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- Fixed Term Contract until March 2027 Post: Practice Nurse / Community Outreach Target Demand Management(TDM) Pay: £19.78-£20.88 dependent on experience Hours:Full, Part and Bank Hours Available Accountable to: Head of Clinical Workforce Reportable to: Clinical Manager Base: Work will be undertaken on our Mobile Unit with a base of Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW Closing Date: 26 th February 2026 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.
The TDM service, through reducing individual risk, will play a role in relieving pressure on acute services, through preventing health crises.
We 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.
Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted : To provide proactive reviews and support for patients with CVD and / or COPD in line with clinical competence and local pathways Undertake holistic health assessments, identifying physical, mental and social needs Deliver health prevention and health promotion interventions including lifestyle advice (alcohol, smoking, diet and physical activity), weight management and wellbeing support, Opportunistic screening and vaccination advice Identify unmet needs and escalating health concerns, taking appropriate actions Deliver care within the mobile clinical unit adapting consultations to a community-based environment Support 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 support Promote self-management and empower patients to engage with health services Accurately record all activity, assessments and outcomes on EMIS using appropriate clinical coding and templates Maintain confidentiality and data protection standards Maintain Current NMC registration adhering to the NMC code of conduct Work autonomously withing scope of practice, escalating concerns appropriately Participate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development Contribute to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives Multidisciplinary Working Work collaboratively with other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing, Housing Intervention teams.
Our key expectations are: Self-awareness Living authentically Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation Openness What you see is what you get Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself Our 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 become Brave: We challenge the norm.
We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious! Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity Come and be a part of our amazing team! We offer NHS Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Career Development Opportunities Attendance Bonus Staff Benefit Scheme Free Tea & Coffee Eye Care Contributions DisabilityConfidentEmployer -Asusersofthedisabilityconfidentscheme,weguaranteeto interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy DBS
- 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) Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse NMC 2 years post qualification Long term condition qualifications Respiratory, CVD Venepuncture Feno Testing Spirometry accreditation Desirable NMP v300 prescriber Other Long Term Condition qualifications Experience Essential Long Term Condition Monitoring Working in Primary Care / GP Practice Ability to use EMIS computer system Health Promotion Understanding of health inequalities and the core20Plus5 priorities Desirable Experience of a multi-disciplinary approach to working Experience in case management Experience of working with socioeconomically disadvantaged populations Personal Qualities Essential Willing / able to attend appropriate training Commitment to own personal development Able to exercise initiative in organisation and prioritising Good communication skills both written and oral Good Interpersonal skills Basic IT skills Enthusiastic and committed about the role Flexible Promote the Service with its ever expansion Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Desirable Willing to try new IT systems in the future for consultations The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto 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. xxuwjjq