Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide a broad range of practice nursing services and work closely with our Lead Nurse, GP team and wider clinical team.

Depending on experience and competencies, duties may include:

• Wound care, ulcer management and Doppler assessment
• Removal of sutures
• Cervical cytology
• Routine and childhood immunisations
• Chronic disease management
• Asthma and COPD reviews
• Peak flow assessment and spirometry
• Diabetes and cardiovascular disease management
• Travel health
• Contraception and women's health
• Venepuncture
• ECGs
• Urinalysis and collection of clinical samples
• New patient health checks
• Ear care
• Assisting with minor surgery and coil fittings where required
• Chaperoning and supporting patients during examinations
• Requesting appropriate pathology investigations within scope of practice
• Supporting patient recalls and follow-up
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Following agreed clinical protocols and escalating to the Lead Nurse or GP where appropriate

The postholder will also contribute to infection prevention and control, maintenance of clinical stock and equipment, clinical audits and the continued development of nursing services within the practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience and competence in wound care, including ulcer care
• Experience in routine immunisations
• Experience in childhood immunisations
• Competence in removal of sutures
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care

Desirable

• Previous experience within general practice or primary care
• Diabetes management
• Asthma and COPD management
• Spirometry
• Cervical cytology
• Travel health
• Women's health and contraception
• Experience of chronic disease management
• We are happy to support the successful candidate with additional training and development where required.

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

Jorvik Gillygate

Address

Woolpack House

The Stonebow

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7NP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work autonomously within their professional competence and scope of practice, with appropriate clinical support available.

The role will include:

• Assessing patients presenting with acute, undifferentiated and complex conditions
• Taking comprehensive clinical histories and undertaking appropriate physical examinations
• Formulating differential diagnoses and clinical management plans
• Prescribing safely and appropriately within scope of practice
• Requesting, interpreting and acting upon diagnostic investigations
• Managing acute and same-day presentations
• Supporting the management of long-term conditions
• Providing preventative and proactive care
• Undertaking home visits where clinically required
• Referring to secondary and community services where appropriate
• Working closely with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Supporting patients with self-management, health promotion and prevention
• Contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement and service development

For an applicant with an interest in Heart Failure, there may be opportunities to support and further develop this area of care within the practice.

Advanced Practice

The role reflects the four pillars of advanced practice:

Clinical Practice providing autonomous, evidence-based assessment and management of patients.

Leadership contributing to clinical pathways, service development and multidisciplinary working.

Education maintaining professional development and supporting the learning and development of colleagues and trainees.

Research & Quality Improvement contributing to audit, evidence-based practice and service improvement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Registered healthcare professional with current NMC, HCPC or other appropriate professional registration
• Advanced clinical practice qualification at Masters level or equivalent relevant advanced practice qualification
• Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Experience of autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making
• Ability to assess and manage undifferentiated presentations
• Strong clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience within primary care, urgent care or a comparable clinical environment

Desirable

• Highly Desirable
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Previous experience working as an ACP or ANP in primary care
• Experience managing acute and same-day presentations
• Experience of long-term condition management
• Desirable
• Interest or experience in Heart Failure
• Experience of clinical leadership or service development
• Experience supervising or mentoring other clinicians or learners
• Evidence of audit or quality improvement work
• Additional relevant clinical qualifications or specialist interests

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

Jorvik Gillygate

Address

Woolpack House

The Stonebow

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7NP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work closely with our existing pharmacy team, GPs and wider multidisciplinary team to support safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing and medicines optimisation.

Depending on experience and prescribing qualifications, the role may include:

• Undertaking structured and clinical medication reviews
• Supporting patients with polypharmacy and complex medication needs
• Managing medicines following discharge from hospital and other care settings
• Medicines reconciliation and resolving medication discrepancies
• Supporting repeat prescribing and medication reauthorisation
• Reviewing appropriate monitoring requirements and arranging investigations
• Providing medicines advice to patients and members of the clinical team
• Supporting the management of long-term conditions
• Reviewing patients at increased risk of medicines-related harm
• Supporting safe prescribing in care homes and for vulnerable patients
• Responding to local and national medicines safety guidance
• Contributing to prescribing audits, quality improvement and service development
• Supporting the implementation of NICE and local prescribing guidance
• Working collaboratively with community pharmacy, secondary care and other healthcare professionals

For an appropriately qualified Independent Prescriber, the role may also include making prescribing changes, managing appropriate clinical caseloads and running medication or long-term condition clinics within agreed scope of practice. These responsibilities reflect the existing advanced pharmacist role within the practice.

