Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced Nurse with a minimum of three years experience working as a Nurse Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient form initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, providing nurse leadership. In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

· Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions.

· Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs

· Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)

· Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan

· Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice

· Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions

· Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care

· Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with all conditions

· Working autonomously at other GP practice sites covering General Practitioners/Nurse Practitioners absence and sickness, you may be working in isolation

Communication

· Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

· Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

· Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

· Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

· Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues

· Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Delivering a quality service

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

· Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care

· Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities

· In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

· Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

· Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events

· Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

· Monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies

· Approve the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

· Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

· Ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required.

Leadership, personal and People development.

· Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

· Support staff development in order to maximise potential, be actively involved in staff appraisal

· Lead the Nursing team and ensure support structures are in place for the smooth running of the practice

· Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

· Work with the practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and future service delivery.

· Promote the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in general practice

Team Working

· Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time

· Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

· Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence

· Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

· Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

· Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care

· Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team

· Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success

Management of risk

· Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

· Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs

· Ensure the nursing team undertakes mandatory and statutory training requirements

· Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

· Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Managing Information

· Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

· Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom and Information Act

· Monitor and confirm that the nursing team are receiving and processing data and information in an agreed format Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team

· Communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints

Learning and Development

· Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards

· Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)

· Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Extended/Independent Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

• Registered first level nurse MSC or equivalent/Degree

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• At least 3 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness.
• Nurse-led triage
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health-needs assessment

Attitudes

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced Clinical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

West Cornforth Medical Centre

Reading Street, West Cornforth, FERRYHILL, County Durham, DL17 9LH

FERRYHILL

County Durham

DL17 9LH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

· Provide safe delivery of a quality immunisations service.

· To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meet the needs of the patients.

· To take into account risk and its effective management e.g. consent, side effects.

· Take responsibility for CPD and keep up to date with current practices and research-led developments.

· To identify and report all new problems and concerns to the Locality Lead Nurse;

· Work towards PGDs and PSDs.

Communication

• The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with other team members;
• The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with parents, carers and school staff.

Delivering a quality service

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC;
• Work in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, working as a team and alongside admin to organise and manage school workload.
• Support and participate in shared learning and networking across other immunisation teams;
• Understand and apply legal policy that supports the safeguarding of children and adults.

Team Working

· Act as lead clinician on immunisation sessions.

· Work with administration team and school staff at immunisation sessions.

Management of risk

• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
• Ensure use of appropriate transporting and storage of items, following the cold chain procedures.
• Practise infection-control measures according to local and national guidelines.

Managing information

• Work in accordance with GDPR policy.
• Ensure all patient records are clear and recorded accurately and stored as per procedures.
• Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act.

Learning and Development

· Undertake all mandatory and statutory training requirements.

• Be responsible for own learning needs and continuing professional development.

Equality and Diversity

• Ensure all staff are working to all appropriate equality and diversity procedures.

Health and Safety

• The post holder is required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. The post holder is also required to co-operate with their employing body to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of professional development
• Working alone and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Working with school aged children
• Safeguarding children level 2
• Experience of delivering travel vaccinations and childhood immunisations
• Supervision of Health Care Assistants.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Registered nurse with NMC

Desirable

• Up to date CPR & anaphylaxis training
• Foundation immunisation training

Attitudes

Essential

• Team Player
• Highly motivated
• Commitment to promoting and maintaining high standards of care
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Able to engage with people
• To demonstrate respect for people using and working in the organisation
• To behave as an ambassador for the company

Desirable

• Ability to work under own initiative and make clear clinical decisions
• Broad range of clinical skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Work well under pressure/stressful environment
• Full driving licence, access to a car and willingness to travel
• Always follow organisation policies and procedures.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

IntraHealth Ltd

IntraHealth Offices

Ellesmere Port

Cheshire

CH65 3EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Immunisation Administrative Support enables the nursing and HCA staff to provide an effective, efficient and caring service to the School Immunisation Service by supporting sessions in primary schools and ensuring the provision of high quality patient service within a safe, efficient working environment.

