Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Accountabilities

Specialist Clinical Care

• Provide specialist assessment and management for patients with:
• Type 1 Diabetes primarily managed within OCDEM; however, some individuals will attend primary care for ongoing support, reviews, or shared care management.
• Type 2 Diabetes.
• Gestational Diabetes postpartum follow up within primary care.
• Other forms of diabetes, including:
• Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA).
• Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY).
• Steroid induced hyperglycaemia and diabetes.
• Secondary diabetes (e.g., pancreatic disease, endocrine disorders).
• Drug induced diabetes (e.g., antipsychotics, immunosuppressants).
• Support patients using diabetes technologies such as continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and flash glucose monitoring.
• Provide safety netting advice including sick day rules and escalation pathways.
• Review and rationalise medication regimens, including deprescribing where clinically appropriate.
• Conduct comprehensive diabetes reviews, including:
• Glycaemic control.
• Cardiovascular risk assessment.
• Medication optimisation.
• Lifestyle review.
• Interpret and monitor glycaemic markers such as HbA1c.
• Initiate and titrate diabetes medications, including insulin where appropriately trained.
• Identify and manage acute diabetes issues such as:
• Hypoglycaemia.
• Hyperglycaemia.
• Early identification of Diabetic Ketoacidosis risk.

Chronic Disease Management

• Provide structured diabetes care aligned with national diabetes guidelines.
• Support achievement of key diabetes care processes within GP practices.
• Monitor patients for long-term complications including:
• Cardiovascular disease.
• Kidney disease.
• Neuropathy.
• Retinopathy.

Patient Education and Self-Management

• Deliver personalised diabetes education to individuals and families.
• Promote lifestyle interventions including:
• Diet modification.
• Weight management.
• Physical activity.
• Support behaviour changes to improve long-term outcomes.
• Educate patients on blood glucose monitoring and medication adherence.
• Digital literacy support.

Practice and Primary Care Support

• Provide specialist advice to GPs and practice nurses on diabetes management.
• Support primary care teams with:
• Insulin initiation and titration.
• Complex medication regimes.
• Difficult-to-control diabetes.
• Contribute to development of diabetes care pathways within the practice.

Population Health and Case Management

• Identify high-risk patients through practice diabetes registers.
• Prioritise patients with poor glycaemic control or complications.
• Support proactive care planning and personalised care plans.

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work collaboratively with:
• Endocrinology specialists.
• General practitioners.
• Practice nurses.
• Dietitians.
• Podiatrists.
• Pharmacists.
• Community healthcare teams.
• Facilitate referrals to secondary care when appropriate.

Quality Improvement and Service Development

• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support practices in meeting diabetes quality indicators.
• Contribute to development of integrated diabetes services across primary and secondary care.

Education and Training

• Provide training and mentorship to practice nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Deliver diabetes education sessions within the primary care team.
• Promote best practice in diabetes management.
• Maintains and updates competencies through CPD, reflective practice and training.

Position Purpose

• The Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) provides expert clinical care, education, and support for patients with diabetes. The role focuses on improving diabetes management, preventing complications, and promoting patient self-management through specialist assessment, treatment planning, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• The DSN acts as a key resource for patients, families, and healthcare professionals regarding diabetes management and current best practice.

Additional Accountabilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes.
• Provide specialist advice on:
• Insulin therapy.
• Oral and injectable diabetes medications.
• Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
• Monitor and manage complex diabetes cases including:
• Poor glycaemic control.
• Recurrent hypoglycaemia.
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
• Support inpatient diabetes management and provide consultation to ward staff.
• Deliver structured diabetes education programs.
• Teach patients:
• Blood glucose monitoring.
• Insulin administration.
• Diet and lifestyle management.
• Hypoglycaemia recognition and treatment.
• Support behaviour changes to improve long-term diabetes control.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team including:
• Endocrinologists.
• Dietitians.
• Podiatrists.
• Pharmacists.
• Primary care MDT.
• Contribute to clinical audits and service evaluations.
• Implement evidence-based diabetes guidelines and protocols.
• Participate in development of diabetes care pathways and policies.
• Provide training and guidance to healthcare professionals on diabetes care.
• Mentor junior nursing staff and students.
• Promote best practice in diabetes management across healthcare settings.
• Maintain awareness of advances in diabetes treatments and technology.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced understanding of diabetes management in community settings.
• Insulin therapy initiation and adjustment.
• Interpretation of blood glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring data.
• Ability to deliver complex health information clearly to patients and clinicians.
• Motivational interviewing and behaviour change skills.
• Clinical Decision-Making.
• Autonomous assessment and management of complex diabetes cases.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Post-registration experience in diabetes management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in diabetes care.
• Postgraduate qualification in diabetes care.

