Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for managing patients with long-term conditions, using evidence-based practices, with a focus on elderly and housebound patients. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, they will ensure the effective delivery of nursing services to the patient population.
Suttons Wharf Health Centre will provide the post holder with appropriate clinical supervision and ensure access to a designated individual within the organisation for daily advice and support.
Main duties of the job
Managing patients with long-term conditions, including elderly and housebound care, through evidence-based practices.Take responsibility for clinical areas such as infection control, health promotion, chronic disease management, and well-being clinics for both men and women.Actively support the Health Centre management team by contributing to the review and delivery of clinical policies and procedures.
About us
We are a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking Health Centre, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to our diverse community. Our expanding multidisciplinary team provides holistic care to over 19,500 patients in a modern, purpose-built facility located in Tower Hamlets.
Our team includes 6 Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 1 Nurse, 2 Healthcare Assistants, and a comprehensive management and administrative staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Support the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead in managing audits, providing training, supporting the team, and demonstrating compliance to the Partners.
- Collaborate with the Nurse Lead to produce the annual IPC statement.
- Assist in developing, implementing, and integrating an effective care programme for frail and housebound patients registered at the Health Centre.
- Conduct patient assessments to ensure healthcare provision is appropriate and evidence-based.
- Create, implement, and embed health promotion and wellness programmes.
- Develop and evaluate individual care plans for chronic disease patients, supporting their health and wellbeing.
- Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions to prevent negative health outcomes.
- Provide routine nursing care, based on clinical evidence, NICE, and NSF guidelines, as needed.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions as required.
- Prescribe medications within the scope of practice and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
- Review patient medications to enhance adherence and support safe usage.
- Offer advice to patients on prescribed and over-the-counter medications, including dosage and potential side effects.
- Coordinate travel medicine services.
- Request pathology services and handle pathology results as required.
- Oversee chronic disease clinics, providing necessary patient care and referring to secondary/specialist services as needed.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in compliance with legislation.
- Support the Lead Nurse in ensuring effective use of Snomed codes across the nursing team.
- Oversee the maintenance and use of chronic disease registers.
- Participate in both well-woman and well-man clinics.
- Ensure adherence to the Health Centres chaperone policy.
- Assist GPs with minor surgical procedures when necessary.
- Prioritise health concerns and intervene when appropriate.
- Support the team in managing clinical emergencies.
- Identify, assess, and refer patients with mental health needs.
- Administer vaccination programmes for both adults and children.
- Support patients in understanding and managing their prescribed or over-the-counter medications.
- Collaborate with external services and agencies to ensure appropriate patient support, especially for vulnerable patients.
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately, ensuring safety and adherence to Health Centre scope.
- Support the clinical team in all safeguarding matters, following local and national policies.
- Understand and apply local and Health Centre's policies for substance misuse and addictive behaviors, referring patients when appropriate.
- Deliver health promotion opportunities as they arise.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and reviewing audit protocols and processes, utilising the audit cycle effectively.
- Collaborate with the partners and Lead Practice Nurse to develop, review, and implement nursing protocols.
- Support nursing team members, providing guidance, conducting appraisals, and identifying training needs.
- Engage in local initiatives to enhance patient care and service delivery.
- Support shared learning within the Health Centre to improve patient outcomes.
- Regularly review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
- Participate in significant and near-miss event reviews, using root cause analysis (RCA).
- Assist the Lead Practice Nurse in Coordinating the nursing rota to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient needs.
- Collaborate with the partners and Lead Practice Nurse to Lead planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team to improve service provision.
- Support Health Centre's team members in reviewing and implementing policies and protocols, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Support the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead in managing audits, providing training, supporting the team, and demonstrating compliance to the Partners.
- Collaborate with the Nurse Lead to produce the annual IPC statement.
- Assist in developing, implementing, and integrating an effective care programme for frail and housebound patients registered at the Health Centre.
- Conduct patient assessments to ensure healthcare provision is appropriate and evidence-based.
- Create, implement, and embed health promotion and wellness programmes.
- Develop and evaluate individual care plans for chronic disease patients, supporting their health and wellbeing.
- Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions to prevent negative health outcomes.
- Provide routine nursing care, based on clinical evidence, NICE, and NSF guidelines, as needed.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions as required.
- Prescribe medications within the scope of practice and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
- Review patient medications to enhance adherence and support safe usage.
- Offer advice to patients on prescribed and over-the-counter medications, including dosage and potential side effects.
- Coordinate travel medicine services.
- Request pathology services and handle pathology results as required.
- Oversee chronic disease clinics, providing necessary patient care and referring to secondary/specialist services as needed.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in compliance with legislation.
- Support the Lead Nurse in ensuring effective use of Snomed codes across the nursing team.
- Oversee the maintenance and use of chronic disease registers.
- Participate in both well-woman and well-man clinics.
- Ensure adherence to the Health Centres chaperone policy.
- Assist GPs with minor surgical procedures when necessary.
- Prioritise health concerns and intervene when appropriate.
- Support the team in managing clinical emergencies.
- Identify, assess, and refer patients with mental health needs.
- Administer vaccination programmes for both adults and children.
- Support patients in understanding and managing their prescribed or over-the-counter medications.
- Collaborate with external services and agencies to ensure appropriate patient support, especially for vulnerable patients.
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately, ensuring safety and adherence to Health Centre scope.
- Support the clinical team in all safeguarding matters, following local and national policies.
- Understand and apply local and Health Centre's policies for substance misuse and addictive behaviors, referring patients when appropriate.
- Deliver health promotion opportunities as they arise.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and reviewing audit protocols and processes, utilising the audit cycle effectively.
- Collaborate with the partners and Lead Practice Nurse to develop, review, and implement nursing protocols.
- Support nursing team members, providing guidance, conducting appraisals, and identifying training needs.
- Engage in local initiatives to enhance patient care and service delivery.
- Support shared learning within the Health Centre to improve patient outcomes.
- Regularly review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
- Participate in significant and near-miss event reviews, using root cause analysis (RCA).
- Assist the Lead Practice Nurse in Coordinating the nursing rota to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient needs.
- Collaborate with the partners and Lead Practice Nurse to Lead planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team to improve service provision.
- Support Health Centre's team members in reviewing and implementing policies and protocols, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and co-operative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Desirable
- Motivated, forward thinker Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively utilise resources
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
- Nurse prescriber Family planning qualification
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Wound care, removal of sutures, and staples
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- Venepuncture
- New patient medical assessments
- Requesting pathology tests, processing results, and advising patients
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and relevant policies
- Recording accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within scope of practice and refer to GPs when needed
- Chaperoning procedures
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Administering immunisations (routine, childhood, and travel)
- Chronic disease management
- Spirometry
Desirable
- Travel medicine
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and co-operative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Desirable
- Motivated, forward thinker Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively utilise resources
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
- Nurse prescriber Family planning qualification
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Wound care, removal of sutures, and staples
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- Venepuncture
- New patient medical assessments
- Requesting pathology tests, processing results, and advising patients
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and relevant policies
- Recording accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within scope of practice and refer to GPs when needed
- Chaperoning procedures
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Administering immunisations (routine, childhood, and travel)
- Chronic disease management
- Spirometry
Desirable
- Travel medicine
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
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).
