Job summary
Modality PartnershipBirmingham Division (Black Country Family Practice) are seeking a skilled and compassionate,experienced General Practice Nurse to join our healthcare team, parttime for Maternity cover for 12 months from July 2024. As a General Practice Nurse, you will play a vitalrole in providing high-quality patient care and assisting in various medicalprocedures. If you are passionate about helping others and have a strongknowledge of anatomy, we encourage you to apply. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team andwho can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect andExcellence.
This job issuitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working inan agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient careand who are committed to make real changes to the health care services providedwithin Primary Care to improve patient care.
As an employee with us you canbenefit from
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8days 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
Main duties of the job
The role is boththe delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a chroniccondition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population.for the care delivered to their patients, demonstrating critical thinking andskills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
The role is nota regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitmentand the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the teamto ensure tasks are completed.
About us
We are one ofthe largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients andwith a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through theimplementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across theorganisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us toharmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient andstaff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursingin primary care with career advancing opportunities.
All employeesare welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. Weare committed to developing our people through education and career pathwaysand who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer tothe supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the coreresponsibilities of this role.
You will lovethis job if you have a passion for supportingpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to livehealthily and apply principles of self-care. You will learn more because you will improve the way wework from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams toinfluence service improvement.
If you feelthis is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise tothe challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to joinour growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close thisvacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we willbe checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manageindividual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may beundecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles aremandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is amandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove theirright to work in the UK at the interview stage
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, onemust 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
1. Minimum 1 years General Practice Experience
2. Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
3. At least 1 years recent community nursing experience.
4. Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions.
5. Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines.
6. Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking.
7. Audit experience.
8. Clinical supervision training and experience
Knowledge
Essential
9. Knowledge of management of patients with chronic conditions.
10. Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care.
11. Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
12. Knowledge of local and national health policy.
13. Wider health economy awareness.
14. Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care.
15. Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
16. Knowledge of public health issues.
17. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area.
18. Knowledge of public health issues in the area.
Skills
Essential
19. Clinical leadership skills.
20. Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery.
21. Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
22. Communication skills, both written and verbal.
23. Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
24. Negotiation and conflict management skills.
25. Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
26. IT skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
27. Professional approach to work
28. Good telephone manner
29. Strong team player
30. Smart appearance
31. Exercises tact and discretion at all times
32. Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
33. Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Qualifications
Essential
34. Nursing degree