Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Hours of work: 22hrs per week

Assist in and perform routine general nursing services and administrative tasks to deliver excellent patient care, including:

• Coordinating and delivering Chronic Disease Management - Hypertension Management, Diabetes, COPD / Asthma
• Cervical Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Travel Clinics
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Health promotion.
• Other tasks will include:
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• Attend and participate in any meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
• Infection Control Champion

• Professional responsibilities

  • Work in accordance with NMC The Code Professional Standards of Behaviour and Practice for Nurses and Midwives
  • To demonstrate safe and effective practice by meeting the standards set out in the NMC Code and evidence of complying with the necessary revalidation requirements for registration three yearly.
  • To ensure that professional and clinical practice is delivered safely, effectively, and with quality and compassion in accordance with the Care Quality Commissions regulations for General Practice
  • To work in a manner that is always respectful of the confidentiality issues relating to patients both directly and indirectly.
  • You will be expected to produce work to the highest standard to provide quality at all times in a professional manner in line with clinical governance arrangements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a practice nurse in a GP practice.
• Experience of managing chronic conditions in a primary care setting
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
• Experience in wound management, leg ulcers, cervical cytology, and immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office

Desirable

• Experience of working with stakeholders to demonstrate collaborative working

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Accredited qualification in Diabetes care
• Accredited qualification in Asthma/COPD
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Perform Spirometry

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

Rowlands Castle Surgery

Address

Rowlands Castle Surgery

12 The Green

Rowland's Castle

Hampshire

PO9 6BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide a reception service for all patients and visitors reporting to the reception desk including appointment bookings, prescription requests and other queries such as explaining practice protocols where relevant e.g., home visit protocol.
• To receive and deal with incoming telephone calls into the Practice ensuring that patients are dealt with by the right person, in the right way at the right time.
• To be aware of the different services available to patients and ensure patients are being navigated to the right clinician or service, which may be face-to-face, over the telephone or using on-line systems following the processes set down in Practice protocols. To ensure that all communication with patients using all media is done safely, securely, and accurately.
• To give appropriate advice in cases of emergencies by following protocols e.g., chest pain protocol.
• To obtain all relevant information from service users, using the demographic protocol (name, date of birth, address) and input information into the patients healthcare records as necessary, in order to aid clinicians.
• To record relevant information on the appointment system e.g., the reason for the appointment, the reason for the home visit request, the reason why the patient needs more medication etc.
• To process any documentation and tasks in accordance with current protocols, ensuring any clinical tasks and messages are followed up as requested by other members of the team.
• To discuss electronic services with patients and enroll them onto the appropriate systems.
• To print out patient reports e.g., home visit reports and ensure that all clinical/non-clinical correspondence has been distributed to Practice members.
• To issue repeat prescriptions once trained, via all platforms.
• To chaperone clinicians when required to do so, following all protocols for appropriate documentation. Chaperones will be provided with appropriate training, and DBS clearance will be requested.
• To respond to patients in emergencies, including assisting with CPR if required, reacting to activated panic alarms in accordance with practice protocols.
• To liaise with the clinical/admin safeguarding leads for all safeguarding queries including looked after children, think family, reporting and actioning any tasks.
• To deal with informal complaints wherever possible.
• To share knowledge and have input in the development of office protocols and changes to processes.
• To ensure any external visitors to the practice sign in and out.
• To undertake general administrative duties including photocopying, franking.
• To secure and lock up the premises, where trained, following Practice protocols.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education (5 or more GCSE grade 4 (C) or above)
• GCSE Maths grade 4 (C) or above or equivalent
• GCSE English grade 4 (C) or above

Experience

Essential

• 2 years experience of working in customer service based role and/or working as part of a team within a very busy and, at times pressurised, office environment

Desirable

• 2 years of reception work
• Experience of working within General Practice

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, listening)
• IT Skills
• Clear, polite, telephone manner
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Confidential

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne IT system

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

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Discription

JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)

THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)

HOURS: 2 Days (4 sessions)

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 him/her-self 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, lab results 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
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• 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 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 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 responsible managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training
• Correct waste and instrument management including handling, segregation, and container use
• Maintenance of sterile environments

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:

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, 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.

