qualification level, diploma or above
Evidence of a commitment to continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Experience of dealing with the public in a respectful and professional manner
Experience of a multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management
Listed core nursing skills as identified in the job summary and description
Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, including confident telephone triage consultations
Knowledge and understanding of current local and national developments and initiatives in health care, quality standards and practice development
Safely assess and develop risk management procedures and protocols
Implement strategies for quality assurance and audit
Evidence of innovative practice and reflection

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards developing personal nursing skills, and be excited to nurture and mentor other members of the team
Excellent time management skills and professional appearance and approach
Able to work on own initiative without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities within the boundaries of the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse
Registered qualification level, diploma or above
Evidence of a commitment to continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Experience of dealing with the public in a respectful and professional manner
Experience of a multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management
Listed core nursing skills as identified in the job summary and description
Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, including confident telephone triage consultations
Knowledge and understanding of current local and national developments and initiatives in health care, quality standards and practice development
Safely assess and develop risk management procedures and protocols
Implement strategies for quality assurance and audit
Evidence of innovative practice and reflection

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards developing personal nursing skills, and be excited to nurture and mentor other members of the team
Excellent time management skills and professional appearance and approach
Able to work on own initiative without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities within the boundaries of 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.