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification.
• Advanced clinical assessment training.
• Certification in insulin pump therapy or diabetes education.
• Experience in research, audit, or service development.

Leadership

Essential

• Acts as a clinical role model within the primary care team.
• Supports and mentors other nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Encourages best practice in diabetes care across GP practices and Primary Care Networks.
• Contributes to service improvement and innovation in diabetes management.

Behaviours and Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and respect when supporting people living with diabetes.
• Promotes shared decision-making and encourages patient autonomy in managing conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes.
• Recognises the psychological, social, and cultural factors affecting diabetes management.
• Always maintains dignity and confidentiality.
• Works effectively within multidisciplinary teams in primary care.
• Values the contribution of GPs, pharmacists, dietitians, podiatrists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Supports integrated care between primary and specialist diabetes services.
• Contributes positively to team discussions and care planning.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in primary care or community nursing.
• Experience managing patients with complex diabetes.
• Experience providing patient education and lifestyle support.
• Experience in patient education and chronic disease management.
• Minimum 23 years of clinical experience in diabetes.

Desirable

• Experience supporting diabetes registers or population health initiatives.
• Experience with insulin pumps or diabetes technology.

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

Banbury Cross Health Centre

Address

Banbury Cross Health Centre

6 Oxford Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 9AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.banburycrosshealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting documents for the full Job Description outlining the core responsibilities of the Health Care Assistant role.

You will thrive in this role if you are looking to develop your clinical career, have a passion for promoting health and wellbeing, and enjoy supporting patients with long-term conditions and preventative healthcare.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment requirements

• Vaccinations: Evidence of Hepatitis B (x3), titre level and/or booster, and MMR and Varicella status required. Support is available for those who are undecided.
• Right to work: Proof of eligibility to work in the UK required at interview.
• References: Two references required, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.
• Employment history: Any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more must be declared.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Caring, compassionate, and professional approach.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Organised and able to prioritise workload.
• Adaptable and motivated to learn new skills.
• Confident supporting patients and colleagues.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Caring, compassionate, and professional approach.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Organised and able to prioritise workload.
• Adaptable and motivated to learn new skills.
• Confident supporting patients and colleagues.

Knowledge

Essential

• Phlebotomy skills.
• Blood pressure monitoring.
• Urine testing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to follow clinical guidelines and protocols.
• ECG recording.
• EMIS or System1 experience.
• Wound care.
• Suture or staple removal.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within Primary or Secondary Care.
• Experience of data input, information gathering, and maintaining confidentiality.
• Recent experience delivering direct patient care.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Modality Partnership

Address

Haydock Medical Centre

Woodside Road

Haydock

ST. HELENS

Merseyside

WA11 0NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You should refer to the supporting documents for a full JD outlining core responsibilities.

You will thrive if you enjoy a challenge of learning new skills, embracing new technologies including automation, helping patients, managing information efficiently, and enhancing IT skills with MS Word, Outlook, Excel, clinical systems and other systems.

