About this role
Job summary
To provide patients with safe, high quality and effective care alongside the wider general practice team.
The post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services Check
Main duties of the job
Please see Job descriptionProviding assessment, screening, treatment and health educationProvide nursing care to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols. Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary. Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.
About us
Embrace continuity of care and build long term relationships with patients, surrounded by the natural beauty and cultural heritage of this extraordinary region. We have a diverse population and care for around 9,100 patients. We have a modern spacious building with a variety of services that run from within it, including health visitor/midwifery and podiatry.
We are a supportive team who are committed to high-quality patient centred care whilst recognising the need for a healthy work life balance.
The Team includes two GP Partners, six salaried GPs, two Advanced Clinical Practitioners, clinical pharmacist, first contact physiotherapist, healthy living link worker and a highly performing practice nursing team and highly effective non-clinical team.
Operating under the Modern General Practice ethos, we utilise an effective blend of online consults, face to face and telephone consultations. Our GP-led triage system, working closely with skilled care navigators, enables every patient to be seen by the right professional first time and makes the best use of the expertise within our team.
As a supportive and collaborative team, we operate a GP buddy system that provides fair and consistent cross-cover for clinical administration, ensuring safe workload management and continuity during annual leave and non-working days.
Non-clinical administrative responsibilities are shared equitably across the clinical team with a focus on improving practice processes to minimise unnecessary work.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see detailed job description
Cervical cytology screening
Wound care
Leg ulcer care
Minor injury treatment
Routine & Childhood immunisations
ECGs
Venepuncture
Contraception and sexual health advice
Routine annual health checks
Requesting pathology tests e.g. urine/stool/sputum
Occasional home visits dependent on patient need
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Portfolio evidence of Continued Professional Development Able to work as part of a team, as well as autonomously Multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
2 years post registration experience Primary care experience Experience of managing long term conditions Experience of developing protocols and clinical guidance Audit experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Essential
Knowledge of responsibility and accountability; of own role and others within the nursing team Health promotion and education Knowledge of clinical governance Knowledge of patient centred care Excellent communication skills Must have the ability to document accurately, and concisely IT skills (preferably using EMIS) Time management skills and the ability to manage a caseload effectively Knowledge of national guideline and local policy
Desirable
Health economy awareness
Qualifications Essential
Nursing Registration Current registration with the NMC Evidence of post-registration education
Desirable
Evidence of chronic-disease management (certificate or diploma) Registered cervical screening sample taker with evidence of updates Sexual health Immunisation training and evidence of updates
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 Wigton Group Medical Practice
Address Wigton Medical Centre
South End
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9QD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wigtonmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)