Heart Failure

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with an interest or experience in Heart Failure.

For the right candidate, there may be an opportunity to develop this interest further and contribute to the medication optimisation and ongoing management of patients with Heart Failure, working closely with GP and wider clinical colleagues.

Previous Heart Failure experience is desirable but not essential.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• GPhC registration as a Pharmacist
• Relevant post-registration pharmacy experience
• Good knowledge of medicines optimisation and applied therapeutics
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to safe, evidence-based prescribing and patient-centred care
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Desirable
• Independent Prescribing qualification
• Experience within general practice or primary care
• Interest or experience in Heart Failure
• Experience undertaking structured or clinical medication reviews
• Experience managing patients with polypharmacy and multimorbidity
• Experience of long-term condition management
• Experience of audit, quality improvement or service development
• Applicants who are not currently Independent Prescribers but who would be interested in developing this qualification are also encouraged to apply.

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

Jorvik Gillygate

Address

Woolpack House

The Stonebow

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7NP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Role

Depending on the appointment route, responsibilities will include:

• Providing high-quality general medical services to our patients
• Managing acute, chronic and preventative care
• Face-to-face, telephone and online consultations
• Working collaboratively with our experienced multidisciplinary team
• Contributing to QOF, enhanced services, audit and quality improvement
• Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records
• Contributing to practice and service development
• For GP Partners, involvement in the leadership, governance and strategic direction of the practice

We are keen to support GPs with existing clinical interests and would welcome applicants wishing to develop new areas of expertise.

Clinical & Practice Support

You will be supported by:

• An experienced team of GP Partners and Salaried GPs
• A broad multidisciplinary clinical team
• Protected administration time
• Efficient clinical and administrative support systems
• Shared home visiting arrangements
• An established training and learning environment
• Opportunities to contribute to teaching, training and service development

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Person Specification
• Essential
• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS GP Performers List
• Excellent clinical and communication skills
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Person Specification
• Desirable
• Previous UK general practice experience
• Interest in teaching or training
• Interest in quality improvement or service development
• Clinical special interests

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

Jorvik Gillygate

Address

Woolpack House

The Stonebow

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7NP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties will include:

Greeting patients and visitors and providing a friendly and professional reception service

Answering telephone and face-to-face enquiries

Supporting patients to access care through the practices appointment and Total Triage systems

Care navigating and signposting patients to the most appropriate clinician, service or support

Booking and managing appointments

Registering new patients and ensuring information is accurately recorded

Receiving and accurately recording messages for clinical and administrative teams

Processing incoming correspondence and clinical documents

Scanning, filing and maintaining accurate electronic patient records

Processing referrals and supporting waiting-list administration

Supporting repeat prescription and medication administration processes where appropriate

Assisting with patient recalls and follow-up

Liaising with hospitals, community services and other healthcare providers

Managing clinical and administrative tasks and email enquiries

Chaperoning clinicians when required

Receiving and handling patient specimens in accordance with practice procedures

Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times

Providing cover across our three sites where required

Undertaking relevant training and keeping mandatory training up to date

The role is varied, and additional administrative duties may be undertaken as required to support the wider practice team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We are looking for someone who:
• Has excellent communication and customer-service skills
• Is friendly, approachable and able to remain calm under pressure
• Is confident communicating with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Has good IT and administrative skills
• Is organised and able to prioritise competing demands
• Understands the importance of confidentiality
• Works well independently and as part of a team
• Is flexible and willing to work across our three practice sites
• Has a positive attitude and willingness to learn

Desirable

• Previous experience within general practice, primary care or another healthcare setting
• Previous reception, customer-service or administrative experience
• Experience using clinical systems such as SystmOne.
• Experience of care navigation or signposting

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

Jorvik Gillygate

Address

Woolpack House

The Stonebow

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7NP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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