Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full copy of the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate Degree in Nursing
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, with Digital Badge/RCN Credentials (or willingness to work towards)
• Postgraduate Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Current NMC Registration (inc. Independent Non-Medical Prescriber)

Desirable

• Community nursing specialist qualification
• Urgent Care
• Long Term Conditions

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience post-registration
• Recent secondary care, primary care or community experience
• Management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Clinical triage
• Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives, such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team
• Audit and research

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health needs assessment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced clinical practice skills
• Management of patients with long term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a primary care setting
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Self-directed and enthusiastic practitioner
• Highly motivated and a team player
• Flexibility
• Ability to work across boundaries

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area

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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full copy of the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC and RCPG registration
• Inclusion on performers list
• Annual appraisal and revalidation, and maintain
• Basic life support

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development
• GP/FY2 Trainer

Experience

Essential

• Primary care home visits
• Triage
• Face to face consultations
• Chronic disease management
• Clinical governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Audits

Desirable

• Experience within medical, surgical, A&E, paediatrics or mental health
• Management
• Research
• Understanding of PMS contract

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Basic computer literacy skills
• Good telephone manner, clear speech
• Good record keeping
• Communication and listening skills
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team
• Ability to work under pressure, manage demanding workloads
• Aware of needs of patients, relatives and carers
• Adhere to confidentiality requirements
• Ability to cope with patients under extreme stress from both social and clinical circumstances
• Ability to handle change and unexpected urgent requirements
• Effective communication skills to enable conversations about medical issues with patients and colleagues
• Flexible, caring and empathetic
• Self-motivated
• Professional approach
• Presentable appearance
• Reliable, punctual and committed to work
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne

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

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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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification which is available in within the Supporting Information section.

Person Specification

Skills and Qualities

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• Evidence of problem solving and decision making skills
• Good team player
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Neat and well presented
• Clarity of speech
• Good health record
• Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for cover
• Ability to travel to meetings

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working within a primary care or and community-based environment
• Insight and understanding of current NHS issues in nursing and the NHS
• Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit
• Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines

Desirable

• Computer skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills
• Recognised Diploma Qualifications for Long Term Condition Management (COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease)
• Basic Life Support
• Cytology and Family Planning
• Full NMC registration

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Recognised Infection Control qualification

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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Supporting Information for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Preferably educated to NVQ level 3
• GCSE, or equivalent, Grade C or above including Maths, English and a Science subject
• Phlebotomy Certificate
• The Care Certificate, or to complete within 6 months of joining

Desirable

• Leg Ulcer Management Certificate
• Foundation Degree Spirometry Certificate
• ECG Performance Certificate
• Asthma and COPD HCA Certificate
• Influenza, Pneumonia and B12 Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a clinical environment
• Basic health care assessment experience, ie Blood tests, Blood Pressure and ECG

Desirable

• Familiar with primary care setting
• Familiar with SystmOne

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Clinical performance certificates
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Resource management skills
• Work as part of team member and on own initiative
• Good time management and flexibility
• Intermediate clinical practice skills
• Co-management of patients with long term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Accountability for own role
• Local and national health policies and guidelines
• Information governance issues in primary care
• Patient specific direction and associated policies
• Self motivating and self confident, able to work with minimal direction
• Adaptable and innovative
• Enthusiasm, with energy and drive
• Trustworthy, honest, caring and sympathetic
• Strategic thinking with vision
• Hard working, reliable and resourceful
• Willing to work flexible hours as necessary
• Considered, steady approach
• Diplomacy

Desirable

• Diversity and Equality issues
• Health and Social awareness issues
• Ability to travel

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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification that is available within the Supporting Information section.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in teams and able to promote a team spirit
• Understanding of the role of a Nurse Associate in primary care and the wider healthcare system.

Desirable

• Experience working in primary care or community healthcare setting

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a compassionate and patient-centred approach.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficient IT skills and familiarity with electronic health record systems (e.g., EMIS, SystmOne).
• Ability to listen and empathise
• Good time management
• Problem solving
• Self motivating and self confident, able to work with minimal direction
• Adaptable and innovative
• Enthusiasm, with energy and drive
• Gains respect by example
• Trustworthy, honest, reliable, caring and sympathetic
• Hard working, reliable and resourceful
• Willing to work flexible hours as necessary
• Considered, steady approach
• Diplomacy

Desirable

• Skills in phlebotomy, wound care, or vaccination administration.
• Knowledge of long-term conditions and health promotion initiatives.
• Ability to travel to meetings/sites

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or A level standard (or equivalent)
• Educated to Degree Level
• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse Associate
• Cervical screening taker
• 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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full copy of the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate Degree in Nursing
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, with Digital Badge/RCN Credentials (or willingness to work towards)
• Postgraduate Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Current NMC Registration (inc. Independent Non-Medical Prescriber)

Desirable

• Community nursing specialist qualification
• Urgent Care
• Long Term Conditions

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience post-registration
• Recent secondary care, primary care or community experience
• Management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Clinical triage
• Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives, such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team
• Audit and research

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health needs assessment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced clinical practice skills
• Management of patients with long term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a primary care setting
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Self-directed and enthusiastic practitioner
• Highly motivated and a team player
• Flexibility
• Ability to work across boundaries

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area

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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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