Job description

Job responsibilities

It is essential to the practice that each staff member has the right skills for the role and has the ability to work as an effective person within our team.

We regard ourselves as a friendly practice in which every member of the team is important and receives due respect regardless of position.

It is our common aim to provide as efficient and professional service to all our patients in a friendly manner in pleasant surroundings.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties of the post are to provide a full range of general medical services as contained within the GMS contract

The post holder is expected to support the Partners of Mytton Oak Medical Practice in providing all services outlined in the GMS Core Contract and also in the aims and objectives of the Practice

The post holder is expected to support and input into the aims of the practice in areas of clinical governance, good practice, quality outcomes framework, enhanced services, practice audit, referral review and any other improvement plans as determined by the practice.

The post holder is encouraged to utilise and develop any additional skills for the improvement of services to patients.

The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of computerised clinical records at all times. Full involvement in any practice training and ongoing requirements of our status as a paperless practice is expected.

The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of timekeeping and paperwork.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Interest and qualifications in Women's Health

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate) General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained On/eligible to be on a medical performers list Enhanced CRB/DBS check UK driving license Current CPR certificate UK work permit (if required)

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development Other Post Graduate Diplomas

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

Mytton Oak Surgery

Address

Racecourse Lane

Shrewsbury

SY3 5LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary

The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed experienced nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

Key responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment or interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.

Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology or sexual health consultation.

Assess, identify, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National and Local Guidelines for Mental Health.

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children.

Advise, support, and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad, where appropriate.

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.

Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.

Communication

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating.

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.

Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders.

Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.

Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Delivering a Quality Service

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Deliver care according to National and Local Guidelines, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.

Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events.

Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.

Working with the practice management monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies.

Contribute to the appraisal of the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.

Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Working with practice management to ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required .

Leadership Personal and People Development

Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority.

Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.

Support staff development in order to maximise potential.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.

Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services.

Work with practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles and processes.

Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.

Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process.

Maintain active involvement in the planning and processes of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives.

Promote the role of the advanced nurse practitioner in general practice.

Team Working

Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.

Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.

Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need.

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.

Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.

Discuss, highlight, and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team.

Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse-NMC or
• MSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc.
• 3yrs post registration experience to include 1yr in leadership role.

Experience

Essential

• Professional portfolio evidencing the ongoing practice in the four pillars of advanced clinical practice.
• Currently working as a qualified ACP
• 2 yrs experience working in acute Trust or similar
• Independent prescribing
• Health Assessment
• ALS Qualified

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching, supervision and mentoring

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

Mytton Oak Surgery

Address

Racecourse Lane

Shrewsbury

SY3 5LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

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

a. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population

b. The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract

c. Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance

d. Effective management of long-term conditions

e. Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks

f. On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles

g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance

h. Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload

i. Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process

j. Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice

k. Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF

l. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required

m. Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR

n. Ensure compliance with the appraisal process

o. Prepare and complete the revalidation process

p. Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team

q. Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines

r. Support the partners in achieveing the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure

s. Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times

t. Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the salaried GP may be requested to:

a. Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead

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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
• General understanding of the GMS contract
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS Web
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health Clearance
• Project lead as required with CQC, CCG and QOF

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of CCG initiatives

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

Lonsdale Medical Group

Address

24 Lonsdale Road

London

NW6 6RR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Direct Patient Care:

   • Conduct patient consultations, including taking medical histories and performing physical examinations.
   • Administer vaccinations, including childhood immunisations, travel vaccines, and flu shots.
   • Perform diagnostic tests, such as blood pressure monitoring, blood tests, and ECGs.
   • Provide wound care, dressings, and removal of sutures.

2. Chronic Disease Management:

   • Manage and monitor patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.
   • Develop and review individual care plans in collaboration with patients and other healthcare professionals.
   • Educate patients on managing their conditions, including medication management and lifestyle changes.

3. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:

   • Conduct health assessments and screenings, including cervical smears, sexual health services, and smoking cessation support.
   • Provide health education and promotion activities to encourage healthy lifestyles.
   • Offer family planning advice and contraceptive services.

4. Administrative Duties:

   • Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records using the practice's electronic health records (EHR) system.
   • Assist in the development and implementation of practice policies and procedures.
   • Participate in audit and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care.

5. Collaboration and Communication:

   • Work closely with GPs, healthcare assistants, and other members of the practice team to coordinate patient care.
   • Liaise with external agencies and services, such as hospitals and community services, to ensure continuity of care.
   • Participate in team meetings, case conferences, and professional development sessions.

6. Professional Development:

   • Stay current with nursing practice developments, guidelines, and regulations.
   • Participate in ongoing training and continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
   • Supervise and mentor junior staff and student nurses as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.
• Proven experience in a primary care or community nursing setting.
• Strong clinical skills, including phlebotomy, immunisation, and chronic disease management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Proficiency in using electronic health records (EHR) and other medical software.

