Bank Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Barking & Dagenham Area
The closing date is 26 May 2025
Job summary
The post-holder will work closely with the practice manager, Clinical Lead GP and the Head of Nursing as the senior management team for the Barking & Dagenham Area practices and will provide leadership at the practice for nursing and other staff. The post-holder will therefore have joint decision-making responsibilities with the Clinical GP Lead in relation to funding, clinical and management decisions and will (co-)chair the MDTs with the Clinical Lead GP. Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post-holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and evidence based nursing care to the whole practice population. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will lead and develop the nursing team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.
Main duties of the job
1. The post-holder will have clinical and management/leadership responsibilities. Clinical work involves seeing patients presenting with undifferentiated / previously undiagnosed conditions as well as the ongoing care of patients.
2. Advanced Nurse Practitioners working at this level of competence must have the ability to use complex reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform their health assessments, clinical judgements and decisions. The post-holder is the senior nurse in the practice and works with the wider team and affiliated professionals to ensure that workload is effectively and appropriately shared.
3. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
4. The lead nurse will work closely with her nursing team to ensure they are delivering the services to the needs of the community.
5. The lead nurse will work closely with the Head of Nursing to ensure all targets are met at the surgery.
6. Work closely with the Lead clinical GP and the practice manager to ensure there are appropriate clinics available for the patient cohort.
7. They will work closely with other Lead Nurses within the Directorate to ensure consistency in nursing practices.
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
Details
Date posted
14 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£27.49 to £34.99 an hour Per Hour , Inclusive
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
363-PC7097837-Bank
Job locations
ONEL Practice
Victoria and Five Elms Medical Centre
Barking & Dagenham Area
IG11 9SZ
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
ONEL Practice
Victoria and Five Elms Medical Centre
Barking & Dagenham Area
IG11 9SZ
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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