They will undertake all clerical and administration duties applicable to the Immunisation Service and work collaboratively with the Nursing Immunisation Team to meet the needs of the service, following policy and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Working in teams
• Proven track record of delivery to tight deadlines
• Working under own initiative

Desirable

• Working with school-aged children
• Previous experience of nasal flu delivery in schools

Experience

Essential

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Positive can do attitude
• Able to engage with people
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• To demonstrate respect for people using and working for the organisation
• To behave as an ambassador for the company

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Intrahealth Offices

Capitol House

Churchgate

Bolton

BL1 1LY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

● Perform all duties required within, or on behalf of the community pharmacy. This includes all Essential, Additional and Enhanced services which are locally or nationally commissioned. This will include but not limited to:

○ Labelling and assembly of prescription items

○ Accurate endorsing of prescriptions

○ Maintaining a clean and tidy work environment

○ Collection of prescriptions and or delivering dispensed items as may be required.

○ Placing, receiving and putting orders into stock.

● Follow national and local guidance at all times, with particular regard to “Medicines, ethics in Practice” (MEP), current addition.

● Work under direction of the pharmacy Standard operating procedures (SOP’s).

● To undertake the sale or supply of medicines and goods, including over the counter sales.

● Comply with the requirements for the sale or supply of all medicines as required by the Medicines Act.

● Maintain stocks at an appropriate level of all medication and appliances, within the pharmacy, to meet patient demands.

Communication

● Provide advice and support to patients and their relatives and carers as appropriate.

● Build good relationships with practices and other prescribers and healthcare professionals (e.g., GPs, community pharmacists, district nurses etc.) to facilitate patient care.

● Communicate effectively with the patient, relatives, carers and all members of the healthcare team.

● Counsel patients appropriately upon medication issues and throughout their care, providing advice and written support where appropriate.

● Promote and enhance the reputation of IntraHealth Pharmacy.

Delivering a quality service

● Code of Conduct For Professional Group – all staff members are required to work in accordance with their professional group’s code of conduct.

● Be aware of, and comply with employment legislation and codes of good practice.

● Be aware of, and comply with, all company and practice infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

● Report any significant events within the time frame set out in the company policy.

● Follow current MEP and local guidance with regard to Community pharmacy issues and alerts.

Team Working

● Work as part of the community pharmacy team and wider team of healthcare professionals, fielding queries and offering advice.

● Support and help develop colleagues and other members of the community pharmacy team

● The post holder will be expected to work flexibly according to team / clinical needs

Management of risk

● Health & Safety – the post-holder must co-operate with Management in discharging its responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and take reasonable health and safety of themselves and others and to ensure the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for patients, employees and visitors. All Health & Safety issues to be flagged to senior staff and the post-holder must comply with the IntraHealth Health & Safety Policy as well as any additional policy requirements within the clinical contract.

● Ensure personal, staff, stock, cash and premise security at all times and before leaving the pharmacy.

● Report all adverse events and significant events in accordance with agreed procedures and participate in improvement activities to reduce reoccurrence

Managing information

● Maintain appropriate records.

● Confidentiality – During the course of your employment you may have access to, see or hear information of a confidential nature and you are required not to disclose such information, particularly that relating to patients and staff.

● In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 you must not at any time use personal data held by IntraHealth or IntraHealth Pharmacy for any unauthorized purpose or disclosure such as data to a third party.

Learning and Development

● Complete accredited course, to enable all aspects of NHS pharmacy contract can be carried out including Essential, Additional and Enhanced services and Locally commissioned services.

● Complete in-house training course, annual training review including peer review.

Equality and Diversity

● You are at all times required to carry out your responsibilities with due regard to the IntraHealth Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure that staff receive equal treatment throughout their employment with the company.

Managing Tasks / Projects

● Ensuring tasks and duties are performed within clearly defined time quality standards

Managing Information / Confidentiality and data protection

● Ensure all relevant information is handled appropriately in concordance with Information Governance guidelines.

Core Competencies

Technical Competencies

● Computer literacy skills

● Dispensing accuracy

● Following the pharmacy standard operating procedures

Teamwork

● Teamwork is essential to operation of a community pharmacy.

Communications

● High level of verbal and written communication skills

● Information sharing with other professionals

Personal/professional Development

● Participate in training programmes as part of your personal and professional development

● Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance, demonstrating skills and activities to others undertaking similar work.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work both as a team member and independently
• Computer literacy skills
• Proven verbal and written communication skills in English
• Current driving licence and access to a car

Desirable

• Knowledge of PMR systems
• Basic IT literacy i.e. use of e-mail, the internet and word processing
• Ability to plan own workload with priorities and objectives
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or working towards it).
• GCSEs English and Maths.