Desirable

• Additional qualifications or certifications in areas such as chronic disease management, family planning, or health promotion.
• Experience with NHS systems and protocols.
• Knowledge of local health and social care services.

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

Stanhope Mews West Surgery

Address

7 Stanhope Mews West

London

SW7 5RB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

The role will support the care of those patients who are:

Referred into the team by internal services, GP surgeries for support with their mental health, to provide signposting.

The role will offer mental state monitoring and risk assessment.

The role will provide a range of brief psychotherapeutic and social interventions, appropriate to the band of the role, for people experiencing mental health difficulties. via telephone or video call, occasionally face to face visits where this is deemed as the only appropriate medium.

The role involves working with people experiencing mental health concerns / complex emotional needs via a number of different means i.e. face-to-face, telephone and/or video call.

The role will also include an effective working knowledge of the voluntary sector as well as an understanding of the needs of carers and family.

The role will require working collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within a multi-disciplinary team in delivering services.

There is a requirement for substantial periods of concentration and sitting and accurate and timely record keeping.

3. SCOPE AND RANGE

For people experiencing a mental health crisis, Video/Tele-coaches Intervention Practitioners will provide:

Mental state assessments

Clinical risk assessments

Clinical formulations

A range of recovery focussed interventions.

Validation and de-escalation of crisis

Distress tolerance and emotional regulation strategies

Brief psychological interventions to people experiencing fluctuation in their mental health state.

Consultation and advice to carers and families and other agencies to enable them to effectively support service users.

Effective liaison with other parts of the mental health pathway and partner agencies

Effective signposting and advice

4. MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

Provide complex and sensitive information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (users of services, carers, multi-disciplinary staff, and other statutory / non statutory services).

Contribute to the safe and effective day to day operations of the service managing clinical enquires.

Provide a high standard of written and verbal communication that is clear and in line with local guidance.

Role model effective communication: demonstrating empathy, respect, compassion and hope where there may be barriers to understanding.

Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable in line with operational guidance e.g., SBAR.

Maintain professional relationships with all colleagues to ensure professional standards are met.

Promote a culture that incorporates Trust values and is recovery focused.

Provide consultation and advice to the service users support network.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies / procedures.

Reporting of exceptions, complaints and gaps in service

Assist in data collection for the on-going evaluation of the service.

Assist in Promotion of the Service locally and nationally as appropriate.

Act as the persons and their carers / familys advocate

Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the Trusts incident reporting policy supporting appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.

To assist with ensuring day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and person experience.

To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment.

To comply at all times with the Trusts Safer Governance related policies

Seek advice and support from senior colleagues/line manager whenever necessary.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing.

Liaise with other key stakeholders to ensure that effective and timely care is provided.

Co-ordinate any agreed lone working arrangements

To manage own diary to ensure that all components of the role are given equal attention and prioritised as required.

To rebook appointments electronically in line with guidelines for managing waiting lists.

Responsibility for Persons Care, Treatment and Therapy

Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner.

To attend Clinical Team Meetings and share relevant information with the clinical team.

Promote a recovery model that empowers persons, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making, owning their packages of care / treatment.

Create, implement and update care plans and risk assessments as required.

Champion persons rights and service users including dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.

Provide advice and guidance regarding mental health problems.

Share clinical information on individuals coming into contact with Police Officers, as per agreed information sharing protocol under guidance from senior staff.

Request information on specific individuals from Police Officers as per information sharing protocol.

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults

Implementation of NICE guidance and other statutory / best practice guidelines (if appropriate) under guidance from senior staff

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to service provision

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation

Participate in programmes of audit and research within the team as agreed, implementing the findings.

Contribute to clinical governance arrangements in order to ensure the quality of the service provided.

Involvement in the development of local systems and process that ensure the implementation of Trust policies.

To monitor waiting lists and ensure the team managers are aware of potential breeches in a timely manner.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

The post holder does not have financial responsibility for budgetary management.

It is the individual post holders responsibility to manage organisational resources efficiently and to suggest efficiency savings to line management as they arise.

The post holder has the responsibility to maintain the safekeeping of the organisations property.

Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g., Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management

Supervise and support junior staff with guidance from senior staff.

Monitor practice and development of junior staff as appropriate reporting to supervisory staff.

Assist in induction of staff.

As required by the Clinical Leads, conduct appraisal and performance management of junior staff

Provision of day-to-day management supervision

Demonstrate and role model excellent clinical leadership skills.

Ensure that core training is maintained.

Ensure participation in the teams compliance with CQC standards as directed by clinical lead.

Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties

Ensure information resources are used to maintain knowledge of Trust, Directorate and Team priorities and safety initiatives.

