Practice Nurse

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION - Fixed Term Contract until March 2027

Post: Practice Nurse / Community Outreach Target Demand Management (TDM)

Pay: £19.78-£20.88 dependent on experience

Hours: Full, Part and Bank Hours Available

Accountable to: Head of Clinical Workforce

Reportable to: Clinical Manager

Base: Work will be undertaken on our Mobile Unit with a base of Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW

Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted:

To provide proactive reviews and support for patients with CVD and / or COPD in line with clinical competence and local pathways

Undertake holistic health assessments, identifying physical, mental and social needs

Deliver health prevention and health promotion interventions including lifestyle advice (alcohol, smoking, diet and physical activity), weight management and wellbeing support, Opportunistic screening and vaccination advice

Identify unmet needs and escalating health concerns, taking appropriate actions

Deliver care within the mobile clinical unit adapting consultations to a community-based environment

Support people who present to the mobile unit by providing assessment and advise where appropriate, signposting and referring to the most suitable service when out the scope of practice and offering reassurance, health information and ongoing support

Promote self-management and empower patients to engage with health services

Accurately record all activity, assessments and outcomes on EMIS using appropriate clinical coding and templates

Maintain confidentiality and data protection standards

Maintain Current NMC registration adhering to the NMC code of conduct

Work autonomously withing scope of practice, escalating concerns appropriately

Participate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development

Contribute to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives

Multidisciplinary Working

Work collaboratively with other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing, Housing Intervention teams.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). For Driver positions you will also be required to undertake a Driver check.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Willing / able to attend appropriate training
• Commitment to own personal development
• Able to exercise initiative in organisation and prioritising
• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Basic IT skills Enthusiastic and committed about the role
• Flexible
• Promote the Service with its ever expansion
• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Desirable

• Willing to try new IT systems in the future for consultations

Experience

Essential

• Long Term Condition Monitoring
• Working in Primary Care / GP Practice
• Ability to use EMIS computer system
• Health Promotion
• Understanding of health inequalities and the core20Plus5 priorities

Desirable

• Experience of a multi-disciplinary approach to working
• Experience in case management
• Experience of working with socioeconomically disadvantaged populations

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• NMC
• 2 years post qualification
• Long term condition qualifications Respiratory, CVD
• Venepuncture
• Feno Testing
• Spirometry accreditation

Desirable

• NMP v300 prescriber
• Other Long Term Condition qualifications

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).