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

Experience

Essential

• Experience
• Desirable
• Experience preferred but newly qualifies GP's welcome.

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

Rainhill Village Surgery

Address

Rainhill Village Surgery

529 Warrington Road

Rainhill

Prescot

Merseyside

L35 4LP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good standard of general education including English Language & Maths GCSE at level C or above, or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• Abillity to problem solve

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel between care settings will be required

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Working in health and or social care environment
• Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing
• Understanding of the implications for, and responsibilities of the post for Risk Management and Safeguarding

Desirable

• Community experience
• MDT or integrated team working
• Palliative Care Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Village Surgery Medical Centre

Browning Street

Derby

DE23 8AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas

Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team

Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP the Stop Over Medication Programme)

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities

Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the organisation conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services

Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload

Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system

Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation

Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision. Appropriate clinical supervision means:

Each clinical pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session per month by a senior clinical pharmacist

The senior clinical pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session every three months by a GP clinical supervisor

Each clinical pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical supervisor for support and development

A ratio of one senior clinical pharmacist to no more than five junior clinical pharmacists, with appropriate peer support and supervision in place.

To act as the PCN point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships

To liaise with the practices and, where practicable, to standardise the medicines management process across the PCN

To consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication

To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians

To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

To provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home

To manage a caseload of complex patients

To manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc.

To deliver long term conditions clinics and home visits particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes and prescribe accordingly

To provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team

To review medications for newly registered patients

To improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN

To liaise with practices and implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system for use across all practices

To provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff

To organise and oversee the PCNs medicines optimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems

To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance

To develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities

To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

To provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and embedding a system

To support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

To manage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions and to provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas such as addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

To review the latest guidance ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

To provide targeted support and proactive reviews for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care

To handle prescription queries and requests directly

To provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers

To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the PCN

To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events

To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Clinical Pharmacist may be requested to:

Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

Agree and review prescribing formularies and protocols and monitor compliance levels

Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues

Working in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians in hospital(s), improve the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance

Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative/dispensary staff

Produce pharmacy/prescribing newsletters or bulletins on a quarterly basis

Develop a specialist area of interest

Work with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents

Support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, remote medication review and telehealth and telemedicine

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered pharmacist

Desirable

• Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification
• Minor ailments certification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Medicines Management qualification
• MUR and repeat dispensing certification
• CPPE

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills organisation skills with the ability to constructively challenge the view and practices of managers and clinicians
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Flexible and cooperative
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home

Desirable

• Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term condition
• Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS/SystmOne/Vision

Experience

Essential

• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

Desirable

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of the mentorship process
• Broad knowledge of general practice

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

The Village Surgery

Address

Dudley Lane

Cramlington

Northumberland

NE23 6US

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.the-village-surgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery/telephone consultations, on-call duties, queries, occasional visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, medical reports 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 in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

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

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions whilst consulting and signing off on EPR

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Contributing to the attainment of all quality indicators (QoF) and any local or national initiative that the practice takes part in

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal clinical 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, eg 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 Read-Coding of patient data to ensure the patient record is accurate and complete.

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. Included in this is any mandatory internal and external training required.

. Following all the protocols and policies as listed on our inhouse Teamnet platform, which includes all training required and useful topic pages to assist in your pathways of patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registered
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Inclusion on the Performers List
• MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership
• DBS Enhanced Check

Experience

Essential

• Worked with in a GP Practice/Under GP training Scheme

Desirable

• Wide range of clinical experience

Ability/Skills

Essential

• *Able to demonstrate clinical ability and work independently, but willing to seek timely assistance from colleagues when appropriate.
• *Good communication skills on all levels.
• *Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations.
• *Able to establish good working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• *Contribute to/participate in peer support group.
• *Capacity to organise information/time effectively in a planned manner.
• *Capacity to recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping mechanisms.

