Job responsibilities

• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, where appropriate.

  Completing CGAs and Respect forms.

  Deliver expert nursing assessments and manage complex care needs of housebound and care home residents within Weald PCN in partnership with GP.

  Deliver a range of nurse-led clinics and undertake housebound and care home visits, including providing vaccinations.

  Create a trusting partnership with patients and/or relatives/carers to communicate and explain complex medical issues

  Mentor, support, and supervise new-to-general-practice nurses, student nurses, and other healthcare professionals (e.g., nursing associates, HCSWs) across the PCN by agreement and when appropriate.

  Be proficient in use of digital technologies applicable in the workplace to enhance personalised care.

  Advocate for people and nursing.

  Undertake mandatory training and CPD to meet NMC revalidation and practice needs.

  Provide clinical support and guidance to care home staff to improve patient safety and health outcomes.

  Identify own personal development needs, proactively seek feedback, and take effective action to address them using a mix of strategies.

  Work collaboratively across the PCN, actively engaging with community services, secondary care, social care, and voluntary sector providers to ensure integrated and holistic care pathways.

  Reflect on learning using appropriate frameworks (e.g. NMC Code).

  Adhere to CQC standards, infection prevention and control protocols, and safeguarding responsibilities.

  Participate in audits, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.

  Maintain confidentiality, information governance, and data protection in line with NHS standards.

  Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

  Ensure that their own practice is kept updated, using an acceptable model of clinical supervision.

  Take every opportunity to expand individual practice in line with the principles contained within the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) document The Code (2015) (or equivalent professional body).

Other

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Partner collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, individuals, families and carers to make clinical decisions.
• Conscious of the need to act sustainably.
• Able and willing to travel to various care homes within the Ridge locality.
• Must have a clean driving license and access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse Degree
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• More than one post-registration qualifications and CPD, for example certificates, diplomas or professional development courses at level 6 (e.g. long-term conditions care and/or public health initiatives)

Skills

Essential

• Clinical examination skills
• Ability to use clinical systems (Emis)
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 products (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to communicate and compassion and integrity.
• Conflict management skills
• Able to combine theory and practical skills to develop nursing practice and judgment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Local plan and national health policy
• Understanding of a range of assessment methods.

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Project management

Experience

Essential

• Experienced level of practice
• Working within frailty or management of patients with long-term conditions
• Primary Care or Community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Audit
• Research
• Clinical Leadership

Desirable

• Nursing in care home settings
• Nurse prescribing
• Experience in clinical leadership

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).