Practice Nurse
Bay Medical Group
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Job summary
We are looking for a trained and experienced Level 5 Practice Nurse to join our team. If you are a Practice Nurse registered with the NMC then come be part of our friendly team and support the delivery of excellent patient care and improving the health and well being of the people of Morecambe.
The role is for 30 hours per week, working between the hours of 0730 and 20:00 Monday Friday.
The successful candidate will be asked to work at any of our five sites in Morecambe and must be willing to work from any of these sites.
You must be patient- centred and committed to being part of a team providing excellent care and improving the lives of the people of Morecambe.
We offer:
- A supportive team committed to the culture of staff wellbeing
- Regular team meetings
- Opportunity to develop skills
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive induction
- Incremental annual leave scheme starting at 25 days annual leave plus 8 BH, and increasing to 30 days annual leave plus BH after 1 years of service (all pro rata)
- Access to Occupational Sick Pay scheme after one year
- Access to NHS discount scheme
Successful candidates will be required to complete a 6 month probationary period.
Main duties of the job
This role requires consolidation of registrant standards of competence and developing confidence to work alone without direct supervision, undertaking and reporting on autonomous decisions made in practice. It is expected that all newly registered staff or those moving to a general practice setting will have a period of preceptorship. This role requires a developing knowledge of practice nursing in the broadest sense, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support patients with a wide range of conditions to understand and, where possible, take on self-management of their condition. The role requires resilience and the ability to be flexible and adaptable whilst working in general practice or peoples homes and other community settings. Level 5 nurses will be working as part of a primary/community nursing team and will have some responsibility for supervising less experienced or qualified staff and students in community placements. They will be expected to actively contribute to quality assurance processes and service development.
About us
Bay Medical Group is proud to be the general practice serving the population of Morecambe and Heysham. We operate out of 5 sites and deliver general medical services to c54,000 patients.
Formed in 2016/17 by established legacy practices in the town, we are fortunate to be a single at scale provider in a distinct geographical area and as such were able to establish the Primary Care Network (PCN) for Morecambe and Heysham in July 2019, with Bay Medical Group as the only Practice in the PCN.
Our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We have been successfully diversifying our workforce over the past few years and developing pathways which enable our patients to see the right person, at the right time in the right place. As a Practice and PCN we work closely with our Integrated Care Community and other local health, social care and third sector providers to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population.
Bay Medical Group - for happier, healthier people.
Date posted
17 June 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£28,235 to £32,067 a year Salary is based on working full time (FTE) 37.5 hours.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A3044-22-9607
Job locations
1 Heysham Road
Heysham
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 1DA
Employer details
Employer name
Bay Medical Group
Address
1 Heysham Road
Heysham
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 1DA
Employer's website
https://www.baymedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)