Job summary
This is a
fantastic opportunity for a motivated and compassionate Practice Nurse wishing
to work within the Initial Assessment Centre for Asylum seekers and refugees. This
is a new and exciting role within Brownlow Healths Asylum Service which you
will be able to shape and develop. The role of the Practice Nurse will involve initial
assessment and history taking of both child and adult asylum seekers and
refugees, health screening for communicable disease and administration of child
and adult vaccines and immunisations. You will be an important member of our Multi -Disciplinary
Team sharing your knowledge and expertise to ensure patients receive the best
possible care in the right place at the right time.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse
role will support a multi-disciplinary team in providing care for Inclusion Health groups. Brownlow is the
largest provider of care to asylum seekers and refugees in the city and already
has bespoke services in place.
The Practice Nurse will work from The Initial Assessment
Centre (IAC) at Birley Court, which will run as an extension of Brownlow Health.
The role will include initial patient assessment and history taking,
venepuncture, immunisation, and vaccination and onward referral to appropriate
services. Interpreting support will be provided. This is a new role which you
will be able to shape and develop.
We require
applicants whose native language is not English to demonstrate their competence
in the English language. This can be
demonstrated by:
-
Providing
Certification of English proficiency
-
During interview
should you be invited to attend
About us
Brownlow Health is a large GP training practice committed to supporting
our team and developing our services. We have a diverse practice population
over seven sites in the vibrant City of Liverpool. This post is to work in the
Asylum Centre at Birley Court.
We offer a wide variety of specialist services, including Homelessness,
Asylum Seekers/Refugees, Care homes, Student health, Sexual health, Obesity and
Frailty and have a large multi -disciplinary team of Nurses, GPs, Pharmacists,
Care-co-ordinators, 1st contact physios, Social prescribers, Health coaches,
Drugs worker etc.
We have a large supportive nursing team of over 40, managed by three
Nurse Managers and a Nurse Partner. Whilst we offer inhouse Clinical
supervision and mentorship, we are happy to support external supervision to
meet your needs as a specialist practitioner.
Brownlow prides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a
dedicated staff wellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and
incentives including flexible working and paid study leave plus generous study
allowance.
This is a part-time position over 3 days but full time can be considered
if preference was to also work within one of our other practice sites.
Salary and Annual leave in line with Agenda for Change.
For more information please contact: BrownlowHR@livgp.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively, using freedom to exercise judgement about actions while accepting professional accountability and responsibility.
Initial new patient health assessment, adults and children working within clinics in the Initial Assessment Centre as well as outreach clinics.
Liaising with and assisting members of the clinical and wider multi -disciplinary team
Screening for communicable diseases and give appropriate health promotion advice
Cervical Screening - Following Public health guidance on training requirements.
- Please see attached job description for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively, using freedom to exercise judgement about actions while accepting professional accountability and responsibility.
Initial new patient health assessment, adults and children working within clinics in the Initial Assessment Centre as well as outreach clinics.
Liaising with and assisting members of the clinical and wider multi -disciplinary team
Screening for communicable diseases and give appropriate health promotion advice
Cervical Screening - Following Public health guidance on training requirements.
- Please see attached job description for more details
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Clinical leadership
- Clinical skills e.g cervical cytology, immunisation, and vaccination
- Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
- Screening for communicable diseases
- A complete finisher.
- Resilience and drive
- Personal and professional integrity and confidence.
- Flexibility
- Self-starter
- Resourceful
- Strong facilitating skills
- Calm and resolute under pressure.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- High workload capacity and capable of sustained effort over a long period.
- Effective delegator
- Political awareness.
- I.T skills
Qualifications
Desirable
- NMC specialist Community Practitioner Qualification Practice Nurse
- NMC Mentorship Qualification
- Successful completion of post registration accredited foundation course in general practice
Experience
Essential
- NMC specialist Community Practitioner Qualification Practice Nurse
- NMC Mentorship Qualification
- Successful completion of post registration accredited foundation course in general practice
- Minimum 12months experience of working within a GP practice
- Experience of nurse led management of long-term conditions
- Audit Experience
- Drugs and alcohol experience
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local and wider area
- Knowledge of the safeguarding childrens and adults policies and procedures and how to apply these
Desirable
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of working with adults with mental health problems
- Experience of working with Vulnerable adults
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Clinical leadership
- Clinical skills e.g cervical cytology, immunisation, and vaccination
- Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
- Screening for communicable diseases
- A complete finisher.
- Resilience and drive
- Personal and professional integrity and confidence.
- Flexibility
- Self-starter
- Resourceful
- Strong facilitating skills
- Calm and resolute under pressure.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- High workload capacity and capable of sustained effort over a long period.
- Effective delegator
- Political awareness.
- I.T skills
Qualifications
Desirable
- NMC specialist Community Practitioner Qualification Practice Nurse
- NMC Mentorship Qualification
- Successful completion of post registration accredited foundation course in general practice
Experience
Essential
- NMC specialist Community Practitioner Qualification Practice Nurse
- NMC Mentorship Qualification
- Successful completion of post registration accredited foundation course in general practice
- Minimum 12months experience of working within a GP practice
- Experience of nurse led management of long-term conditions
- Audit Experience
- Drugs and alcohol experience
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local and wider area
- Knowledge of the safeguarding childrens and adults policies and procedures and how to apply these
Desirable
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of working with adults with mental health problems
- Experience of working with Vulnerable adults
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).
