Job summary
Tudor House Medical Practice is a family friendly GP
practice in Sherwood, Nottingham. We
have a list size of 7000 patients and are looking to recruit a new practice nurse to
join our team.
Why come to work at Tudor House? We offer a friendly, supportive working
environment with a commitment to providing ongoing professional development
with scope to develop areas of own interest/expertise. You will be supported by a skilled team of
GPs, nurses, a varied multi-disciplinary team along with an excellent
non-clinical team all based in 1 building no split site working. The clinical
team meet regularly and you will have the opportunity to contribute and learn
from the team.
We can offer flexibility across the working hours of the practice; we are open Mon & Tues 07.30 19.00 and Wed-Fri 08.00 18.30. Shift patterns can be developed to suit the individual applicant dependant upon their experience and level of supervision required.
The vacancy is for up to 37 hours and we would be interested to hear from applicants who are looking for up to full time but equally if you are more interested in less hours please indicate this on your application.
We would welcome applications from experienced practice nurses however, in conjunction with De Montfort University we can offer a full training package for any nurse looking to move in to Primary Care from another setting. This will include training to deliver the full range of services needed from our practice nurse team.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of our nursing team to deliver all core and Enhanced Primary care nursing services e.g. immunisations, cytology, ECGs, venepuncture, wound care, ear irrigation and long term condition management. You will also have the opportunity to assist our GPs with minor surgery.
The nursing team undertake home visits for housebound patients needing venepuncture, routine vaccinations and chronic disease management. You will need to have a full driving licence and have access to a car at least 1 day per week to support the team with this.
About us
Informal visits/chats are encouraged so please feel free to
call us on 0115 9260010 and ask for Tricia (Practice Manager) or Nichola (Lead
Nurse).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
To provide and
maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing
nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare
team. The duties will include all tasks
normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed
between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current
training.
Full details are in the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
To provide and
maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing
nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare
team. The duties will include all tasks
normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed
between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current
training.
Full details are in the attached job description
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care and recording spirometry
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Desirable
- Awareness of the NHS Long Term Plan and Transforming Nursing Plan to develop a general practice nursing role for the future.
- Knowledge of VCSE and community services in the PCN
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Training
- Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
- Minimum 2 years experience post registration.
- Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
- Chronic disease management qualifications.
- Competence to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
- Understanding of health and safety issues.
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Desirable
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
- Undertaken mentorship training.
Personal Attributes and Qualities
Essential
- Driving licence and access to own car for home visits
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Able to work from an asset based approach, building on existing community and personal assets
- Able to provide leadership and finish work tasks
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
- Commitment to collaborative working with all local agencies (including local health networks, voluntary organisations and community groups)
- Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative
- Knowledge of, and ability to work to, policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, information governance and health and safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care and recording spirometry
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Desirable
- Awareness of the NHS Long Term Plan and Transforming Nursing Plan to develop a general practice nursing role for the future.
- Knowledge of VCSE and community services in the PCN
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Training
- Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
- Minimum 2 years experience post registration.
- Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
- Chronic disease management qualifications.
- Competence to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
- Understanding of health and safety issues.
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Desirable
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
- Undertaken mentorship training.
Personal Attributes and Qualities
Essential
- Driving licence and access to own car for home visits
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Able to work from an asset based approach, building on existing community and personal assets
- Able to provide leadership and finish work tasks
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
- Commitment to collaborative working with all local agencies (including local health networks, voluntary organisations and community groups)
- Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative
- Knowledge of, and ability to work to, policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, information governance and health and safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
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.
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
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).