If you are seeking a challenging, rewarding role in a growing, supportive team, wed love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment Requirements:

• Vaccinations: Mandatory for certain roles and there may be a delay to start dates where they are not provided; we provide guidance and support to manage individual and environmental risks.
• Right to work: Proof of UK working eligibility required at interview.
• References: Two references required, one of which must be your current/most recent employer and reference checks must cover at least the past three years of employment or training.
• Employment history: Please notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Customer service orientation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and organisational ability.
• Tolerance to fast pace working retaining professionalism to be able to support patients appropriately.
• Computer literate and adaptable in line with new ways of working.
• Problem-analysis and problem-solving.
• Administrative and organisational skills.
• Ability to follow policies, practices and protocols.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Confident, welcoming, professional, and empathetic in approach to all interactions.
• Team player with a professional manner and appearance.
• Tactful, discreet, and proactive.
• Adaptable to taking on new skills and challenges.
• Flexible and responsive to new practices and working hours.

Knowledge

Essential

• Customer service principles and practices.
• Basic medical terminology.
• Reception protocols and call handling preferred but not essential.
• NHS / Clinical systems / MS Office applications.
• Previous experience in NHS/general practice preferred but not essential.
• Previous call-handling experience preferred but not essential.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Modality Partnership

Address

Smethwick Medical Centre

Regent Street

SMETHWICK

West Midlands

B66 3BQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Facilitate the development and integration of alternative care pathways for the ICC Hub.
• Support the sector clinical quality team in promoting the ICC Hub; providing guidance to operational clinicians and responding to clinician feedback and experience.
• Day-to-day management of the ICC Hub Coordinator, ensuring data validation, phone answering and referrals are undertaken efficiently and effectively.
• Recruitment and onboarding of external clinicians into the ICC Hub, arranging induction, contracts and ongoing rostering and education as required.
• Support the Clinical Support Manager as required with their day-to-day management of the ICC Hub shift, for example assisting Senior Clinical Decision Makers with ICC Hub process
• Promote the ICC model across the ICS, engaging with local stakeholders and healthcare partners.
• Monitor and evaluate service performance, contributing to continuous improvement within the ICC Hub and system integration.
• Reporting and escalation both internally and externally, producing high level reports and presenting to a range of stakeholders about the ICC Hub model.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A minimum of a BSc Paramedic Science (or similar) in a clinically appropriate area or equivalent experience
• Essential Evidence HCPC registered Paramedic

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in pre-hospital care or equivalent level of experience in the relevant field (i.e. Clinical Hub, NHS 111 or similar area of practice)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in leading or managing clinical teams in a remote consultation setting
• Experience of cross organisational or system wide transformation
• Experience in leading quality improvement activities in a healthcare setting
• Experience of negotiation with senior stakeholders which may include difficult and controversial issues, presenting complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Experience of leading, managing and delivering significant change projects involving stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential

• Can demonstrate partnership working and the understanding of how and when partnerships should be built, navigating, and understanding local, regional, and national political positions in order to solutions that span across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data, in relation to patient complexity and clinical outcome measures. In complex patient situations, support external clinicians to analyse the risk and benefits of alternative pathways for care and the options available making reasoned and logical deductions, and formulating plans.
• Able to plan, create and deliver training, briefings and updates to large groups of staff at all levels

Personal abilities

Essential

• Provide effective, inclusive, and compassionate leadership across own areas of responsibility, ensuring all voices are heard and creating and nurturing a culture where staff feel safe to speak up

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

WNL ICC Hub,Kenton Ambulance Station

The Mall

London

HA3 9TB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are seeking somebody to join our busy GP practice as the first point of contact for patients, contractors, and visitors, while also managing a range of general office tasks.

In this role, you will handle administrative and reception duties, ensuring efficient, courteous, and high-quality service in line with our established processes, policies, and procedures. You will support patient inquiries with professionalism and care.

Excellent communication skills and a compassionate, friendly nature are essential, as you will work closely with our clinical and administrative teams in a busy environment, interacting with a diverse range of people and professions.

Your responsibilities will include managing telephone, in-person, and electronic inquiries, scheduling and updating appointments and home visits, relaying clinical information to patients, and helping patients access our services and those in the wider community.

Ideal candidates will be highly organised, effective communicators who provide a professional and welcoming experience for all patients, ensuring every interaction is exceptional.