Maintain up to date clinical records in a timely and accurate manner.

Ensure information is shared with key stakeholders and other agencies in a secure manner.

Responsibility for Research and Development

Participate in research and development.

Freedom to Act

To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.

Work without direct management and take accountability for your own actions.

When tasks are delegated, ensure that the person you have delegated these tasks to is appropriately skilled to do so.

Work within the operational policies and service specifications of the team.

Work without direct supervision to deliver interventions via telephone and/or video call under direction of practice leads.

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

To participate in LW's annual Appraisal process.

To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.

Work cooperatively with staff colleagues ensuring a no hands off approach.

Ensure that you remain professionally competent.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties / responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the clinical lead.

Please see full job description and person specification attached for more details

Person Specification

Specific skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with users of services experiencing a wide range of complex mental health presentations.
• Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with users of services, carers and other professional bodies.
• Ability to assess situations, make decisions, co-ordinate and organise appropriate responses.
• Assessment, planning, and evaluation of mental health difficulties.
• Able to risk assess.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Experience in applying psychologically informed interventions.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Able to prioritise work to reflect changing needs.
• Ability to manage own time.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Standard typing and IT skills.
• Successful completion of Health Screening.

Desirable

• Able to participate and present information in a group setting.
• Have an awareness and ability to maintain personal boundaries.
• Research awareness
• Supervising learners and other staff

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to foundation degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject e.g. Health & Social Care.

Additional requirements

Essential

• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
• Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect.
• Motivated, reliable and visionary.
• Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidenced based interventions relevant to the service.
• Knowledge of Multi-Disciplinary Working
• Understanding of Recovery principles in Mental Health
• Knowledge and understanding of both adult and childrens safeguarding guidance.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1987.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.
• Relevant specialist clinical/professional courses/training.

Experience

Essential

• Application of evidenced based interventions relevant to the service.
• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
• Experience of working in a multi-Disciplinary environment.
• Experience of working in a secondary care community mental health service.

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

Livewell Southwest

Address

Crownhill Court

Tailyour Road

Plymouth

PL6 5DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If youre comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information.

To manage own daily highly specialist/expert complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner.

Extensive post-graduate experience, with extensive experience related to early intervention and the principles of community neonatal care.

To act as a highly specialist clinical resource, disseminating expert information to Occupational Therapy colleagues, the general public and other health care professionals in both acute and community paediatric settings.

To undertake triage and highly complex assessments, using advanced levels of clinical reasoning to arrive at a differential diagnosis independently.

To provide direct advice for management and/or deliver intervention if appropriate e.g. performing highly skilled, technical physical techniques; using highly developed physical skills requiring a high degree of precision.

Lead the development of standards and outcome measurement for good practice with patients.

To be responsible for implementing change within own practice and influencing and monitoring standards of Occupational Therapy practice within the team.

Proactively engage with MDT colleagues to progress innovations and improvements in practice and service.

To be responsible for linking with relevant local and tertiary consultant clinics as an expert resource.

To work strategically and operationally with the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Manager in ensuring that clinical policies, procedures and guidelines meet the needs of the Occupational Therapy service.

The post holder will decide and be responsible for the allocation, and safe use, of resources in relation to individual patient care, e.g. physical equipment such as surgical appliances or nasopharyngeal suction, and the delegation of work to junior Occupational Therapy staff and Occupational Therapy HCSWs.

In conjunction with the Professional Lead to be responsible and delegate work to the Administrative Team.

Actively and positively participate in supervision and appraisal.

Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with colleagues of all professions, to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service to the patient.

Communicates daily and in collaboration with consultant colleagues, General Practitioners and other AHP colleagues.

Uses a range of communication tools e.g., IT tools, presentation skills for training and teaching purposes.

The post holder will work within close multi/interdisciplinary teams to deliver specialist assessments, interventions and complex care planning.

Provide highly specialist advice regarding patients progress, current evidence-based practice, research and interpretation of clinical assessments / observations.

Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients and their families dealing with very sensitive and distressing emotional issues.

Demonstrates highly advanced communication skills using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools. This will include patients/carers who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, not have English as their first language, cognitive / perceptual difficulties or other communication impairments. To elicit cooperation and establish an appropriate assessment and intervention plan.

Respecting the dignity and rights of the baby and their family / carers.

Communicates regularly with other Occupational Therapy colleagues and the wider MDT. Carrying out joint sessions and mentoring to ensure own and others clinical practice is appropriate and informed.

Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with colleagues of all professions, to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service to the patient.

To establish and maintain excellent communication networks with members of the MDT, statutory organisations, private and voluntary sector as appropriate when planning a patients assessment /intervention programme and discharge. Provide education to patients, carers / family, MDT about the management of health impairment including the Developmental care of Neonates in the community.

