Nurse Prescriber
East London NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 15 December 2024
Job summary
Nurse Prescriber
Greenhouse Practice is a general practice managed by the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT). It registers patients who are homeless (this encompasses street homeless, hostel dwellers, those in temporary accommodation and those who have no secure housing). Patients register with the practice and are offered a full range of primary care services. The practice is responsible for the delivery of primary care both in the practice and in an outreach setting. In an outreach setting, the practice provides clinics in temporary accommodation settings such as hotels, hostels and shelters looking after a combination of rough sleepers and vulnerably housed service users. We also provide clinics and sessions on a bus in the City & Hackney area where our clinical team will be required to work on a rota basis.
Nurse Prescriber requires a combination of working in the practice and providing outreach sessions for the practice in an integrated care setting. This will ensure that we can deliver an integrated care model with continuity of care to a population facing many inequalities. The successful candidate will be part of the Greenhouse team working to tackle these inequalities and will be working closely alongside The Greenhouse Team which includes GPs, lead Nurse and HCAs.
Main duties of the job
- Nurse Prescriber is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the practice population.
- Nurse Prescriber is accountable for nursing service delivery and they will lead and manage the Health Care Assistant.
- Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based care for patients with long-term conditions, wound care and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients.
- As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making
- Nurse Prescriber will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice.
- Nurse Prescriber will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.
- Nurse Prescriber will build effective working relationships with other health care professionals.
The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent primary health care services within the practice.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Nurse Prescriber JD (Job Description) and Nurse Prescriber PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
The role requires a combination of working in the practice and providing outreach sessionsfor the practice in an integrated care setting. This will ensure that we can deliver anintegrated care model with continuity of care to a population facing many inequalities. Thesuccessful candidate will be part of the Greenhouse team working to tackle theseinequalities and will be working closely alongside the lead Nurse, a Band 4 HCA and a Band3 HCA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Nurse Prescriber JD (Job Description) and Nurse Prescriber PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
The role requires a combination of working in the practice and providing outreach sessionsfor the practice in an integrated care setting. This will ensure that we can deliver anintegrated care model with continuity of care to a population facing many inequalities. Thesuccessful candidate will be part of the Greenhouse team working to tackle theseinequalities and will be working closely alongside the lead Nurse, a Band 4 HCA and a Band3 HCA.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- o1st Level NMC Registration
Desirable
- oLevel 3 Reproductive Health (ENB 901 / 8103) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oIndependent / Supplementary Prescriber
Desirable
- oTeaching and Mentorship (ENB 998 or equivalent)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oSignificant recent experience in General Practice and primary care
- oInterest and /or involvement in Research and development work
Desirable
- oResponsible for and Evidence of Completed Clinical Audit
Other
Desirable
- oExperience of Working with Homeless People / People with Challenging Behaviours
- oExperience of using EMIS Web
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- o1st Level NMC Registration
Desirable
- oLevel 3 Reproductive Health (ENB 901 / 8103) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oIndependent / Supplementary Prescriber
Desirable
- oTeaching and Mentorship (ENB 998 or equivalent)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oSignificant recent experience in General Practice and primary care
- oInterest and /or involvement in Research and development work
Desirable
- oResponsible for and Evidence of Completed Clinical Audit
Other
Desirable
- oExperience of Working with Homeless People / People with Challenging Behaviours
- oExperience of using EMIS Web
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