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

Village Surgery

Address

Gillet Road

Talbot Village

Poole

Dorset

BH12 5BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.villagesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role involves supporting the delivery of a high-quality GP service by acting as a first point of contact for patients and visitors. You will provide a friendly, efficient and accurate service, assisting with appointment booking, patient enquiries and a range of administrative duties.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Welcoming patients and handling enquiries at the reception desk
• Responding to telephone enquiries and directing patients to the most appropriate service
• Booking and managing patient appointments
• Using clinical IT systems (including SystmOne) to carry out administrative tasks such as patient registrations, updating records, and scanning correspondence into digital records
• Processing, repeat prescriptions and clinical information
• Supporting clinical staff, including chaperoning patients where appropriate
• Maintaining clinical areas, including re-stocking rooms

Hours and Location

This is a part-time role worked over a 3-day shift pattern, with shifts scheduled across the week to meet the needs of the service.

The role is based across both of our sites in Holmfirth and Meltham, and staff are required to work flexibly between the two locations. This provides the opportunity to work closely with a wide range of colleagues and patients, and to develop a varied and rewarding role.

Due to the nature of the role and the importance of teamwork and patient interaction, this position is fully on-site. The successful candidate may need to be able to travel between both sites.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent customer service and ability to build rapport with patients/ customers.
• Excellent telephone manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Excellent organisational and administrative and timekeeping skills.
• An enthusiastic and motivated individual.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• A clear understanding of and respect for patient confidentiality and maintaining the confidentiality of business and staff information.
• Respect for equality and diversity, of patients and staff, and ability to act in a way that recognises individual rights in a way that is consistent with the practices policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Experience in administrative work.
• Familiar with Systm One, TeamNet and Google suite.
• Experience of working within NHS care or GP practice.
• Experience of working in Reception role.
• A good understanding of infection control measures and health and safety.

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

Elmwood Family Doctors

Address

Huddersfield Road

Holmfirth

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD9 3TR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you wish to review the full job description for the role of Salaried GP this is available on request

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registered

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

Swan Medical Group

Address

Liphook Village Surgery

The Square

Liphook

Hampshire

GU30 7AQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registered

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

Swan Medical Group

Address

Swan Surgery

Swan Street

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• A team player with excellent communication skills, compassion and a good bedside manner along with excellent practical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Diligent
• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff
• Ability to travel

And will undertake:

• Patient consultations at home and within the surgery
• Physical examinations
• Diagnosis and treatment of illnesses/ailments
• Health education
• Relevant administration
• Liaising with other healthcare professionals and/or hospitals

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in general practice and working in multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of using SystmOne
• Experience with Primary Care interfaces such as AskmyGP, Footfall, AccuRx.
• Experience of telephone and video consultations

Qualifications

Essential

• Holder of MBBS or MBChB or BMedSci
• Certificate of Completed Training or pre-decessor
• GMC registration
• On medical performers list
• work permit if applicable

Desirable

• Experience of SystmOne

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) is an autonomous senior clinician responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating and managing patients presenting with acute, chronic, complex and undifferentiated conditions across all age groups. The role requires advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and decision-making skills, enabling the practitioner to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based care within their scope of practice.

The post holder will independently manage patient consultations, undertake advanced clinical examinations, initiate and review treatment plans, prescribe medications where qualified, and manage urgent and emergency presentations. The ANP will support health promotion, disease prevention and self-management, whilst also contributing to vaccination and immunisation programmes, women's health services, long-term condition management and opportunistic care.

A key aspect of the role is the leadership and development of specialist services, particularly respiratory and diabetes care. The ANP will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, enhance service delivery and ensure the provision of high-quality, patient-centred care.

The ANP will provide clinical leadership within the practice, acting as a role model and supporting the development of colleagues through supervision, mentorship, education and shared learning. The post holder will contribute to service development, workforce planning, clinical governance, policy development, audit and quality improvement activities.

The role requires excellent communication skills, enabling effective engagement with patients, carers, colleagues and external organisations. The ANP will advocate for patients, promote equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensure care is delivered in a compassionate, accessible and person-centred manner

The post holder will maintain accurate clinical records, manage clinical risk, ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards, and support the practice in delivering safe, effective and responsive services. They will participate in audit, quality assurance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and continuous professional development activities.

