About this role
Job summary
Are you...
An innovative, motivated, positive and proactive Nurse looking for a new challenge?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced organisation with a growing team with great spirit?
Are you comfortable making autonomous decisions while providing expert care?
An opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse who wants to make a difference in our patient's lives. The successful candidate will join a great team of existing Nurses & HCAs in our friendly practice.
Please note this is a part-time position working 20 hours per week.
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their right to work in the UK at interview.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Practice Nurse is to deliver safe, high quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance.
We provide the potential to develop skills in line with the needs of the business and your personal interests.
About us
Lakeside Healthcare at Oundle is part of Lakeside Healthcare, which serves the healthcare needs across three counties Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
We are a well-established semi-rural practice with a growing patient list size of over 10,600. We have a mix of Partner GPs, nursing team and social prescribers.
For many years we have been at the forefront embracing innovations in General Practice, to the benefit of both our patients and staff.
As part of the nursing, you will be delivering a multi function service such as Cervical Smears, Wound Care, Travel advice and treatment room functions.
We have a great opportunity for the right candidate to join our nursing team. We are looking for someone with a passion for primary care and the drive to support our clinical service.
Job description Job responsibilities
The purpose of the post is to deliver safe, high quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy and performance.
For a full job description please see attached.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in a primary care setting Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines Experience of managing/dealing with the public/patients Experience of audit and/or research Proactive in improving and influencing the patient care pathway/journey Demonstrates the ability to manage clinical risk and has an understanding of healthcare governance systems Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office
Desirable
Management of long-term conditions Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking Experience of SystmOne
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Degree in healthcare/Nursing NMC 1st level registration Evidence of continued professional development Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable
Primary Care Nursing Qualification Accredited Diploma level training in chronic disease management Clinical supervision training and experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lakeside Healthcare Group
Address Lakeside Healthcare Oundle
Glapthorn Road
Oundle
PE8 4JA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)