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Welcome to FCMS!Fixed Term Contract until April 2027Post: Practice Nurse / Community Outreach Target Demand Management (TDM)Pay: £19.78-£20.88 dependent on experienceHours: Full, Part and Bank Hours AvailableAccountable to: Head of Clinical WorkforceReportable to: Clinical ManagerBase: Work will be undertaken on our Mobile Unit with a base of Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EWClosing Date: 6 th July 2026* Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time*Overview of Role:At FCMS we provide several services across the Fylde Coast, Morecambe Bay, Rossendale, West Lancashire and Doncaster as well as diagnostic services across the country. These include GP Out of Hours services, Urgent Treatment Centres, and range of other Primary Care Services including Enhanced Access (Fylde Coast) and Special Allocation Services (Lancashire / Cumbria/Parts of Cheshire and Merseyside).TDM supports people across Blackpool to address clinical and non-clinical factors increasing their risk of an unplanned hospitalisation. Based on the evidence-base there is an underlying risk factor of socio-economic disadvantage which means that more support delivered through non-traditional mechanisms is required to improve health outcomes.Key aims of TDM are to provide clinical and non-clinical interventions that meet the needs of individuals identified in Blackpool through a mixed case-finding approach including the Core20Plus5 cohorts and with the following Long-Term Condition - cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or COPD.
The aim is to support them to achieve their maximum potential for physical, cognitive, social and psychological function, participation and quality of living. To achieve all these goals, we will be working collaboratively with other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing and Housing Intervention teams.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for motivated clinicians to deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care within the heart of the community on our mobile unit. The role focuses on patients with long term conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD) and COPD within the core20plus5 cohorts.
The postholder will provide holistic clinical and non-clinical interventions aimed at improving physical, cognitive, reducing health inequalities and preventing health crisis.About usThe ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.Come and be a part of our amazing team!We offer NHS PensionCycle to Work SchemeCareer Development OpportunitiesAttendance BonusStaff Benefit SchemeFree Tea & CoffeeEye Care ContributionsDay to Day Duties to include, but not exhaustive :To provide proactive reviews and support for patients with CVD and / or COPD in line with clinical competence and local pathwaysUndertake holistic health assessments, identifying physical, mental and social needsDeliver health prevention and health promotion interventions including lifestyle advice (alcohol, smoking, diet and physical activity), weight management and wellbeing support, Opportunistic screening and vaccination adviceIdentify unmet needs and escalating health concerns, taking appropriate actionsDeliver care within the mobile clinical unit adapting consultations to a community-based environmentSupport people who present to the mobile unit by providing assessment and advise where appropriate, signposting and referring to the most suitable service when out the scope of practice and offering reassurance, health information and ongoing supportPromote self-management and empower patients to engage with health servicesAccurately record all activity, assessments and outcomes on EMIS using appropriate clinical coding and templatesMaintain confidentiality and data protection standardsMaintain Current NMC registration adhering to the NMC code of conductWork autonomously withing scope of practice, escalating concerns appropriatelyParticipate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional developmentContribute to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiativesMultidisciplinary WorkingWork collaborativelywith other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing, Housing Intervention teams.Our key expectations are:Self-awareness Living authenticallyAdaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situationOpenness What you see is what you getPositivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossibleGenerosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindnessAbility to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourselfOur Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.Values: Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours.
Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can becomeBrave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs doneOompf: We have natural oompf!
Its infectious!Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivityCome and be a part of our amazing team!We offer NHS PensionCycle to Work SchemeCareer Development OpportunitiesAttendance BonusStaff Benefit SchemeFree Tea & CoffeeEye Care ContributionsDisability Confident EmployerAs users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancyDBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
For Driver positions you will also be required to undertake a Driver check.The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.Person SpecificationPersonal QualitiesEssentialWilling / able to attend appropriate trainingCommitment to own personal developmentAble to exercise initiative in organisation and prioritisingGood communication skills both written and oralGood Interpersonal skillsBasic IT skills Enthusiastic and committed about the roleFlexiblePromote the Service with its ever expansionKnowledge of current clinical and professional issuesDesirableWilling to try new IT systems in the future for consultationsExperienceEssentialLong Term Condition MonitoringWorking in Primary Care / GP PracticeAbility to use EMIS computer systemHealth PromotionUnderstanding of health inequalities and the core20Plus5 prioritiesDesirableExperience of a multi-disciplinary approach to workingExperience in case managementExperience of working with socioeconomically disadvantaged populationsQualificationsEssentialRegistered NurseNMC2 years post qualificationLong term condition qualifications Respiratory, CVDVenepunctureFeno TestingSpirometry accreditationDesirableNMP v300 prescriberOther Long Term Condition qualificationsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration.TPBN1_UKTJ