Job summary
Are you
An innovative, motivated, positive and proactive Nurse looking for a new challenge?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced organisation with a growing team with great spirit?
Looking for a new challenge in Practice Nursing
An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse to join our friendly team. Cross site working may be required (Corby sites)
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Practice Nurse is to deliver safe, high quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care.
The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance
About us
Lakeside Healthcare is a large GP partnership that provides NHS care for around 170,000 patients across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. We are made of eight GP practices across 14 sites that are part of their local communities.We work together as practices to provide resilience, sharing learning and professional back-office support services.
Our most important asset is our people, who provide care for our patients and help run our surgeries smoothly. We employ over 500 clinical and non-clinical staff, and we invest in training and developing to ensure that we retain and attract good quality staff who want to stay with us and be part of our team.
About the Practice/Department/Team
Lakeside Healthcare Corby is rated Good by CQC. We have a strong team ethos and believe that including those delivering the service in decisions around how the service works are key to the best patient outcomes so actively engage with all parts of the surgery to achieve this.
We have created a supportive environment through clinical supervision, team and quality meetings and an open and honest working relationship across our team.
We continue to invest in the training and development of our nursing team and recognise the importance of personal as well as organisational development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the post is to deliver safe, high quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the post is to deliver safe, high quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable
- Primary Care Nursing Qualification
- Degree in healthcare/Nursing
- Accredited Diploma level training in chronic disease management
- Clinical supervision training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in a primary care setting
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of managing/dealing with the public/patients
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Proactive in improving and influencing the patient care pathway/journey
- Demonstrates the ability to manage clinical risk and has an understanding of healthcare governance systems
- Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office
Desirable
- Management of long-term conditions
- Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Experience of SystmOne
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable
- Primary Care Nursing Qualification
- Degree in healthcare/Nursing
- Accredited Diploma level training in chronic disease management
- Clinical supervision training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in a primary care setting
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of managing/dealing with the public/patients
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Proactive in improving and influencing the patient care pathway/journey
- Demonstrates the ability to manage clinical risk and has an understanding of healthcare governance systems
- Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office
Desirable
- Management of long-term conditions
- Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Experience of SystmOne
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).
