Job summary
Killamarsh Medical Practice is advertising for
the role of Community Practice Nurse due to retirement.
Are you a nurse prescriber looking for an
innovative role in a forward-thinking, supportive General Practice?
Are you passionate about providing high quality
holistic care for our housebound patients and making a difference to these complex
and sometimes vulnerable individuals?
This role will involve developing relationships
with our housebound patients and taking a holistic approach to their management. The role includes monthly planned
MDT meetings, and you would be expected to lead on these, building
relationships with GPs, adult social care, Community Rapid Response services
and therapy services.
The postholder will act autonomously within
their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face-to-face,
telephone consultations, and home visits.
The postholder is supported by our experienced
Community Care Co-ordinator who has significantly evolved the Team over the
last 5 years. The postholder will operate within their own
sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert
professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring
clinical safety and excellence. They will also be supported in their role by the
GPs in the Practice.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in a
community setting working in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, using a range of assessment
methods as appropriate.
- Provide
highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal nursing practice e.g.
care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track or urgent cancer).
- Diagnose and manage patients presenting with a
range of acute and chronic medical conditions, including drug and non-drug
based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Initiate,
evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing
medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice, and care.
- Implement and evaluate individual
specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients
health.
- Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary
practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as
necessary.
- Request diagnostic investigations and interpret
within agreed protocols (e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc).
- Prescribing and reviewing medication that is
appropriate to patient needs.
- Carry out clinical practice at an advanced
level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to
deliver appropriate and safe care in accordance with NSF/NICE guidelines.
About us
Killamarsh
Medical Practice is a forward thinking, dynamic, Practice located within the
North-East Derbyshire Primary Care Network (PCN). We have one main site and cover 2 Care Homes
within the local community.
We have a list size
of approximately 8,500 patients, and have a friendly and supportive Practice
team with a real commitment to high quality patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A housebound patient
is someone unable to leave their home due to physical or mental illness. It
includes people living in their own home or a care home. These patients tend to
have complex health and social care needs. Being housebound can be a permanent
or temporary situation. You will provide planned care and urgent care. If
someone is housebound and needs a service, you will help deliver it.
The
postholder will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice
providing care for patients face-to-face, telephone consultations and home
visits.
The
postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed
acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to
patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The
practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients
accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the
appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge, and competencies
as a Clinical Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging
patients as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A housebound patient
is someone unable to leave their home due to physical or mental illness. It
includes people living in their own home or a care home. These patients tend to
have complex health and social care needs. Being housebound can be a permanent
or temporary situation. You will provide planned care and urgent care. If
someone is housebound and needs a service, you will help deliver it.
The
postholder will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice
providing care for patients face-to-face, telephone consultations and home
visits.
The
postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed
acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to
patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The
practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients
accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the
appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge, and competencies
as a Clinical Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging
patients as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice within the four pillars.
- Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level.
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse.
- Practical understanding of Primary Care and Community Services.
- Experience of SystmOne.
- Experience in management of long-term conditions, older people with complex needs, and end-of-life.
- Experience of participating in a multi-professional team.
- Experience of working autonomously in a community setting.
Other requirements
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Occupational Health clearance.
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role.
- Access to own transport with business insurance and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis.
- Competent with using Microsoft Office software.
- Highly organised.
- Flexibility.
- Resilient.
- Motivated and proactive with a positive approach to challenges.
- Adaptable to change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council or Registered.
- Paramedic with HCPC recognised Qualification.
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet.
Desirable
- Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 (refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice).
- Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020.
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register.
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level.
- Qualified triage nurse.
- Minor illness qualification.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience and understanding of ECGs, chaperone procedure, requesting and processing pathology tests, hypertension, asthma, CHD, womens' health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc).
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Polite and confident, flexible, and cooperative.
- Motivated, forward thinker.
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
- High levels of integrity and loyalty.
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure and/or in stressful situations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice within the four pillars.
- Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level.
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse.
- Practical understanding of Primary Care and Community Services.
- Experience of SystmOne.
- Experience in management of long-term conditions, older people with complex needs, and end-of-life.
- Experience of participating in a multi-professional team.
- Experience of working autonomously in a community setting.
Other requirements
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Occupational Health clearance.
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role.
- Access to own transport with business insurance and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis.
- Competent with using Microsoft Office software.
- Highly organised.
- Flexibility.
- Resilient.
- Motivated and proactive with a positive approach to challenges.
- Adaptable to change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council or Registered.
- Paramedic with HCPC recognised Qualification.
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet.
Desirable
- Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 (refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice).
- Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020.
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register.
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level.
- Qualified triage nurse.
- Minor illness qualification.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience and understanding of ECGs, chaperone procedure, requesting and processing pathology tests, hypertension, asthma, CHD, womens' health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc).
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Polite and confident, flexible, and cooperative.
- Motivated, forward thinker.
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
- High levels of integrity and loyalty.
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure and/or in stressful situations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
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).
