Job summary
We’re looking to recruit a Senior Practice Nurse who can lead, support and be an excellent role
model for our nursing team. If you’re an enthusiastic, forward-thinking General Practice Nurse
with appropriate clinical skills, knowledge and experience seeking a role where you can really
make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for more detail
- Oversee & provide proficient clinical assessment, screening, health education and clinical care to patients
- Utilise sensitive & appropriate communication styles
- Maintain accurate, complete records
- Use effective time-management strategies
- Participate in the delivery of scheduled immunisation & vaccination programmes
- Promote & develop nursing excellence in women’s health
- Work in conjunction with our Middlewood TVN to deliver excellence in wound care
- Be responsible for ensuring chronic disease management programmes are delivered safely & effectively
- Oversee and ensure specific programmes are in place for the screening & nursing management of patients with respiratory & cardiovascular conditions
- Help identify & effectively manage patients with pre-diabetes
- Support & develop effective healthy eating and weight management programmes
- Develop & enhance opportunities for nurses to participate in minor illness & ailment pathways
- Establish innovative ways of working with the wider multi-disciplinary team & care community
- Identify and promote new & innovative strategies to supportMental health & Children/Young People’s access to services
About us
Please see attached Recruitment Pack for more information
If you’re interested in working for a committed, responsive practice that values every member of
its team, then the Middlewood Partnership is for you.
We’re a single practice Primary Care Network (PCN) – that makes us one multi-disciplinary team
who all work together, contributing our particular skills and experience, to provide the best
possible care to our 34,000 patients across the villages of Bollington, Disley and Poynton.
And we love what we do!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more detail
Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversee and provide proficient clinical assessment, screening, health education and clinical care to patients ensuring clinical nursing practice is patient centred and evidence-based
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive and appropriate communication styles,
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Use effective time-management strategies to prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Participate in the delivery of scheduled immunisation and vaccination programmes for both adults and children, as appropriate.
- To promote and develop nursing excellence in women’s health, with particular reference to safe cervical screening processes, nurse-led sexual health initiatives, contraception and HRT programmes, as appropriate
· Work in conjunction with our Middlewood TVN and the wider nursing team to promote and deliver excellence in wound care
- Be responsible for ensuring chronic disease management programmes are delivered in a safe effective and efficient manner, working with recall teams to ensure timely and effective reviews meet QOF requirements.
- Oversee and ensure specific programmes are in place for the screening and nursing management of patients with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions:- Florey remote assessments and face to face consultations- Asthma and COPD, +/- spirometry- Cardiovascular risk assessment and management of cholesterol and hypertension
- Help identify and effectively manage patients with pre-diabetes, ensuring timely interventions to promote health and well-being
- Support and develop effective healthy eating and weight management programmes for our practice population
- Develop and enhance opportunities for nurses to participate in minor illness and ailment pathways with support of the GP team
- To establish innovative ways of working with the wider multi-disciplinary team and care community
- Identify and promote new and innovative strategies to support- Mental health- Children and Young People’s access to services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more detail
Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversee and provide proficient clinical assessment, screening, health education and clinical care to patients ensuring clinical nursing practice is patient centred and evidence-based
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive and appropriate communication styles,
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Use effective time-management strategies to prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Participate in the delivery of scheduled immunisation and vaccination programmes for both adults and children, as appropriate.
- To promote and develop nursing excellence in women’s health, with particular reference to safe cervical screening processes, nurse-led sexual health initiatives, contraception and HRT programmes, as appropriate
· Work in conjunction with our Middlewood TVN and the wider nursing team to promote and deliver excellence in wound care
- Be responsible for ensuring chronic disease management programmes are delivered in a safe effective and efficient manner, working with recall teams to ensure timely and effective reviews meet QOF requirements.
- Oversee and ensure specific programmes are in place for the screening and nursing management of patients with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions:- Florey remote assessments and face to face consultations- Asthma and COPD, +/- spirometry- Cardiovascular risk assessment and management of cholesterol and hypertension
- Help identify and effectively manage patients with pre-diabetes, ensuring timely interventions to promote health and well-being
- Support and develop effective healthy eating and weight management programmes for our practice population
- Develop and enhance opportunities for nurses to participate in minor illness and ailment pathways with support of the GP team
- To establish innovative ways of working with the wider multi-disciplinary team and care community
- Identify and promote new and innovative strategies to support- Mental health- Children and Young People’s access to services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Appropriate Qualifications/Diplomas/Certificates for any declared special interests
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years in a General Practice Nursing role
- Evidence of continuing professional development pertinent to Primary Care Nursing
- Evidence of working in a supervisory capacity/ Team Leader role
Desirable
- Proficient in core practice nursing skills
- Experience of using EMIS web
- Experience of using other Online systems, eg AskMyGP, AccuRx, remote consultation, MS Teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Competent in practice nursing duties required for the post (including diabetes and respiratory experience)
- Evidence of achievements in previous nursing roles which demonstrate innovation, leadership and good communication
Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop nursing skills in self and others
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
- Ability to work as part of a multi-skilled team
- Articulate in both spoken and written word
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work in a changing environment
- Able to use own initiative
- Car user and able to travel between practice sites
- Flexibility and willingness to travel between practice bases
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Appropriate Qualifications/Diplomas/Certificates for any declared special interests
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years in a General Practice Nursing role
- Evidence of continuing professional development pertinent to Primary Care Nursing
- Evidence of working in a supervisory capacity/ Team Leader role
Desirable
- Proficient in core practice nursing skills
- Experience of using EMIS web
- Experience of using other Online systems, eg AskMyGP, AccuRx, remote consultation, MS Teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Competent in practice nursing duties required for the post (including diabetes and respiratory experience)
- Evidence of achievements in previous nursing roles which demonstrate innovation, leadership and good communication
Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop nursing skills in self and others
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
- Ability to work as part of a multi-skilled team
- Articulate in both spoken and written word
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work in a changing environment
- Able to use own initiative
- Car user and able to travel between practice sites
- Flexibility and willingness to travel between practice bases
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
