Job summary
Modality Partnership
Mid Sussex are seeking a skilled and compassionate, experienced General Practice
Nurse to join our healthcare team on a full time / part time basis (minimum 25
hours per week). As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality
patient care and assisting in various medical procedures. If you are passionate
about helping others and have a strong knowledge of anatomy, we encourage you
to apply. We are seeking dedicated
postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
This job is
suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in
an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient care
and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided
within Primary Care to improve patient care.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from
Enrolment to
the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave
minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee
discounts and benefits scheme
Employee
assistance programme (EAP)
Education and
career pathways
Enhanced Family
friendly policies
Flexible
working
Wellbeing
support and initiative
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is both
the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a chronic
condition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice
population. for the care delivered to their patients, demonstrating critical
thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
About us
We are 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. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to
harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and
staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursing
in primary care with career advancing opportunities.
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.
Modality
Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring
equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with
the Equality Act, 2010.
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
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1 years General Practice Experience.
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
- At least 1 years recent 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.
- Wider health economy awareness.
- 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.
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 Qualities
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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1 years General Practice Experience.
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
- At least 1 years recent 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.
- Wider health economy awareness.
- 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.
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 Qualities
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.
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).