Manage their own complex caseload efficiently and effectively, balancing other patient related and professional demands to meet departmental and organisational priorities.

Use highly advanced analytical skills to determine the appropriate course of action for each individual patient, signposting to the appropriate pathway. This may include advice, developing a care package to be delivered by others, referral onwards to other AHP colleagues or direct Occupational Therapy.

On a daily basis, take a major role in the advanced assessment of highly complex presentations of patients referred to the Neonatal Follow-Up service.

Determine patient/carer understanding of multiple treatment proposals and produce plans in conjunction with the patient/carer. This will include the ability to gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with patients/carers.

Take a lead role in the education of post-graduate Occupational Therapy colleagues and other professions. Imparting knowledge and skills, guiding further knowledge acquisition and acting as a mentor.

Regularly undertake research/audit within the Paediatric Occupational Therapy service, developing an advanced practice portfolio and implementing best practice in line with National Guidelines.

Use electronic systems to support the delivery of assessments and interventions, and enable the accurate collection, interpretation and analysis of data.

Maintain and store patient records and information in line with Health Board policy and GDPR.

Participate in regular reviews of the service in collaboration with the line manager; and modifies/develops policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols to enable service improvement.

Influences and implements change within own practice; monitors standards of practice within the service.

Represent the Neonatal Follow-Up service and Paediatric Occupational Therapy to service users and other stakeholders when required.

Enable service user feedback to develop and improve the service for this patient group.

Be at the forefront of Occupational Therapy and interdisciplinary planning of Neonatal Follow-Up models and early intervention services.

Be responsible for the safe use of equipment used by self and others.

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

Qualifications- Knowledge

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC Registration.
• MSc or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of standardised and non-standardised assessments that can be used with client group.
• Evidence of relevant, specialised post graduate courses/CPD.

Desirable

• Membership of relevant special interest group.
• Leadership qualification
• Experience at professional grade equivalent.
• Teaching qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working within the field of paediatric Occupational Therapy.
• Managing a complex caseload.
• Experience of audit/ research (clinical and organisational).
• Inter-professional and multi-agency team working.
• Clinical service development and compliance with governance requirements and guidelines.

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside Paediatric Consultants or similar.
• Experience of working with Neonatal Follow-Up.
• Leadership and representation in clinical networks/practice groups
• Experience of teaching at post graduate level.

Aptitude and Abilitites

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written).
• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to determine differential diagnosis, independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment.
• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling and equipment fitting

Desirable

• Welsh Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above

Values

Essential

• Self-motivated and capable of motivating others.
• Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Innovative and passionate for the Neonatal community care
• Adaptability and ability to embrace changes in a fast-developing clinical environments

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Carnegie Clinic

The Sunflower Suite, Brithweunydd Road

Trealaw

CF40 2UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective clinical care to the UTC patients and the practice population.

This will be achieved by providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Urgent Care Practitioners and other staff involved in clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre and practice.

The post holder will work closely with the GPs and management team to deliver the practice priorities.

The post holder will represent Faversham Medical Group at various fora including, UTC clinical & network meetings as necessary.

Job responsibilities

Clinical;

Oversee safe and effective delivery of clinical careLead on and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead on and undertake relevant audits, including prescribing and PGD audits

Lead and participate in reviews of clinical safety and significant incidents issues

Manage implementation of any changes recommended from incident reviews and learning events

Manage and participate in continuous clinical improvement initiatives

Participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate/required

Oversee the process of the monitoring of emergency equipment, sharps bins, vaccine fridge and stock

Work with the Infection Control Lead to ensure all standards are met

Work with the management team and lead on development of current and new services relevant to the UTC and practice

Data/quality;

Work with the management/administration team on the recording and attainment of QOF standards

Work with the management/administration team on the achievement of Enhanced Services relevant to the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Ensure Patient Group Directives (PGDs) are read, signed and used appropriately

Take part in the development of PGDs as required

Undertake and lead on prescribing and other clinically relevant audits for the clinical team

Keep up to date with CQC requirements and inform the Urgent Care Practitioners team of any changes as relevant

Ensure an adequate system of peer review/clinical audit is undertaken within the team to monitor and maintain clinical standards

Create and submit quality and contractual compliance reports required by commissioners

Human Resources;

Manage Urgent Care Practitioners rota and to maintain adequate staffing levels

Carry out the Urgent Care Practitioners teams annual appraisals and reviews, including 6 monthly reviews

Review and approve training requests from the UCP team in collaboration with the management team and GP lead for HR

Identify training requirements within the Urgent Care Practitioners team

Carry out back to work interviews after episodes of sick leave

Deal with requests for annual leave/TOIL/time off for other reasons, authorising or rejecting any requests in line with the Staff Handbook and in discussion with the HR Manager as appropriate.

