Career Start Practice Nurse

CBC Health

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Job summary

CBC Health Federation are looking for Five Career Start Practice Nurses to work within our Primary Care Networks across Gateshead.

We are a not-for-profit company with a wide and diverse portfolio of services that we deliver as an NHS provider.We are looking for five enthusiastic, friendly, outgoing and approachable registered nurses who are new to Primary Care Nursing to develop their clinical and patient care skills as a General Practice Nurse.

If you are looking to start your career in Primary Care nursing in a supportive developmental role, please apply. To find out more about the role or for an informal chat, please contact Nicola McDougal, Strategic Workforce Development Lead at nicola.mcdougal@nhs.net.

Interviews to be held week commencing 9th October 2023

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.

About us

Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd are based on Team Valley serving Primary Care in Gateshead and the wider North East footprint. As a not-for-profit provider we reinvest any surplus to improve services for our patients in Gateshead and support our GP's and Primary Care Networks to deliver the highest quality services.

As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinical services we are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heart of what we do, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. We have company values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the way we work together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of our staff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.

Many of our roles are available with the NHS pension scheme and transferable service is recognised from previous NHS employment as appropriate. We offer competitive rates of pay and out of hours enhancements and have a fully integrated reward and recognition system. We have just been awarded our Bronze "Better Health at Work Award" where we have demonstrated our commitment to supporting our workforce to keep well at work and we are now working to achieve the silver award.

If you are looking for something new, fancy a change, and are passionate about delivering quality services drop us a line or get your application form filled in.

What are you waiting for?

If you'd like to know more, please contact us on 0191 4977710

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,407 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0154-23-0011

Job locations

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Nursing Degree
  • Valid NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of engaging with a range of partners and stakeholders, including patients
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional organisational skills
  • Building and maintaining relationships.
  • Ambition to develop role in primary care
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Autonomous and team worker
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Reflective practitioner
  • Flexible/adaptable
  • Self-motivation and self-direction
  • A can do attitude to problem solving
  • Able to travel independently across the Borough to fulfil the requirements of the post

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of NHS
  • Placement experience within Primary Care
  • Knowledge of Gatesheads health and care system
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Nursing Degree
  • Valid NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of engaging with a range of partners and stakeholders, including patients
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional organisational skills
  • Building and maintaining relationships.
  • Ambition to develop role in primary care
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Autonomous and team worker
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Reflective practitioner
  • Flexible/adaptable
  • Self-motivation and self-direction
  • A can do attitude to problem solving
  • Able to travel independently across the Borough to fulfil the requirements of the post

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of NHS
  • Placement experience within Primary Care
  • Knowledge of Gatesheads health and care system

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

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

CBC Health

Address

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Employer's website

http://www.cbchealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

CBC Health

Address

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Employer's website

http://www.cbchealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Strategic Workforce Development Lead

Nicola McDougal

nicola.mcdougal@nhs.net

01914977710

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,407 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0154-23-0011

Job locations

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


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