Chronic Disease Nurse

Spa Medical Centre

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Job summary

Fancy a change? Join our Innovative Nursing Team.

16 - 20 hours over 2/3 days

You have a unique opportunity to join our high achieving, forward thinking Nursing Team in shaping the future of primary care. We are a friendly, busy, growing GMS practice in Melksham, working from a purpose built Medical Centre. We have a multi skilled team with a wealth of experience and are looking to welcome another Practice Nurse with treatment room skills and chronic disease experience, if possible, to our team.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible to fit in with the needs of the business, staff sickness and annual leave cover.

Main duties of the job

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will work with reference to Practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with the Nurse Manager, Nurse colleagues and the GP Partners.

The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where appropriate, following practice policy, Meds Mgmt, NICE guidance and current legislation.

About us

You will be fully supported by a broad clinical team comprising of GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Health Care Assistants. It is a permanent role. Full induction and training is given. We offer a generous NHS pension scheme, staff uniform, five weeks annual leave and bank holidays pro rata.

We welcome informal visits, so please come and talk to us to find out more about the role. For further information or to arrange a visit please email jane.taliadouros@nhs.net or for more information email our Clinical Nurse Lead j.dalby@nhs.net or telephone 07732 494560.

Date posted

17 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2319-22-8180

Job locations

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities:

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and wellbeing

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long term condition

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition as appropriate

Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long term conditions including non-drug based treatments methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and Practice needs

Review medication and therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based Practice and national and Practice protocols

Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Have a good knowledge of safeguarding policies in relation to both children and adults

Work to maintain and update disease register proactively ensure patients attend appointment

Audit and work on findings re patients who do not attend for chronic disease management

Provide information on long term conditions

Managing and taking action on blood results pathology links

Work with the administration team to co-ordinate the QOF recall system for Chronic Disease

Be responsible for achieving QOF targets directly linked to Chronic Disease

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of care

Managing the long term conditions of patients with appropriate referrals to secondary care

Ensure that any nursing colleagues who are actively involved in the monitoring of any Chronic Disease are working to their potential and have a good understanding of the requirements of the disease

Maintaining infection control standards to minimise the spread of infections among patients and staff including preventative measures, such as hand washing, cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising equipment and partaking in associated infections control audits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities:

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and wellbeing

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long term condition

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition as appropriate

Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long term conditions including non-drug based treatments methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and Practice needs

Review medication and therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based Practice and national and Practice protocols

Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Have a good knowledge of safeguarding policies in relation to both children and adults

Work to maintain and update disease register proactively ensure patients attend appointment

Audit and work on findings re patients who do not attend for chronic disease management

Provide information on long term conditions

Managing and taking action on blood results pathology links

Work with the administration team to co-ordinate the QOF recall system for Chronic Disease

Be responsible for achieving QOF targets directly linked to Chronic Disease

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of care

Managing the long term conditions of patients with appropriate referrals to secondary care

Ensure that any nursing colleagues who are actively involved in the monitoring of any Chronic Disease are working to their potential and have a good understanding of the requirements of the disease

Maintaining infection control standards to minimise the spread of infections among patients and staff including preventative measures, such as hand washing, cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising equipment and partaking in associated infections control audits

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active NMC registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active NMC registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Spa Medical Centre

Address

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Employer's website

https://www.spamedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spa Medical Centre

Address

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Employer's website

https://www.spamedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Nurse

Jo Dalby

j.dalby@nhs.net

07732494560

Date posted

17 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2319-22-8180

Job locations

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


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