Sign off overtime requests

Deal with change of hours requests in conjunction with the Business and HR Managers

Carry out exit interviews with the HR Manager

Deal with general day-to-day queries from members of the UTC team

Take part in UCP/UTC meetings

Responsible for cross line management when another line manager is absent.

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 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

Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership of 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

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 provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate

Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal

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 correction of 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 other sector managers

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

Spillage control procedures, management and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Safeguarding:

It is the responsibility of all staff at Faversham Medical Practice to;

Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults

Ensure their safeguarding adults and safeguarding children training is up to date at the level appropriate to their role

Ensure the safeguarding policies and procedures in place within the Practice are adhered to during employment

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 recognizes 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:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, 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

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

Some items have been removed or shortened, please consult the full job description attached.

This job description provides an outline of the main responsibilities associated with the role but is not exhaustive. The range of activities and areas of responsibility will evolve over time. The content of this job description will therefore be subject to regular review and amendment in line with any resulting change in the need to fulfil and meet the organisations needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills written and verbal.
• Excellent clinical decision-making skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills in urgent care setting.
• Over 6 months experience in a management role.
• Ability to clear workload by the end of each shift.
• Knowledge of & Ability to assist in complex HR processes such as grievance process, disciplinary, dismissal etc.

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with time off requests.
• Experience in overseeing stock control.

IT Skills

Essential

• Very Good IT skills.
• Experience of urgent care or GP practice based clinical system.
• Experience of Microsoft Office software.

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS clinical system.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop own and surrounding teams clinical skills.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality, ensuring this is followed by all staff working in the UTC.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Pleasant and articulate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a changing environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Empathetic and caring approach to patients.
• Suitability for working with children.
• Ability and skills to manage and motivating staff

Desirable

• Experience in developing and implementing new services
• Experience of working with external organisations

Other

Essential

• Willingness and ability to work weekends and bank holidays.
• Full driving licence.
• Flexibility of working hours/ability to help cover shifts.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC/HCPC/GPHC Registration.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Minor illness qualification.

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level in advanced clinical practice or working towards.
• Independent prescriber.
• Ability to plaster.
• Red dot 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

Faversham Medical Practice

Address

Faversham Health Centre

Bank Street

Faversham

Kent

ME13 8QR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population.

The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract.

Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance.

Effective management of Long-Term Conditions.

Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.

On a rotational basis, undertake Telephone Triage and Duty Doctor roles.

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance.

Identify, implement and embed best Practice through clinical guidelines and the audit process.

Participate in continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the Practice.

Actively assist in the achievement of Practice and PCN based contractual targets.

Attend and contribute effectively to Practice meetings as required.

Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.

Prepare and complete the revalidation process.

Commit to self-learning and share in the ethos of continuing professional development across the Practice team.

Contribute if required to the training of Medical Students from all clinical disciplines.

Review and adhere to Practice protocols and policies at all times.

Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times.

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Salaried GP may be requested to:

Participate in Practice audits as requested by the Audit Lead.

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

Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events.

Generic Responsibilities

All staff at Carlton Group Practice have a duty to conform to the following:

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.

Health and safety

The post-holder will implement and manage their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safety Policy and the Practice Infection Control Policy and published procedures.

This Practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities to for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety. You have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for you, your team and others, and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and other statutory legislation.

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 will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They will 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.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, 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:

• Be vigilant to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions and actions of the wider Team.
• 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 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
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do, but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice.

This practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver health care with improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement, where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of clinical audit
• General understanding of the GMS contract

Desirable

• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP or partner
• Experience of QOF and other contractual targets
• Experience of local and national initiatives

Eligibility

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

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

Carlton Group Practice

Address

Carlton Street

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE13 0TE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.carltonstreet.nhs.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

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Registered General Nurse qualification, or Ophthalmic photographic experience or Degree in relevant subject and National Qualification in Diabetic Eye Screening

Detailed knowledge of all aspects of diabetic retinopathy disease, sufficient to enable post holder to make accurate diagnosis both of the presence of disease and the level.

Good all round knowledge of diabetes and associated risk factors.

Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team both Trust-wide and nationally and with diabetic patients in a calm, sensitive, reassuring and persuasive way.

Enhanced levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skills including the use of diagnostic equipment i.e. fundus cameras and direct ophthalmoscopes in the direct examination of patients eyes.

Ability to work autonomously, efficiently and professionally in county-wide General Practice Surgeries.

Enhanced IT skills including experience of windows based software, capture and grading software for diagnostic purposes and Microsoft word.

An up to date knowledge and understanding of key professional developments and recommended good practice

Demonstrate understanding of research based practice, and participate as required in audit.

