Job summary
Are you a newly qualified or experienced nurse wishing to pursue a
career in General Practice? Would you like to work in a community-based setting
providing holistic, person-centred care in a multi professional team? Tower
Hamlets GP Care Group CIC in partnership with our local GP employers are
delighted to offer either a 2 year or 12m fixed term training post. You will be
working within a General Practice setting alongside studying at City University
of London for a Post Graduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Practice Nursing. Alongside
this you will be supported by our pioneering Nursing Development Open Doors clinical
tutors.
Our innovative programme has been running continuously since 2008
and we are proud to say many of the Open Doors nurses have continued working
within Tower Hamlets and gone onto become Lead Nurses, ANPs and Educators. With
many years of experience our educators will guide you through your journey into
primary care.
The University fees are fully funded.
The successful candidate will be employed by an appointed GP practice and work with the whole Practice
Team. You will spend 37.5 hours per week partly working clinically and partly having time out to
study. This is arranged flexibly to meet the needs of the practice and fit in
with study needs of the nurse and clinical experience needed.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
1. Delivery of national vaccination programmes for both adults and children
2. Delivery of national screening programmes eg cervical screening,
3. Assess, plan and support patients to self-manage long term conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, COPD CKD and CVD
4. Provide travel advice and vaccinate appropriately;
5. Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, including removal of sutures and clips;
6. Support and advise patients requesting information relating to reproductive and sexual health;
The Open Doors Nursing team provides:
Weekly visits which last around 3 hours in year 1 to assist with the development of clinical skills. These are tailored to meet the needs of the individual nurse and delivered in the workplace. Visits are every 2 weeks in year 2
Weekly half day action learning group in year 1 and monthly in year 2, which provides further teaching and is a safe space for you to bond with colleagues
Preceptorship
support in your new role is built into the programme for any newly qualified
nurse.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
Innovation and support for primary care
Being a great place to work
Integrating primary and community care
Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. Delivery of national vaccination programmes for both adults and
children
2. Delivery of national screening programmes eg cervical
screening,
3. Assess, plan and support patients to self-manage long term
conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, COPD CKD and CVD
4. Provide travel advice and vaccinate appropriately;
5. Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated
wounds, including removal of sutures and clips;
6. Support and advise patients requesting information relating to
reproductive and sexual health;
Communication
1. Communicate effectively within the MDT teams in general practice, patients and carers.
2. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication;
3. Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.
Administration
1. Be curious about of the wider primary care system Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Boardss, Integrated Care Systems and neighbourhoods;
2. To maintain accurate patient records including entering onto the computer using agreed Snomed codes
3. Participate in practice audit and research projects as required
General
- To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and professional indemnity and adhere to The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates
- Ensure all statutory regulations (e.g. Health & Safety, COSHH, etc.) are implemented and adhered to
- To promote a professional approach at all times by attire and attitude to patients and staff both in and out of the Practice
- To maintain own continuous professional development (CPD) and ensure CPD is kept up-to-date through annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the Practice and The Code
- Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and in-house clinical training sessions. Attend ALGs provided by the Open Doors Tutors
- Working within limitations, being aware of own boundaries
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. Delivery of national vaccination programmes for both adults and
children
2. Delivery of national screening programmes eg cervical
screening,
3. Assess, plan and support patients to self-manage long term
conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, COPD CKD and CVD
4. Provide travel advice and vaccinate appropriately;
5. Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated
wounds, including removal of sutures and clips;
6. Support and advise patients requesting information relating to
reproductive and sexual health;
Communication
1. Communicate effectively within the MDT teams in general practice, patients and carers.
2. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication;
3. Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.
Administration
1. Be curious about of the wider primary care system Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Boardss, Integrated Care Systems and neighbourhoods;
2. To maintain accurate patient records including entering onto the computer using agreed Snomed codes
3. Participate in practice audit and research projects as required
General
- To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and professional indemnity and adhere to The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates
- Ensure all statutory regulations (e.g. Health & Safety, COSHH, etc.) are implemented and adhered to
- To promote a professional approach at all times by attire and attitude to patients and staff both in and out of the Practice
- To maintain own continuous professional development (CPD) and ensure CPD is kept up-to-date through annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the Practice and The Code
- Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and in-house clinical training sessions. Attend ALGs provided by the Open Doors Tutors
- Working within limitations, being aware of own boundaries
Person Specification
Additional Questions
Essential
- Please discuss what are the challenges that face primary care currently and discuss ways that these are be addressed for the future of patient quality care. Consider this from patient, clinician and population level. (200 words maximum)
- Please give an example of a time when you initiated a change to your own workplace to improve services for your patients. What caused you to take this action? What impact did it have? (200 words maximum)
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level obtaining First Class/2:1 qualification
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- thorough and up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse
- Knowledge of primary health care and General Practice
- Understanding of equality & diversity and how to apply it
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates an empathetic and caring approach to patients and relatives and ensure that patients dignity & respect is maintained at all times
Person Specification
Additional Questions
Essential
- Please discuss what are the challenges that face primary care currently and discuss ways that these are be addressed for the future of patient quality care. Consider this from patient, clinician and population level. (200 words maximum)
- Please give an example of a time when you initiated a change to your own workplace to improve services for your patients. What caused you to take this action? What impact did it have? (200 words maximum)
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level obtaining First Class/2:1 qualification
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- thorough and up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse
- Knowledge of primary health care and General Practice
- Understanding of equality & diversity and how to apply it
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates an empathetic and caring approach to patients and relatives and ensure that patients dignity & respect is maintained at all times
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).