Desirable

• 5 GCSEs Including English and Maths

Experience

Essential

• No previous experience essential

Desirable

• Previous community Pharmacy experience
• Previous Health Care experience
• Previous customer facing experience

Attitudes

Essential

• Courteous, Friendly and act professionally with staff and customers

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Chilton Pharmacy

Chilton

County Durham

DL17 0HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

· Provide safe delivery of a quality immunisations service.

· To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meet the needs of the patients.

· To take into account risk and its effective management e.g. consent, side effects.

· Take responsibility for CPD and keep up to date with current practices and research-led developments.

· To identify and report all new problems and concerns to the Locality Lead Nurse;

· Work towards PGDs and PSDs.

Communication

• The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with other team members;
• The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with parents, carers and school staff.

Delivering a quality service

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC;
• Work in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, working as a team and alongside admin to organise and manage school workload.
• Support and participate in shared learning and networking across other immunisation teams;
• Understand and apply legal policy that supports the safeguarding of children and adults.

Team Working

· Act as lead clinician on immunisation sessions.

· Work with administration team and school staff at immunisation sessions.

Management of risk

• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
• Ensure use of appropriate transporting and storage of items, following the cold chain procedures.
• Practise infection-control measures according to local and national guidelines.

Managing information

• Work in accordance with GDPR policy.
• Ensure all patient records are clear and recorded accurately and stored as per procedures.
• Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act.

Learning and Development

· Undertake all mandatory and statutory training requirements.

• Be responsible for own learning needs and continuing professional development.

Equality and Diversity

• Ensure all staff are working to all appropriate equality and diversity procedures.

Health and Safety

• The post holder is required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. The post holder is also required to co-operate with their employing body to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of professional development
• Working alone and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Working with school aged children
• Safeguarding children level 2
• Experience of delivering travel vaccinations and childhood immunisations
• Supervision of Health Care Assistants.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Registered nurse with NMC

Desirable

• Up to date CPR & anaphylaxis training
• Foundation immunisation training

Attitudes

Essential

• Team Player
• Highly motivated
• Commitment to promoting and maintaining high standards of care
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Able to engage with people
• To demonstrate respect for people using and working in the organisation
• To behave as an ambassador for the company

Desirable

• Ability to work under own initiative and make clear clinical decisions
• Broad range of clinical skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Work well under pressure/stressful environment
• Full driving licence, access to a car and willingness to travel
• Always follow organisation policies and procedures.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

IntraHealth Offices

Trafford Park

Manchester

M17 1LB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced Nurse with a minimum of three years experience working as a Nurse Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient form initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, providing nurse leadership. In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

· Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions.

· Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs

· Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)

· Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan

· Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice

· Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions

· Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care

· Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with all conditions

· Working autonomously at other GP practice sites covering General Practitioners/Nurse Practitioners absence and sickness, you may be working in isolation

Communication

· Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

· Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

· Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

· Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

· Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues

· Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Delivering a quality service

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

· Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care

· Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities

· In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

· Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

· Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events

· Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

· Monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies

· Approve the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

· Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

· Ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required.

Leadership, personal and People development.

· Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

· Support staff development in order to maximise potential, be actively involved in staff appraisal

· Lead the Nursing team and ensure support structures are in place for the smooth running of the practice

· Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

· Work with the practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and future service delivery.

· Promote the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in general practice

Team Working

· Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time

· Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

· Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence

· Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

· Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

· Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care

· Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team

· Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success

Management of risk

· Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

· Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs

· Ensure the nursing team undertakes mandatory and statutory training requirements

· Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

· Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Managing Information

· Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

· Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom and Information Act

· Monitor and confirm that the nursing team are receiving and processing data and information in an agreed format Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team

· Communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints

Learning and Development

· Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards

· Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)

· Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Extended/Independent Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

• Registered first level nurse MSC or equivalent/Degree

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• At least 3 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness.
• Nurse-led triage
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health-needs assessment

Attitudes

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced Clinical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Brook Square Surgery

Trafalgar Street

Scarborough

YO12 7AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder works under indirect supervision of the practice nurse team leader and undertakes task and duties delegated by the practice nurse team leader or a suitably qualified regulated professional. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, following policy and procedures can provide supervision to practice phlebotomist as required.