Ability to respond flexibly, resourcefully and autonomously in emergencies, e.g. when equipment fails in outreach clinics whilst maintaining a calm environment for patients present.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Proven competence to work autonomously and effectively without access to supervision, in General Practice surgeries, requiring the ability to plan travel time appropriately and to plan and organise own clinic time, screening on average 24 patients per day under current workflows. To maintain a good throughput of patients in the event that workflow practices change. Capacity to work accurately whilst maintaining intense periods of concentration and competing claims on time. To be accountable and make clinical decisions involving patients within local guidelines, without direct supervision from medical staff.

Proven competence in digital retinal photography and effective use of a direct ophthalmoscope sufficiently confidently, to recognize and diagnose and refer to clinic, advanced cases of diabetic retinopathy that requires urgent treatment. Retinal photographs should be of sufficient quality to meet the National Quality Assurance Standard.

Competence to grade unsupervised, sustaining high levels of concentration over extended periods, to analyze and interpret diabetic retinopathy, accurately diagnosing small details of diabetic disease and other ocular lesions and ensuring timely referral to an ophthalmologist when appropriate, grading a minimum of 1000 patients image sets per annum as directed by National Screening Quality standards.

Responsibility for maintaining internal quality assurance processes for grading during primary diagnosis of disease/no disease. Responsibility for secondary level grade of image sets with disease, and unless there is discrepancy between graders, with no further referral to a medical clinician.

To remain calm and focused during screening clinics in particular during adverse conditions such as IT failure.

To communicate effectively with health professionals and frequently with patients, sometimes in distressing and sensitive circumstances, using empathy and reassurance in the management of information regarding diabetes management, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic eye disease and loss of sight.

To safely administer mydriatic eye drops within the Procedure for the Ordering, Prescribing and Administration of Medication Guideline and following department Patient Specific Protocols.

Proven competence to deliver effective one-to-one patient education, using their retinal images as a teaching tool, in a motivating and persuasive manner so as to encourage effective diabetes management and reduction in the risks of diabetic eye damage whilst encouraging annual screening attendance.

Competence of accurate image and data handling, including image capture and retrieval, to ensure timely image grading and generation of results to GPs and referral to an Ophthalmologist for treatment as appropriate.

Carry out proficiently and safely the frequent movement of a digital fundus camera (87kgs) and equipment between county-wide surgeries, being aware of and acting in accordance with Trust manual handling protocols.

Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and maintain accurate patient records.

Competence to train new screener/graders in all aspects of the job, and to develop and maintain professional links with colleagues at all levels in both the primary and secondary care setting.

Proactively seek and maintain up to date information and training to ensure that professional skills are sustained to a high standard.

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

To develop and maintain communication and commitment with all members of the immediate team and other eye screening programmes in the UK.

Multidisciplinary team within the Trust.

Ophthalmologists and members of the diabetes team

Patients.

General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Practice Managers and other surgery staff.

National Screening Committee for Diabetic Retinopathy

Trust IT department

Outside agencies for IT, camera and software support.

MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE ROLE

Ability to work autonomously and unsupervised in General Practice, often under pressure, in the absence of guidance from department and clinical managers, whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care, education and time management. Responsibility for handling patient images and data and prioritising time to ensure timely grading and effective Quality Assurance Standards. To remain focused and resourceful in adverse working conditions so that technical problems can be analysed and solved.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Will be required to work within recognised Manual Handling guidelines.

Will be required to occasionally manoeuvre equipment up to 86kg, using specially designed trolleys, often in confined spaces and in and out of vans to deliver to county-wide practices.

Will be required to conduct screening clinics in a darkened room, using a VDU and specialist equipment, often in confined spaces. Image grading is also conducted in a darkened room using a VDU.

Ability to work where there is a requirement to concentrate for prolonged periods e.g. during patient image grading.

Will be required to follow Policies and Procedures pertaining to infection control and COSHH regulations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in relevant subject, Registered Nursing Qualification or equivalent experience in diabetic eye screening.
• Completed the Level 3 Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Diploma including grading modules.
• Relevant OCT in Digital Surveillance qualification.
• Have a valid full UK driving licence.

Experience

Essential

• Significant previous experience as a Retinal Screener or Screener/Grader, including OCT Capture.
• Driving 3,500 kg mobile screening vehicle.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge and experience using Optomize Software.
• Undertaken training and experience in driving 3,500 kg mobile screening vehicle.
• Proven knowledge and skills in technical requirements of the role, including resolving technical issues.
• Ability to exercise professional judgement and make autonomous decisions within agreed protocols and own level of competence.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously and manage competing clinical and operational priorities.
• Communicate effectively with other health care professionals and patients.
• Organise own workload and have good time management skills.
• Have access to a car/vehicle for screening clinics.