Strong IT skills are essential, as you will perform tasks such as running searches and data input. Additionally, you will process prescription requests and deliver comprehensive administrative support.

Job Responsibilities

RECEPTION

• Receiving patients, consulting with members of the practice team
• Processing in-person and telephone requests for appointments; ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
• Registering new patients, temporary residents and any requiring immediate and necessary treatment, carefully checking all details for accuracy and entering on computer registration link
• Taking messages and passing on information
• Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare agencies and providers

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

• Opening up/locking up of practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols
• Processing and distributing incoming and outgoing mail
• Filing and retrieving paperwork
• Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures
• Providing clerical assistance to practice staff as required, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying, and scanning
• Ordering and monitoring of stationery and other supplies
• Keeping the reception area, notice boards, leaflet etc. tidy and presentable
• Cover sickness/annual leave and work reasonable overtime when required
• Perform any other relevant and reasonable duties that may be requested by the Reception Supervisors, Office Manager or Partners.
• Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required.

APPOINTMENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

• Book/edit/cancel appointments and recalls ensuring sufficient information is recorded to retrieve medical record.
• Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations required.
• Deal with home visit requests, carefully noting all details

PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS MANAGEMENT

• Processing repeat prescriptions in accordance with practice guidelines
• Handing completed repeat prescriptions to patient and checking names and address.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSEs at grade C (or 4-9) or equivalent, including English and Maths

Desirable

• Training in administration/clerical duties at NVQ level or above
• NVQ Level 2/3 in Customer Services or Health Care or related discipline

Experience

Essential

• General office skills, photocopier, scanning, shredding.
• Awareness of Data Protection Act and need for confidentiality of Information.
• Attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals, with the ability to adjust communication style.
• Committed to own continuing personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a medical or primary care setting.
• Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems.
• Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Works effectively independently and as a member of a team.
• Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Railway Medical Group

Address

Gatacre Street

Blyth

Northumberland

NE24 1HD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://railwaymedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will provide high-quality, safe and effective general medical services to the practice population, working collaboratively with the wider clinical and administrative team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing and managing a broad range of acute and chronic presentations in primary care, ensuring patients receive appropriate treatment, investigation, referral and follow-up.

The role is being offered as a fixed-term opportunity to support increased patient access and capacity within the practice.

The post holder will:

• Provide comprehensive general medical services to registered patients, including assessment and management of acute, chronic and complex conditions.
• Conduct appropriate clinical consultations, including face-to-face, telephone and other remote consultations where required.
• Make appropriate clinical decisions regarding diagnosis, investigation, treatment, referral and follow-up.
• Provide appropriate preventative healthcare, health promotion and screening advice.
• Manage patients with long-term conditions in accordance with current evidence-based guidance and practice protocols.
• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively in accordance with local and national guidance.
• Recognise and appropriately manage patients presenting with urgent or potentially serious illness.
• Make appropriate referrals to secondary care, community services and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide appropriate safety-netting advice and ensure patients understand when and how to seek further medical assistance.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical records in accordance with professional and practice requirements.
• Review and action investigation results, correspondence and other clinical information appropriately.
• Work effectively with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated and patient-centred care.
• Participate in practice meetings and contribute to effective communication across the clinical team.
• Support the delivery of practice targets, contractual requirements and quality improvement initiatives where appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and act appropriately where there are concerns regarding children or adults at risk.
• Comply with infection prevention and control requirements.
• Maintain appropriate standards of confidentiality, information governance and data protection.
• Undertake appropriate clinical administration associated with patient care.
• Participate in clinical audit, significant event review and quality improvement activities as appropriate.
• Maintain professional competence and undertake appropriate continuing professional development.
• Work within the requirements of the GMC, relevant legislation, NHS guidance and practice policies.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and patient safety. This includes:

• Reporting and learning from significant events, incidents and complaints.
• Participating in clinical audit and quality improvement activity.
• Maintaining awareness of current clinical guidance and evidence-based practice.
• Ensuring appropriate clinical documentation and coding.
• Identifying and escalating risks to patient safety.
• Maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and standards of conduct.
• Contributing to effective clinical governance within the practice.

