Job summary
Looking
to change your career to become a General Practice Nurse.
Are
you in a hospital job or a community nurse looking to change? Are you looking
to have work life balance and to avoid weekend working or night shifts?
We are looking for a Practice Nurse to complement
our dynamic and inclusive 3 site practice based in Surrey. This particular role would be based in our
Birchwood site in Horley.
Days and hours have a level of flexibility to
fit with the candidates needs. Hours
22-37.5 per week.
As a training practice for
GPs, PAs and Nurses we welcome newly qualified nurses or nurses looking to move
into primary care and will provide training and support for the right
candidate. Pay is according to experience, we offer the NHS pension scheme, free
parking on site and other excellent staff benefits.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the service and delivery of the
care management of the practice population. Work collaboratively within the
general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of
policy and procedures.
- Conducting
health assessments, screening, and triage services, and providing appropriate
follow-up care.
- Undertaking
a range of clinical procedures, including wound care, immunisations, cervical
screening and phlebotomy.
- Supporting
patients with chronic condition such as diabetes, asthma and COPD.
- Providing
health education and promoting preventative care to patients.
- Ensuring
that all clinical activities are conducted in line with relevant regulations,
standards and guidelines.
- To
prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of
practice.
- To
review patient medications to enhance compliance.
- To support patients in theuse of their prescribed medicines or over-the counter
medicines within own scope of practice.
- Maintain
accurate clinical records.
- Ensure
read codes/templates are used effectively.
- Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies.
We welcome anyone who has specific interest in
either Diabetes or Respiratory and would like to develop skills further in these areas. We offer daily mentoring and regular team meetings to help
support our team. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of
nursing in Primary Care with career advancing opportunities.
About us
Modality East Surrey Medical Practice looks
after 39,000 patients across 3 sites. We
have a lead Divisional Nurse and a robust nursing team where everyone works
collaboratively and with mutual support.
Modality is one of the largest GP
super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a
workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our
delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions
that we can scale across the organisation.
All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you have a passion for supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service improvement.
If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you have a passion for supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service improvement.
If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Clinical leadership skills. Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery. Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle. Communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families. Negotiation and conflict management skills. Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting. IT skills.
Personal Qualties
Essential
- Professional approach to work, Good telephone manner, Strong team player, Smart appearance, Exercises tact and discretion at all times, Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift, Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience. At least 1 years recent primary and community nursing experience. Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions. Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines. Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking. Audit experience. Clinical supervision training and experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of management of patients with chronic conditions. Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care. Knowledge of health promotion strategies. Knowledge of local and national health policy. Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care. Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy. Knowledge of public health issues. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area. Knowledge of public health issues in the area.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Clinical leadership skills. Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery. Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle. Communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families. Negotiation and conflict management skills. Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting. IT skills.
Personal Qualties
Essential
- Professional approach to work, Good telephone manner, Strong team player, Smart appearance, Exercises tact and discretion at all times, Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift, Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience. At least 1 years recent primary and community nursing experience. Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions. Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines. Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking. Audit experience. Clinical supervision training and experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of management of patients with chronic conditions. Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care. Knowledge of health promotion strategies. Knowledge of local and national health policy. Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care. Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy. Knowledge of public health issues. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area. Knowledge of public health issues in the area.
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).