Communication

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication

Personal and people development

Take responsibility for own developmental learning and performance

Take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development

Work with management on any new training requirements

To recognise and understand the roles and responsibilities of individuals working in the primary health care team

Be aware of the legal issues pertinent to the role of a basic HCA (level 1)

Health , Safety and security

Use and encourage others to be familiar with the personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertake them in a way that manages the risks

Use and encourage others to adopt appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting of any potential risks identified, including

hand washing

universal hygiene procedure

collection and handling of laboratory specimens

segregation and disposal of waste materials

decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment

reporting and treatment of sharps injuries

dealing with blood and body fluid spillages

Assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures

Understand and apply the principles of the cold chain

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs within area of responsibility

Know the general principles of first aid and resuscitation to be able to undertake initial actions as appropriate

Be aware of statutory child health procedures, and statutory local guidance and referral criteria

Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures, maintaining documentation, monitoring and maintaining of equipment and furniture within your area of responsibility

Use the computer monitor safely

Be able to identify the risks to health of microbiological and chemical hazards within the working environment according to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Service Improvement

Be aware of and, if appropriate, assist in current clinical audit

Work with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services and other initiative

Deal with requests from patients and clinical staff for health information leaflets

Quality

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients

Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems

Practice in accordance with agreed standards of care

Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the team

Ensure stock items under your control are ordered and available in the treatment and consulting rooms

Know how clinical governance affects the HCA role and bring to the attention of more senior staff any specific risk situation

Know the practice's policies, especially the whistle-blowing policy, available in the practice staff handbook

Be able to manage your own time effectively

Clinical Skills , health and well being

Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training:

Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory

Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations

blood pressure

pulse rate and rhythm

temperature

height and weight - body mass index

visual acuity

venepuncture, BM

ECG

Health promotion

Act as a Chaperone

Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted

Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence

Support and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy

Information process

Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems as appropriate

Inputs accurate Read codes about patients to ensure accurate retrieval of information for monitoring and auditing processes Maintain confidentiality or information relating to patients, relatives, staff and the practice

Take the necessary precautions when transmitting information

Equality and diversity

Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity

Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture

Support people who need assistance exercising their rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuses care

Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates a basic understanding of the needs of the patient and the role of the HCA
• Willing to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role e.g. phlebotomy skills
• Manual dexterity and manipulation skills
• Ability to handle simple medical equipment e.g. ECG machine
• Fitness to do the job within manual-handing policy
• Able to communicate routine information that requires tact and persuasive skills, or where there may be barriers to understanding
• Ability to communicate effectively via telephone or group discussion
• Good interpersonal skills
• Participate in the care of equipment
• Undertake stock control
• Must either be Hepatitis B immune or be willing to undergo an immunisation course
• Enthusiastic
• Reliable

Desirable

• Understand issues regarding accountability
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements.

Experience

Essential

• Has customer care experience or experience of being a carer.
• Experience of working unsupervised.

Desirable

• Willingness to complete NVQ 2 or 3 in a related subject.

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic computer experience

Desirable

• Have the Care certificate or willing to undertake it.
• Experience in phlebotomy.
• Willingness to undertake an NVQ or an equivalent qualification

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Brook Square Surgery

Trafalgar Street West

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO12 7AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service Development

• Be involved in developing primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population.
• Working in close collaboration with the practice team to ensure that access targets are reached.
• Work with the practice team to ensure that immunisation and health inequalities targets as defined within the PMS contract are reached.
• Support health development and ensure health promotion work is undertaken to allow the practice population to make informed choices.
• Ensure the practice is represented at appropriate meetings, e.g. Practice Based Commissioning Groups.

Managerial

• Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant organisation policies and procedures, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and infection control. Apply these to all aspects of one’s own work.

• Committed to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to evaluated audit and clinical standards setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer-based records.
• Contribute to summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.

Quality

Adhere to GMC Good Medical practice.