The post holder will work closely with GP colleagues, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, care coordinators, reception and administrative staff and other members of the wider healthcare team.

The post holder should demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.

The GP will be expected to contribute positively to the practice environment, treating colleagues with respect and supporting a culture of teamwork and professionalism.

The post holder must:

• Understand and fulfil their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and adults.
• Recognise signs of abuse, neglect, exploitation and vulnerability.
• Follow practice safeguarding procedures and appropriately escalate concerns.
• Maintain appropriate safeguarding knowledge and training for the role.

The post holder must maintain strict confidentiality regarding patients, colleagues and practice business.

They must comply with relevant information governance, data protection and confidentiality requirements and ensure patient information is accessed, recorded and shared appropriately.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate experience in general practice.
• Sound knowledge of current primary care clinical practice.
• Ability to assess and manage a broad range of acute and chronic presentations.
• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance.
• Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and information governance.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and prioritise clinical risk.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a busy general practice environment.
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Interest or experience in a particular area of general practice that could contribute to the wider practice team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with current GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List.
• MRCGP or equivalent.

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

GAB Healthcare

Address

Leyland Surgery

West Paddock

Leyland

PR25 1HR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.thesurgerychorley.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac,

Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

• Basic general education
• Literate & Numerate
• Willingness to undertake future training as required by the post

Desirable

• BIFM/NVQ level 2

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a healthcare or hospitality environment

Skills

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• Capable of achieving and maintaining high standards
• Dependable & reliable with good time management skills.
• Able to remain effective under pressure
• Able to work as part of a team
• Self motivated and enthusiastic
• Excellent customer care skills
• Ability to give a positive impression of yourself and the organisation

Abilities

Essential

• Physical - Able to undertake manual handling requirements of the role
• Mental - Able to work under pressure
• Mental - Maintain concentration when undertaking tasks
• Emotional - Able to cope with the movement of deceased
• Working Conditions - Cleaning which may include bodily fluids

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

County Hospital

Coed-y-Gric Road

Griffithstown, Pontypool

NP4 5YA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and competent Clinical Manager (CM) to become part of our team at the Sunderland Royal urgent treatment centre (UTC). This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced clinician to lead the clinical team and continue to deliver a consistent high standard of patient care within the department.

The successful applicant should be a registered nurse or paramedic with an excellent level of experience and knowledge of minor illness or injury presentations, from either an urgent care or emergency department background. The applicant should be an independent prescriber and have a good skill set that can contribute to the clinical expertise in the department. The role will involve working closely with the UTC leadership team to progress the department in developing new clinical pathways, agreed projects, and management tasks.

As the UTC continues to recruit roles for paramedics and nurses, the CM will also be responsible for leading in the training and mentoring of newer staff. The role will involve working clinical hours in the treatment room to not only support the team, but lead by example. There is an expectation this will also involve working some weekends and supporting the team during busy periods while on management shifts. The successful applicant should have a high degree of ability to work well as part of team, but also autonomously without regular supervision.

Partnering Health Group (PHL) are an established and expanding healthcare organisation responsible for providing a variety of urgent and primary health care services across the UK and are delighted to be providing the UTC in Sunderland. We provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of the people we care for. We deliver these services to our community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local peoples lives.

Role requirements

• Experienced nurse or paramedic with current professional registration and no restrictions to practice.

