Job summary
This job is a part-time position, but
full-time hours may be considered for a candidate with the appropriate
additional skills. Details will be discussed during the interview.
Hours worked during practice hours 8am 6.30pm
Are you an experienced Nurse
professional with advanced skills in complex wound care?
This is a new role so an exciting
time to join North Cumbria Primary care and add real value to the service and
patient care.
We are a friendly and
supportive team looking for a highly motivated Enhanced Practitioner who possesses extensive wound care experience to join
our primary care team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact
on patient care, delivering expert assessment, treatment, and management of
complex wounds, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and surgical
wounds.
Main duties of the job
Responsible
for ensuring that all patients attending the practice for wound care are
effectively and efficiently triaged, clearly identifying those that need to be
seen as a priority and that patients are seen by the right staff member with
the appropriate level of competence.
Make
and receive referrals for patients with compromised tissue viability, from
nurses, general practitioners, consultants and other health professional.
Be
available to offer expert advice on all aspects of wound care, providing
clinical advice and support to staff in meeting the standards and protocols in
delivery of care.
Provide ongoing assessment and management of venous disease.
Assess for and advise on compression bandaging and hosiery.
To
assess selected patients, taking a full comprehensible history, carrying out
comprehensive clinical examinations, making diagnosis, and providing treatment
where necessary.
To
be responsible for the follow up of the patients under their care.
Ability to use diagnostic tests where appropriate for example the Doppler.
Be
available to offer expert advice to other clinical staff on all aspects of
wound management, providing clinical advice and support to staff in meeting the
standards in the delivery of care.
Attend educational classes in relevant areas and effective wound
management and keep up to date with current changes new advances/treatment in
wound care.
About us
North Cumbria
Primary Care Ltd (NCPC) is an innovative not for profit social enterprise,
established to create a network of great surgeries which sustains and supports
the development of general practice across the local area. We enable our member
general practices to continue to operate as local family practices with the
benefit of a large and robust infrastructure to provide support. Primary Care
in Workington is currently going through a major transformational redesign of
our clinical model to develop and sustain primary care services, support new
ways of working to increase efficiency and improve patient experience of the
services we deliver
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Enhanced
Practitioner will have highly developed specialist skills and advanced
knowledge in complex wound management and will have significant clinical experience
in this area. As an autonomous practitioner they will undertake independent
consultations with patients attending with specific symptoms within the post holders
specialist scope of practice. They will assess, examine, investigate, diagnose,
treat, and follow up patients as required.
The Enhanced Practitioner
will use clinical decision making within a scope of practice and be responsible
for leading wound care in the Practice. You will be an expert resource for
practice staff and will ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation
to all aspects of tissue viability including leg ulcer management.
The enhanced level
of practice includes freedom to act and practise is autonomous within the
professional scope of practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Enhanced
Practitioner will have highly developed specialist skills and advanced
knowledge in complex wound management and will have significant clinical experience
in this area. As an autonomous practitioner they will undertake independent
consultations with patients attending with specific symptoms within the post holders
specialist scope of practice. They will assess, examine, investigate, diagnose,
treat, and follow up patients as required.
The Enhanced Practitioner
will use clinical decision making within a scope of practice and be responsible
for leading wound care in the Practice. You will be an expert resource for
practice staff and will ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation
to all aspects of tissue viability including leg ulcer management.
The enhanced level
of practice includes freedom to act and practise is autonomous within the
professional scope of practice.
Person Specification
Job related requirements
Essential
- Have the ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to be flexible and responsive to service need
- Excellent attendance record
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Must be personable, polite and approachable
- Must be a team player
- Able to work under pressure and remain calm
- Adaptable to change
- Aware of own limitations
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills are essential
Professional Knowledge
Essential
- Proven experience in managing complex and chronic wounds
- Advanced nursing skills in the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients with wound management needs
- Ability to manage patients who have complex dressings
- Working independently and autonomously within their own scope of practice
- Excellent communication (orally and written) and listening skills
- Effective time management skills
- To have experienced IT skills
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Ability to plan own day to day work schedule
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to effectively manage challenging behaviour and or conflict
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting would be beneficial
- Knowledge in EMIS and Accurx systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification
- NMC registered
- V150 Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribing qualification
- Significant experience and qualifications related to their specialist area i.e. leg ulcer management, tissue viability
- Clinical assessment and consultation skills or equivalent masters modules
Desirable
- V300 independent prescribing qualification or be required to undertake this following successful completion of probationary period
Person Specification
Job related requirements
Essential
- Have the ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to be flexible and responsive to service need
- Excellent attendance record
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Must be personable, polite and approachable
- Must be a team player
- Able to work under pressure and remain calm
- Adaptable to change
- Aware of own limitations
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills are essential
Professional Knowledge
Essential
- Proven experience in managing complex and chronic wounds
- Advanced nursing skills in the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients with wound management needs
- Ability to manage patients who have complex dressings
- Working independently and autonomously within their own scope of practice
- Excellent communication (orally and written) and listening skills
- Effective time management skills
- To have experienced IT skills
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Ability to plan own day to day work schedule
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to effectively manage challenging behaviour and or conflict
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting would be beneficial
- Knowledge in EMIS and Accurx systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification
- NMC registered
- V150 Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribing qualification
- Significant experience and qualifications related to their specialist area i.e. leg ulcer management, tissue viability
- Clinical assessment and consultation skills or equivalent masters modules
Desirable
- V300 independent prescribing qualification or be required to undertake this following successful completion of probationary period
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).