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital/Countywide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Working Hours: 3 days

Reports to: Practice Manager & HR / Prescribing Lead Partner

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for supporting the partners in implementing effective medicine management within the practices, identifying areas for improvement, and initiating and managing change.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.

Lead the prescribing teams in best prescribing practice for long term condition management with a view to improving the quality of patient care with cost effective solutions.

Patient / clinical services

Provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

Provide long term condition management services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, in line with care and support planning principles.

Assist partners with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets.

Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

Responsibility for administration

To provide regular support and feedback to practice on prescribing action plans

To produce quarterly reports on practice progress to the lead GP for medicines management

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken.

To advise the primary health care team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.

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.

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 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

Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Use and monitoring of the correct use of Standard Operating Procedures for cleaning and infection control

Responsible for correct hand hygiene of self and others

Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols within the team

Active observation of current working practices across the team in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

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 provision of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal

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 other sector managers

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

Spillage control procedures, management and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Maintenance of sterile environments

Correct cleaning of equipment used for near patient testing, such as blood glucose monitoring equipment and smokelysers, using the manufacturers instructions as appropriate

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 recognizes 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:

The post-holder will have a named mentor at each practice. 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Clinical Pharmacist registered with the GPhC
• Experience working in primary care or general practice
• Dispensing experience and willingness to support dispensary operations
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload
• Experience using EMIS clinical system
• Experience in dispensing GP practice

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber 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

Nettlebed Surgery

Address

Wanbourne Lane

Henley-on-Thames

RG9 5AJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work on the Roving Health Units, delivering screening services to the local populations.

Cytology plus other screening services as required.

Working within GP practices to support their screening in areas of deprivation and health inequalities.

Engage with the General Public to raise awareness around screening and health.

Follow agreed policies and protocols, refer to the Head of Nursing as appropriate.

Maintain and clean equipment after use.

Maintain environment, including stock rotation and stock control.

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of environment.

Use of clinical administration systems such as System1

Accurate documentation of patient care and recorded in a timely fashion.

A duty to inform the Head of Nursing of potential problems or issues arising within the day-to-day duties.

Attend meetings when required.

Any other delegated duties as appropriate to the post.

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability, and ongoing correct usage by staff.

Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols.

Monitoring facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage, and disposal

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 correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage, and collection.

Spillage control procedures, management, and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Maintenance of sterile environments

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding.

To communicate and report to vaccination lead as required.

Project management responsibilities:

As the operational lead for the mobile cervical screening service, the post-holder will:

Take day-to-day operational and project management responsibility for the mobile cervical screening service (Roving Health Units), ensuring delivery against agreed timescales, activity targets, budget and quality standards across all deployment sites.

Develop, own and maintain the project plan for the service, including site scheduling, staff rostering, equipment and vehicle logistics, and coordination with GP practices and community venues across areas of deprivation and health inequalities.

Plan and deliver the service using a phased campaign approach, running each phase as a discrete cycle of delivery, evaluation and refinement, and systematically capturing learning from each phase to inform the design, targeting and delivery of subsequent phases.

Act as the principal point of contact between the service and the multi-agency Project Board, preparing and presenting regular highlight reports, progress updates, risks and issues, and campaign learning to the Board and other key stakeholder groups.

Build and maintain effective working relationships across multiple partner agencies, including the ICB, PCNs, GP practices, local authority public health teams and third sector/community organisations, ensuring aligned and integrated delivery of the screening programme.

Produce clear, accurate and timely written reports for a range of audiences, including Project Board papers, campaign evaluation reports, business cases and funding/commissioner reports, translating operational and clinical activity data into accessible written and visual formats.

Monitor, analyse and report on service performance and uptake data (including coverage in underserved and seldom-heard populations), using findings to drive continuous improvement and to demonstrate impact to commissioners and partner agencies.

Identify, log and actively manage project risks and issues, maintaining a risk register and mitigation plan, and escalating appropriately to the Project Board or Head of Nursing where required.

Manage the project budget, monitoring expenditure against plan, supporting procurement of equipment, consumables and vehicle costs, and ensuring value for money across the service.

Support the recruitment, induction, training and day-to-day line management of nursing and support staff working on the mobile units, ensuring the team has the skills and capacity to deliver each phase of the campaign.

Lead engagement and communication activity with local communities and stakeholders to raise awareness of the service and improve uptake among seldom-heard and underserved groups, tailoring messaging and site selection using learning from previous campaign phases.

Chair or contribute to operational meetings, task and finish groups and working groups relating to the service, ensuring actions are recorded, owned and followed up.

Identify opportunities for service development, funding bids or expansion arising from campaign learning, and lead on drafting associated proposals and business cases.

