Job summary
Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated Practice Nurse to join our team at Spring Terrace Health Centre and Park Parade Surgery. This will role ill be based across both surgeries.
The post holder will work alongside our current practice nurse ad HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisations and screening programmes.
We ae looking for a highly motivated and skilled 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 cross NPC.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally be fully competent in Primary Care Nursing duties however full training will be offered to the right candidate. They will complete competencies in primary care nursing duties, carrying out long term condition reviews, (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc), smears, baby immunisations, taking blood samples and travel vaccines. The post holder will frequently 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, using 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 engages, enables and empowers others and uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement. This will facilitate team working and collaboration within teams and 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.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
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.
To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence-based care principals.
To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programs as required.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
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.
To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence-based care principals.
To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programs as required.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Professional Registration
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
Person Specification
Qualifications & Professional Registration
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
