Practice Nurse - Cramlington - ref. i9678719
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst NPC are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.[...]
Job overview
Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated practice nurse to join our team at Cramlington Seaton Valley Neighbourhood, mainly working at Cramlington medical Group, Elsdon avenue surgery but also at Northumbria way if required.
We are looking for part time hours currently however there may be the opportunity to increase hours or work as part of a job share. The post holder shall work alongside our current Practice Nurse and HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player, with primary care experience who can demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients across NPC.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to be fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby imm vaccinations, taking blood samples, travel vaccines.The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for their practice. This will require critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.
As an experienced nurse you will be a role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the organisation. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
The successful candidate may at times be required to work across all GP Practices within NPC.
Working for our organisation
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with over 100,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they will need to work mainly between Cramlington medical and Elsdon Avenue surgery and may be asked to work at other practices across our group.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not be employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, unless specifically stated.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
- To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
- To deliver a high standard of clinical skills to support the provision of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
- To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals.
- To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.
- The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Community Nursing Degree or relevant first level degree
- Evidence of accredited long term conditions qualification e.g. COPD or relevant experience
- Independent/ Supplementary prescriber or willingness to undertake in agreed timescale
- ENB 998/mentorship or equivalent teaching course
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience and knowledge in managing patients with long term conditions eg Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease
Skills
Essential criteria- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.