Maintain accurate and timely medical records

Adhere to National and local guidelines (e.g. NICE)

Engage with local quality Frameworks – e.g. QoF and QiP

Reflect on personal practice through SEA, NHS appraisal, patient complaints

Confidentiality

• All patients have the right to expect that all practice staff will respect their privacy and act appropriate at all times.
• In the performance of duties, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as business organisations. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the organisations policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Communication

• The post-holder must recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients, carers and recognise people’s needs to alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Equality and Diversity

The Salaried General Medical Practitioner will uphold their equality and diversity commitments and statutory obligations under current equality legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the Equality Act 2006 and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and:

· Act in ways that support equality and diversity and recognises the importance of people’s rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice.

· Value people as individuals and treating everyone with dignity and respect, consideration and without prejudice, respecting diversity and recognising peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices in working with others and delivering appropriate services.

· Recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality under company policy.

· Be consciously aware of own behaviour and encourage the same levels of behaviour in colleagues.

· Acknowledge others’ different perspectives and recognise the diverse needs and experiences of everyone they come into contact with.

· With the support of managers develop an equality and diversity objective through the personal development review process

Health and Safety

The Salaried General Medical Practitioner has a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to themselves or to others and to co-operate with the company in meeting its statutory requirements, by:

• Assisting in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the organisations Health & Safety Policy.

• Use of personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaken such activities in a way that manages those risks.

• as far as is reasonably practicable, you minimising the risk of infection to themselves and others and in doing so must:-
• be familiar with and adhere to, the organisations policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
• attend statutory education programmes in infection, prevention and control.
• Include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal and professional development.
• Take responsibility, so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of healthcare acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by themselves and their colleagues.
• Report potential risks identified.

Personal and Professional Development

• Maintain continued education through attendance at courses and/or study days as necessary and as identified within clinical and organisation appraisals (Personal Development Plan).

• Ensure appropriate professional registration and licensing are met through continued professional development.
• Participate in all training programmes implemented by the practice/organisation as part of this employment. This training would include:
• Participation in an annual performance review. Maintaining a log of all personal and/or professional development.
• take responsibilities for own development, learning and performance.
• demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
• Active involvement in the Annual NHS Appraisal process
• Active involvement in the GMC Revalidation and Licensing procedures

Person Specification

Attitudes

Essential

• Positive attitude; self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Credibility with clinicians and managers
• Ability to build trust, respect and co-operation quickly
• Professional courage, integrity and diplomacy
• Self awareness
• Commit to empower and develop staff to optimise individual and team potential
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good leadership skills
• Able to work both individually and as part of a team
• Clinical skills required to manage acute presentations and chronic disease within primary care
• Able to analyse complex facts and situations using a high level of sensitivity and judgement to determine and implement an appropriate course of action
• Good communication skills with a high level of fluency in spoken and written English
• Performance management skills
• Effective delegating skills.
• Working knowledge of GP clinical systems.
• Highly motivated.
• Able to demonstrate innovation and flexibility
• Able to persuade and negotiate.
• Participation in scheme of extended opening times.
• Commitment to High Standards.
• Ability to complete days work on time as well as associated administration
• Must be able to work to deadlines and maintain standardsAwareness of Equality and Diversity principles
• Understanding of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
• Knowledge of area
• Confident computer user including office applications and email
• Demonstrable leadership in specialist area of practice/projectApplication /interview

Desirable

• Awareness of Equality and Diversity principles
• Understanding of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
• Confident computer user including office applications and email
• Demonstrable leadership in specialist area of practice/project

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the GMC listed on the GMC GP Register with evidence of revalidation
• Accepted Medical Degree
• Evidence of continued personal and professional development
• Appropriate Medical indemnity cover with either MDU/MPS MDDUS
• Management qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Appropriate safeguarding training
• Registered on the National Medical Performers list

Desirable

• Interest in Diabetes Care
• GP Trainer/willing to train
• Evidence of continuing education

Experience

Essential

• Completed GP Vocational Training Scheme
• One-year experience working as a GP in the UK

Desirable

• Working in UK General Practice Environment.
• Commitment to local 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Parkgate Medical Practice

Park Place

Darlington

DL1 5LW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Immunisation Administrative Support enables the nursing and HCA staff to provide an effective, efficient and caring service to the School Immunisation Service by supporting sessions in primary schools and ensuring the provision of high quality patient service within a safe, efficient working environment.