• Minimum post graduate certificate (PGc) level 7 in Advanced Clinical Practice and working towards post graduate diploma or MSc.
• At least six years of working full time post registration, ideally within a senior role
• At least 2 years working within a UTC or emergency department (ED) as an autonomous practitioner
• Independent prescribing qualification with at least 2 years post qualification
• Significant minor injury and illness experience

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Advanced life support (ALS) qualification
• Primary care experience

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills written, verbal (particularly listening skills) and approachable
• Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise own workload
• Be able to clear an enhanced DBS check/Must be authorised to work in the UK
• Must be authorised to work in the EEC

Qualifications

Essential

• Experienced nurse or paramedic with current professional registration and no restrictions to practice.
• Minimum post graduate certificate (PGc) level 7 in Advanced Clinical Practice and working towards post graduate diploma or MSc.
• At least six years of working full time post registration, ideally within a senior role
• At least 2 years working within a UTC or emergency department (ED) as an autonomous practitioner
• Independent prescribing qualification with at least 2 years post qualification
• Significant minor injury and illness experience
• Red dot/IRMER qualification and competence with x-ray interpretation.
• Mentoring qualification
• A demonstrable and good standard of continued professional development (CPD)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Advanced life support (ALS) qualification
• Primary care 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

Partnering Health Ltd

Address

Sunderland Royal UTC

Kayll Road

Sunderland

SR4 7TP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.phlgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Tasks

• Provide a smooth running comprehensive administrative service for the Care Navigators and Clinical staff to all aspects of the Integrated Urgent Primary Care Services. The Senior Care Navigator will participate in a 4 week rolling rota which will include earlies, days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays with the occasional need to work night shifts.
• Organise and supervise the non-clinical staff to ensure that all available resources are managed effectively.
• Manage problem situations as and when they arise. These could include technical, administrative and staffing issues and queries or complaints from patients and their carers.
• Liaise with clinical staff to enable the smooth running of the Integrated Primary Care service.
• Liaise with the Service Manager in hours about any problems and to highlight issues for service improvement and development.
• Liaise with the on call manager who can offer support outside of office hours.
• Senior Care Navigator has a responsibility to ensure that there is adequate administrative staffing, so that patient care is not compromised.
• Line management responsibility for the Care Navigators. including induction, training, 1 to 1 meetings and appraisals.
• Senior Care Navigator will be fully conversant in the computer systems used by the services (Adastra, Cerner and EMIS web) and will maintain the databases, run uncomplicated search reports and train staff.
• To help the Integrated Primary Care Service and the Single Point of Access to achieve their Key Performance targets without compromising the quality of the services to the patient.
• Where referral to a healthcare professional is not required, offering pathways ensuring the patient is guided appropriately to other services/organisations including PALS and the third sector, social care, community services, voluntary sector, and other independent providers such as pharmacies.
• Provide evidence-based healthcare advice, making every contact count, maximising opportunities for health education/health promotion.
• Responsible for overseeing the Integrated Urgent Primary Care service clinic environment ensuring that supplies are maintained, clinic rooms adhere to health and safety and infection control procedures and standards.

• Line management responsibility for a team of Care Navigators.
• To develop a thorough knowledge of the GP Care Group and to work in accordance with written protocols.
• To provide excellent customer care, demonstrating empathy; patience and a holistic approach to client/patient care, with commitment to building effective working relationships.
• To have good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of providers and users of services, including patients; carers; voluntary; social; primary and secondary care providers.
• To have a sound and up to date knowledge of local health and social care policy, together with service availability and how to access those services.
• To access an accurate database of services available for clients/patients.
• To understand, and be able to disseminate, health promotion information, using this to identify clients who might benefit from these services and to signpost accordingly.
• To keep accurate records of all client/patient contacts, using the organisation databases and templates as directed, updating, as necessary.
• To understand the common needs and safeguarding issues of vulnerable patient groups, including the elderly; housebound and those with long-term conditions, including physical and mental disabilities.
• To work with clinicians, in the care of patients facilitating and helping with a variety of patient tests as appropriate.
• To ensure the clinical areas are appropriately stocked with relevant equipment daily.
• To understand the legal, ethical and regulatory principles of the NHS and know personal boundaries and when to seek help.
• To be aware of own impact in the process of care; the need for reflection on practice and resilience when faced with challenging situations.
• To understand the importance of confidentiality.
• To respond appropriately in emergency situations.
• To report any incidents that might compromise health and safety for self, other staff, or customers/patients.
• To assist in the training of other colleagues where appropriate.
• Other liaison/health promotion activities as agreed with the organisation.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in training relevant to the needs of the service.
• The postholder is expected to actively participate in team meetings and contribute to the successful delivery of the service.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of local health and social care system and wide range of options available for patients in Primary Care

