Job summary
Join the expanding Frailty Team at
Townships 1 Primary Care Network as a Nurse and make a real difference in the
care of frail and elderly patients. You will work within a supportive
multidisciplinary team to provide high quality care, focusing on long term
conditions, wound care, and proactive follow up after hospital discharge.
If you are a dedicated and
compassionate nurse with experience in frailty care, apply today!
We welcome applicants seeking employment for 28 - 32 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
As
a Nurse in the frailty team, you will provide high-quality nursing care to
frail and elderly patients, focusing on managing long-term conditions, wound
care, and supporting proactive hospital discharge reviews. You will work within
a multidisciplinary team, liaising with GPs, nurses, paramedics, pharmacy
technicians, and voluntary services to ensure integrated care for complex
patients.
About us
Townships
1 Primary Care Network is a forward-thinking PCN covering 5 GP practices that
have worked hard to balance the benefits afforded by traditional ways of
working in local practices with the innovation potential that working at a PCN
scale brings. The PCN successfully applied to be a site for the NHSE PCN test
site program, which started in October 2024.
Locally,
there is a low turnover of staff in practices and the PCN. Townships 1 PCN has
a wide variety of staff, including a well-established social prescribing team,
a paramedic with an interest in advanced care planning, an OT who has led our
proactive approach to frailty, pharmacy professionals, first-contact physio,
health coaches, and effective care coordinator. There are strong relationships
between the local practices and a substantial history of collaborative
working.
The
NHSE test site pilot will increase clinical staffing across the PCN by 10% and
allow us to test new working methods. We are particularly interested in
building on our approach to proactive care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver
high-quality nursing care to frail and elderly patients, focusing on long-term
condition reviews, wound care, and frailty management.
Work with
colleagues in the frailty team to identify patients who would benefit from
proactive review, What matters to me model.
Provide wound
care support, especially when district nursing services are not accessible.
Conduct proactive
reviews for patients discharged from the hospital, ensuring safe and effective
follow-up care.
Assist with
annual vaccine campaigns for frail patients, flu & covid vaccinations.
Build strong
working relationships with GPs, paramedics, and other members of the frailty
team to ensure integrated care.
Work alongside a
multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive and cohesive patient care.
Liaise with community partners, such as district nursing, palliative care
teams, the voluntary sector, and the Integrated Care Therapy team, to improve
patient and carer outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver
high-quality nursing care to frail and elderly patients, focusing on long-term
condition reviews, wound care, and frailty management.
Work with
colleagues in the frailty team to identify patients who would benefit from
proactive review, What matters to me model.
Provide wound
care support, especially when district nursing services are not accessible.
Conduct proactive
reviews for patients discharged from the hospital, ensuring safe and effective
follow-up care.
Assist with
annual vaccine campaigns for frail patients, flu & covid vaccinations.
Build strong
working relationships with GPs, paramedics, and other members of the frailty
team to ensure integrated care.
Work alongside a
multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive and cohesive patient care.
Liaise with community partners, such as district nursing, palliative care
teams, the voluntary sector, and the Integrated Care Therapy team, to improve
patient and carer outcomes.
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Car driver with access to a vehicle to complete home visits
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management, case management, primary care)
- Nurse prescriber
- Frailty/older people/dementia/palliative care-specific training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of managing frail/ elderly and housebound patients
Desirable
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- Venepuncture
- Medication Reviews
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Car driver with access to a vehicle to complete home visits
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management, case management, primary care)
- Nurse prescriber
- Frailty/older people/dementia/palliative care-specific training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of managing frail/ elderly and housebound patients
Desirable
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- Venepuncture
- Medication Reviews
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
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
Townships 1 PCN
Address
Mosborough Health Centre
34 Queen Street
Mosborough
Sheffield
S20 5BQ
