Job summary Modality Partnership Walsall Division are seeking a skilled and compassionate, experienced General Practice Nurse to join our healthcare team working at one of the sites within the Modality Walsall Division.
As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role inproviding high-quality patient care and assisting in various medical procedures.
If you are passionate about helping others and have a strong knowledge of anatomy, we encourage you to apply.
We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient care and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.As an employee with us you can benefit from:Enrolment to the NHS pension schemeAnnual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rataEmployee discounts and benefits schemeEmployee assistance programme (EAP)Education and career pathwaysEnhanced Family friendly policiesFlexible workingWellbeing support and initiativeIf you are interested in learning more, please read on.
Main duties of the job The role is both the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a chronic condition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population, forthe care delivered to their patients, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
About us We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+.
We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation.
Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction.
This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursing in primary care with career advancing opportunities.All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme.
We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.You will love this job if you have a passion for supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
You willlearn more because you will improve the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service improvement.If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.Pre-employmentVaccinationsAs part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks.
We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations.
Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.Right to work checksAll applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.ReferencesReferences must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.Employment historyYou must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification Personal Qualities Essential Professional approach to work.
Good telephone manner.
Strong team player.
Smart appearance.
Exercises tact and discretion at all times.
Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift.
Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours.
Experience Essential Minimum 1 years General Practice Experience.
Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
At least 1 years recent community nursing experience.
Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions.
Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines.
Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking.
Audit experience.
Clinical supervision training and experience.
Skills Essential Clinical leadership skills.
Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery.
Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
Communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
Negotiation and conflict management skills.
Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
IT skills.
Knowledge Essential Knowledge of management of patients with chronic conditions.
Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care.
Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
Knowledge of local and national health policy.
Wider health economy awareness.
Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care.
Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Knowledge of public health issues.
Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area.
Knowledge of public health issues in the area.