Ensure robust clinical governance, information governance, safeguarding, and health and safety arrangements are maintained and evidenced across all mobile unit sites and throughout the project lifecycle.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by PCL as part of this employment, 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 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.
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Experience of Practice Nurse skills with a focus on cytology and screening.
• Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to escalate.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face
• Understanding of safeguarding
• Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (NICE guidelines etc)
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Ability to produce clear, well-structured written reports, board papers and evaluations for a range of clinical and non-clinical audiences
• Ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with multiple partner agencies and stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• Ability to design and manage phased delivery plans, using performance data and lessons learned to adapt and improve each successive phase

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in PCL, ICB's and neighbourhood working.
• Basic budget management skills, including monitoring expenditure and supporting procurement decisions

Other

Essential

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation
• Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours

Desirable

• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework

Desirable

• Mentor or teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Demonstrable experience of leading or managing a project, service change or multi-phase campaign, including planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of reporting into or working with a project board or steering group involving multiple partner agencies

Desirable

• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners
• Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, Agile) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Clear, polite telephone manner

Desirable

• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet

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

Patient Care Locally CIC

Address

Office 2 and 3

Goliath Road

Coalville

LE67 3FT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will be part of a wider team of Pharmacy staff, supporting the care homes, while being supported by our Clinical Lead who is on the PICS leadership team.

• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations

• Carry out medicines optimisations tasks including effective medicine administration, supporting medication reviews and medicine reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

• Support the Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Review, ie. Organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR

• Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and talking local health inequalities

• Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients

• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally

• Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing to patients

• Promote online ordering through the NHS App

• Support practice reception teams in streamlining prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and Clinical Pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests

• Attending weekly Care Home Ward Rounds with the GPs, face to face and virtually.

• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP Practices

• Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF, IIF, and other contracts

• Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements

• Carry out housekeeping while in patient records e.g. dose optimisation, syncing medicines etc

• Conduct prescribing audits (as requested by Senior Clinical Pharmacist)

• To work at one or more of the 4 practices, and allocated care homes within the PCN

Additional Responsibilities

• Promote our culture of equality and diversity

• Ensure our principles of openness, transparency and candor are upheld

• Continue annual training and CPD to maintain good practices, especially within Safeguarding and IPC.

Professional Development / Personal Performance.

• Identify learning needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.

• Establish own support mechanisms to enable structured reflection, including clinical supervision, development of supportive networks mentoring and coaching.

• Participate in and undertake clinical supervision of colleagues on an individual or group

• Participate in the Divisional appraisal System and demonstrate the achievement of agreed personal objectives.

Physical and Mental Skills

• The post holder should be physically fit for the role with the necessary keyboard and IT skills.

• The post holder would be expected to coordinate delivery of care in line with the pathway for heart failure patients, performing comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.

• Required to communicate across the health community and with patients / carers where the nature of the information given may be sensitive and could be disputed.

• The post holder should be empathetic and skilled in listening, persuasion and negotiation, and recognizes Care, Compassion, Courage, Competency, Communication, and Commitment in their role.

Effort and Environment

Physical Effort

• Frequent long periods of time spent writing up patient related information within agreed time limits. There is a need for speed and accuracy. This is a continuous requirement throughout each day.

• Prolonged periods of time spent in a sitting position at a computer screen when answering the telephone and writing clinical information in patients notes at the same time.

• Infrequent sitting or standing in a restricted position eg: crouching or kneeling to deliver care. Infrequent moderate / occasional intense effort for several short periods.

• Treatment sessions may require the post holder to undertake moving and handling tasks with the patient which may or may not involve using specialist equipment. Occasional requirement to transport bulky equipment to patients homes.

Mental Effort

• Prolonged periods of concentration are required frequently throughout each shift when prioritising referrals and allocating work to other team members. This can often involve changing from one task to another and back to original task with several interruptions in between.

• Prioritising work is essential, as often many tasks are required to be undertaken simultaneously. The post holder is required to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Concentration on reading and writing reports is necessary. Deadlines are applicable for multi-professional meetings.

• Concentration for periods of time when working and discussing health issues with patients, families and carers.

Emotional Effort

• Some patients will have complex needs. Some will have problems that can cause stress for the post holder.

• The post holder can also be faced with distressing circumstances and emotionally demanding situations, which will come about occasionally when dealing clients and their families. There can be frustration when patients do not accept or action health plans.

Working Conditions

• To function effectively across a variety of environments e.g.: GP Practice, patients homes and care homes.

• The post holder can be a lone worker.

• Occasionally the post holder may be exposed to aggressive verbal/physical aggression from patients, relatives and other health and social care professionals over the telephone or face to face

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
• Please provide your registration number of your GPhC professional registration.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Experience

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

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 Integrated Community Services

Address

Ashfield North Primary Care Network