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Confident in communication methods (both written and verbal) and able to communicate effectively with a range of customer and provider groups
• Effective Organisation Skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in reception or administrative role with customer contact and evidence of ability to use initiative and work independently with line management responsibility

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

First Floor Beaumont House

Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and patient-focused Salaried GP to join our supportive and forward-thinking Primary Care Network team. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively across our member practices, delivering high-quality patient care within a well-established multidisciplinary environment.

About us:PCN1W is a collaboration of four local GP practices (Everglade, Deans Lane, Parkview & Watling) serving approximately 40,000 patients across Edgware & Colindale.We are committed to improving access, reducing health inequalities, and delivering innovative models of care.We have a full complement of clinical staff, pharmacists, physiotherapist, dietitian, social prescribers, health & well-being champion, mental health worker as well as a supportive management team.We are committed to supporting your ongoing professional development and wellbeing. The successful candidate will receive support to attend mandatory and additional training opportunities, helping to further develop clinical, leadership, and specialist skills within primary care.

What We Offer:

Sessional rate: £11,500 per session dependent on experience

Medical defence fees paid inclusive

6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

1 week paid CPD/study leave (pro rata)

Full support with appraisals and revalidation

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for portfolio working and development of specialist interests

Supportive multidisciplinary team environment

Active involvement in PCN projects and service development

Training practice with opportunities to support and develop GP Registrars

Key Responsibilities:

Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team.

Supporting delivery of enhanced services, population health initiatives, and PCN service specifications.

Participating in clinical meetings, learning events, and quality improvement activities that contribute to continuous service development.

Contributing to a supportive training environment, including involvement with GP Registrars where appropriate.

Undertaking a mixture of clinical and associated administrative work linked to patient care, including reviewing results, correspondence, prescriptions, and related documentation.

Participating in home visits where clinically appropriate.

Supporting a positive, inclusive, and patient-focused working culture across the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with GMC

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

Everglade Medical Practice

Address

Grahame Park Health centre

The Concourse

London

NW9 5XT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.everglademedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY OBJECTIVES:

1. Manage eRS referral workflows safely and efficiently:Process and monitor NHS e-Referral Service activity, including referrals, worklists, Advice & Guidance and Advice & Refer workflows, ensuring actions are completed accurately and escalated appropriately.

2. Provide high-quality medical secretarial support: Support clinicians and the wider practice by preparing, processing and tracking referrals, correspondence, reports and patient-related documentation.

3. Coordinate clinical administration and patient communication: Ensure patient referral queries, hospital correspondence, advice outcomes and follow-up actions are handled clearly, professionally and within agreed timescales.

4. Process SARs, insurance and private report requests: Support the practice with Subject Access Requests, insurance reports, medical reports and related administrative work in line with confidentiality, information governance and practice procedures.

5. Maintain accurate records, tracking and governance: Ensure all secretarial work is recorded, tracked and filed correctly on EMIS and relevant systems, with risks, delays or incomplete information escalated promptly.

6. Work collaboratively with clinical and administrative teams: Act as a key link between clinicians, patients, hospitals, external services and internal teams to support safe, timely and coordinated patient care.

7. General responsibilities: Work flexibly and professionally within the wider practice team, maintaining high standards of confidentiality, accuracy, communication and patient-centred administrative support.

8. Circle membership:Participate in relevant practice Circles aligned to the role, supporting shared accountability, service improvement and delivery of agreed actions linked to secretarial, access, governance or administrative workflows.

Please see the Supporting Information section to download the full Job Description for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the full Job Specification which can be downloaded from the Supporting Information section for this post.

Desirable

• Please refer to the full Job Specification which can be downloaded from the Supporting Information section for this post.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths OR Candidate is able to demonstrate an equivalent level of literacy and numeracy through relevant qualifications, training or practical 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Jubilee Street Practice

Address

368-374 Commercial Road

London

E1 0LS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.jubileestreetpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the Practice list.

