Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Nurse - General Practice

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Job summary

Royal Primary Care Brooklyn - Heanor - Practice Nurse Vacancy

We have an opportunity for 1 x full-time Practice Nurse based at our Royal Primary Care Brooklyn site, in Heanor. You will join a growing establishment committed to being a flagship organisation and an at scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands. If you are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about delivering the highest quality nursing care, keeping patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

The RPC Brooklyn site is ideally situated between Derby and Nottingham and has been serving the healthcare needs of the local community for over 120 years.

37.5 hours - RPC Brooklyn, Heanor

This is an excellent opportunity to join a different kind of GP practice, an innovative, forward thinking training practice with a strong commitment to improving our community's health and addressing inequalities.

Main duties of the job

We have a team of 171 people dedicated to our patients, working across 3 sectors covering Chesterfield, Clay Cross and Heanor. Our Practice Nurses are essential to ensuring that we always provide an outstanding level of nursing care to our patients.

You will work collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary sector team of clinicians to meet the needs of our patients; delivering the highest standards of patient care. You will undertake a diverse range of nursing assessments and provide the appropriate care / treatment according to patient needs, striving to improve standards of care and enhancing nursing services within the practice.

Depending on experience, Long Term Chronic Disease management will also form a large part of the role as well as the mentoring of our Healthcare Assistants, Assistant Practitioners, Nurse Associate Students and RGN Student Nurses. Knowledge of the GMS contract e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework, will be valuable to the post.

About us

Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care is a division of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, providing primary care services for over 50,000 patients and aspiring to be an exceptional provider of family medicine dedicated to our patients and community. Being part of a larger organisation brings about many benefits. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your wellbeing is key to our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

Date posted

11 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience £32,934 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-RPC-4915041

Job locations

RPC Brooklyn

Mansfield Road

Heanor

DE75 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

access to our annual staff survey.

*(Please note that this is NOT Agenda for Change, however we have competency bands that we match to appropriate roles/skill levels)

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

access to our annual staff survey.

*(Please note that this is NOT Agenda for Change, however we have competency bands that we match to appropriate roles/skill levels)

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse
Registered qualification level, diploma or above
Evidence of a commitment to continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Experience of dealing with the public in a respectful and professional manner
Experience of a multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management
Listed core nursing skills as identified in the job summary and description
Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, including confident telephone triage consultations
Knowledge and understanding of current local and national developments and initiatives in health care, quality standards and practice development
Safely assess and develop risk management procedures and protocols
Implement strategies for quality assurance and audit
Evidence of innovative practice and reflection

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards developing personal nursing skills, and be excited to nurture and mentor other members of the team
Excellent time management skills and professional appearance and approach
Able to work on own initiative without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities within the boundaries of the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse
Registered qualification level, diploma or above
Evidence of a commitment to continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Experience of dealing with the public in a respectful and professional manner
Experience of a multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management
Listed core nursing skills as identified in the job summary and description
Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, including confident telephone triage consultations
Knowledge and understanding of current local and national developments and initiatives in health care, quality standards and practice development
Safely assess and develop risk management procedures and protocols
Implement strategies for quality assurance and audit
Evidence of innovative practice and reflection

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards developing personal nursing skills, and be excited to nurture and mentor other members of the team
Excellent time management skills and professional appearance and approach
Able to work on own initiative without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities within the boundaries of the role

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RPC Brooklyn

Mansfield Road

Heanor

DE75 7AL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RPC Brooklyn

Mansfield Road

Heanor

DE75 7AL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)