They will undertake all clerical and administration duties applicable to the Immunisation Service and work collaboratively with the Nursing Immunisation Team to meet the needs of the service, following policy and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Working in teams
• Proven track record of delivery to tight deadlines
• Working under own initiative

Desirable

• Working with school-aged children
• Previous experience of nasal flu delivery in schools

Experience

Essential

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Positive can do attitude
• Able to engage with people
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• To demonstrate respect for people using and working for the organisation
• To behave as an ambassador for the company

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Unit 15 The Technology Centre

Inward Way

Ellesmere Port

CH65 3EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide efficient and safe near patient testing and monitoring of patients disease state and anticoagulation status.

To provide specialist advice and support to patients, relatives, and other health care professionals involved in the patients care.

To provide the therapeutic adjustments of oral anticoagulants within the Anticoagulant Protocol to ensure patients are kept targeting INR.

To perform dose adjustment and titration, by following the Anticoagulant Protocol.

To ensure maintenance of anticoagulation kit and equipment.

Work as part of the Anticoagulant team.

1. Promote and monitor the appropriate and safe use of anticoagulant therapies within the service under the direction of the Contract Lead.
2. Works under direction of the Anticoagulant Protocol.
3. Performs near patient testing of all anticoagulant patients in a clinic or domiciliary setting.
4. Receive, interpret and dose patients accordingly to maintain their target INR, considering interacting medication, disease state and any other factors.
5. Initiate anticoagulant patients and manage transfer of their care from a hospital setting.
6. Provide advice and support to patients and their relatives and carers as appropriate.
7. Maintain anticoagulant kit and equipment, ensuring adequate supplies to carry out the clinic and domiciliary visits.
8. Participation in NEQAS scheme.
9. Work as part of the anticoagulant team and wider team of health care professionals, fielding queries and offering advice.
10. Maintain appropriate records.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• No previous experience essential

Desirable

• Previous anticoagulant clinic experience.
• Previous experience in a Peripatetic role

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with NMC
• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning

Desirable

• Extended/independent nurse prescriber qualification

Attitudes/Skills/Qualities

Essential

• Work calmly under pressure and to deadlines
• Conscientious
• Attention to detail
• Self-starter
• Flexible and proactive attitude
• Enthusiasm for the role
• Flexible approach to work, in line with the needs of the service such as evening or weekend working as necessary
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work both as a team member and independently
• Basic IT literacy i.e. use of e-mail, the internet and microsoft office applications
• Ability to plan own workload with priorities and objectives
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements

Desirable

• Knowledge of anticoagulant management in patients.
• Knowledge of SytemOne
• Knowledge of INRSstar

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

Easington & Peterlee Medical Group

Manor Way

Peterlee

County Durham

SR8 5TW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced Nurse with a minimum of three years experience working as a Nurse Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient form initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, providing nurse leadership. In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

· Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions.

· Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs

· Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)

· Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan

· Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice

· Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions

· Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care

· Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with all conditions

· Working autonomously at other GP practice sites covering General Practitioners/Nurse Practitioners absence and sickness, you may be working in isolation

Communication

· Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

· Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

· Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

· Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

· Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues

· Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Delivering a quality service

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

· Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care

· Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities

· In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

· Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

· Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events

· Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

· Monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies

· Approve the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

· Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

· Ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required.

Leadership, personal and People development.

· Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

· Support staff development in order to maximise potential, be actively involved in staff appraisal

· Lead the Nursing team and ensure support structures are in place for the smooth running of the practice

· Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

· Work with the practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and future service delivery.

· Promote the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in general practice

Team Working

· Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time

· Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

· Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence

· Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

· Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

· Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care

· Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team

· Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success

Management of risk

· Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

· Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs

· Ensure the nursing team undertakes mandatory and statutory training requirements

· Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

· Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Managing Information

· Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

· Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom and Information Act

· Monitor and confirm that the nursing team are receiving and processing data and information in an agreed format Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team

· Communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints

Learning and Development

· Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards

· Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)

· Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Extended/Independent Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

• Registered first level nurse MSC or equivalent/Degree

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• At least 3 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness.
• Nurse-led triage
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health-needs assessment

Attitudes

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced Clinical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Intrahealth Ltd

Address

West Cornforth Medical Centre

Reading Street, West Cornforth, FERRYHILL, County Durham, DL17 9LH

FERRYHILL

County Durham

DL17 9LH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)