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

REPORTS TO: Senior Partner (Clinical)

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

• Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for ongoing health conditions.

• To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.
• Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Refer patients for further opinions and interventions when clinically required.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Participate in training plans of medical students as required.
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.
• Appropriate use of Read codes.
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits.
• Participating in the auditing of practice activity.

Practice Organisation

• Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
• Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary
• Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
• Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety

• Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the

Practice as a business organization. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

• The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy:
• Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

• Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Using appropriate infection control procedures particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Ensuring that all accident or dangerous accidents are reported and investigated and follow up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity

• The post-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

• The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhanced the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

• The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Clinical Workload

• Usual half-day session compromises 15 x 10 minute face-to-face appointments, 3 x 5 minute telephone consultations with one visit per session. With ability to be flexible when demand necessitates

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance/working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Delivery of QoF targets
• Self audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management, being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy
• Knowledge of SystmOne

Desirable

• Experience of working a variety of clinical software systems Adaptability to change
• Service Development

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained
• On a PCT medical performers list
• Enhanced CRB check
• UK driving licence
• Current CPR certificate
• UK work permit (if required)
• Medical defence union cover

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development

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

Manor Park Surgery

Address

Manor Park Surgery

Bellmount Close

Leeds

LS13 2UP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.manorparksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER

REPORTS TO: THE SENIOR PARTNER (Clinically)

THE PRACTICE & BUSINESS MANAGER (Administratively)

HOURS: TBC

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
• Hand hygiene standards for self and others
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager
• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
• Maintenance of own clean working environment
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

General:

The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required to take on other duties appropriate to the role.

The Senior Partner reserves the right to amend this job description in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in Primary Care

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care

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

Park Lane Practice

Address

7-9 Park Lane

Swindon

SN1 5HG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.parklanepracticeswindon.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the cleaner in the clinical environment. There may be onoccasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a) Ensure where applicable areas are:

a) Vacuumed

b) Damp mopped

c) Damp dusted

d) Glass and mirrors cleaned

e) Tiled areas washed

f) Painted surfaces cleaned

b) Safely empty and subsequently clean clinical and general waste bins, ensuring waste is placed in the appropriate receptacle

c) Adhere to the periodic cleaning schedule, ensuring all activities are completed

d) Use cleaning equipment in a safe and effective manner, adhering to manufacturers instructions.

e) Replenish all consumable items (hand towels, toilet roll etc.) as required

f) Adhere to the colour coding system for cleaning equipment at all times, seeking appropriate guidance if required

g) Ensure all cleaning materials are stored in a safe and secure manner, adhering to COSHH, H&S and other legislative acts and guidance

h) As required, undertake legionella flushing of systems within the practice

i) Report any faulty equipment to line management in a timely manner

j) Report any defects found during the cleaning process to line management in a timely manner

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a clinical cleaning environment

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP or clinical environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic standard of general education
• knowledge of cleaning of clinical environment
• Ability to follow policy and procedure and effectively manage stock

Desirable

• Cleaning related qualification
• Flexibility to work outside of core hours and some elements of lone working
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS ) check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge Avenue Medical Centre

Address

Cambridge Avenue Medical Centre

Cambridge Avenue

Scunthorpe

DN16 3LG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeavenuemedicalcentre.nhs.uk/index.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

"No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."

Person Specification

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples; ECGs; Venepuncture; New patient medicals; Chaperone procedure; Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly; Travel medicine; Diabetes; Hypertension; Asthma; Spirometry; CHD; Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel); Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.); Understands the importance of evidence-based practice; Broad knowledge of clinical governance; Ability to record accurate clinical notes; Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs; Knowledge of health promotion strategies; Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy;

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area; Awareness of issues within the wider health arena;

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma or degree ( Care)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care environment; Experience chronic disease management.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

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

Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd

Address

Grove Village Medical Centre

4 Cleeve Court

Kilross Road

Bedfont

TW14 8SN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.pcmsolutions.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)