Overall, the ANP will combine advanced clinical practice, leadership, education and service improvement responsibilities to support the ongoing delivery and development of high-quality primary care services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Criteria
• Qualifications
• Current NMC Registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Masters degree in advanced clinical Practice or equivalent advanced practice qualification.
• Independent Prescriber Qualification V300.
• Advanced Clinical Assessment qualification.
• Recognised Spirometry qualification with evidence of current competency.
• Recognised Diabetes qualification.
• Recognised Asthma qualification.
• Current Level 3 Safeguarding Adults and Children training.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience
• Experience working in General Practice or Primary Care.
• Experience independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions.
• Experience of independent prescribing.
• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions.
• Experience undertaking and interpreting spirometry.
• Experience conducting annual diabetes reviews.
• Experience conducting asthma and COPD reviews.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Desirable

• Desirable Criteria
• Qualifications
• Leadership or Management qualification.
• Teaching, mentoring or clinical supervision qualification.
• Additional respiratory qualifications.
• Additional diabetes qualifications.
• Experience
• Experience leading respiratory services within General Practice.
• Experience leading diabetes services within General Practice.
• Experience supervising staff, students or trainee clinicians.
• Experience undertaking clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
• Experience working within a Primary Care Network

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

Wootton Medical Centre

Address

36-38 High Street

Wootton

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN4 6LW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Part time receptionist required for The Village Surgery, Timperley. 15-37 hours per week we are looking for 37 hours so one full time or two part time will be considered please let us know your choice when applying .Must be flexible and available for overtime cover when needed. General reception and admin duties including answering the telephone and dealing with patient queries. Prior experience within a GP surgery preferable but not essential. Please apply in writing with your CV in the first instance to [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in a receptionist role desirable

Desirable

• Reception duties answering the phone dealing with queries EMIS web experience would be good

Employer details

Employer name

The Village Surgery

Address

Timperley Health Centre

169 Grove Lane

Timperley

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA15 6PH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Hours of work: 22hrs per week

Assist in and perform routine general nursing services and administrative tasks to deliver excellent patient care, including:

• Coordinating and delivering Chronic Disease Management - Hypertension Management, Diabetes, COPD / Asthma
• Cervical Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Travel Clinics
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Health promotion.
• Other tasks will include:
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• Attend and participate in any meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
• Infection Control Champion

• Professional responsibilities

  • Work in accordance with NMC The Code Professional Standards of Behaviour and Practice for Nurses and Midwives
  • To demonstrate safe and effective practice by meeting the standards set out in the NMC Code and evidence of complying with the necessary revalidation requirements for registration three yearly.
  • To ensure that professional and clinical practice is delivered safely, effectively, and with quality and compassion in accordance with the Care Quality Commissions regulations for General Practice
  • To work in a manner that is always respectful of the confidentiality issues relating to patients both directly and indirectly.
  • You will be expected to produce work to the highest standard to provide quality at all times in a professional manner in line with clinical governance arrangements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a practice nurse in a GP practice.
• Experience of managing chronic conditions in a primary care setting
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
• Experience in wound management, leg ulcers, cervical cytology, and immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office

Desirable

• Experience of working with stakeholders to demonstrate collaborative working

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Accredited qualification in Diabetes care
• Accredited qualification in Asthma/COPD
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Perform Spirometry

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

Rowlands Castle Surgery

Address

Rowlands Castle Surgery

12 The Green

Rowland's Castle

Hampshire

PO9 6BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary

Working under the direct supervision of the practice nurses and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:

To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties to include;

New patient medicals

Annual reviews

Urinalysis

ECGs

Peak flow readings

24 hr BP

Venepuncture

Blood pressure measurements

Routine immunisations, B12, Influenza, Pneumo, Shingles

Spirometry

Diabetic Foot checks

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

Smoking Cessation

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

Any other duties within skill set that may come about

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Able to perform all duties in the job description is essential and previous role in GP practice essential

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a HCA in GP practice desirable

Desirable

• Working in primary care desirable

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

The Village Surgery

Address

Timperley Health Centre

169 Grove Lane

Timperley

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA15 6PH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Provide clinical care to our patients. This will include reducing the demand on the core neighbourhood GP practices by the assessment and management of patients by means of telephone triage and clinic appointments.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical and psycho social needs of patients with undifferentiated primary care conditions including minor illness and instigating therapeutic treatments based on best available evidence to improve health outcomes.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to make comprehensive and focussed assessments, independently and proactively managing care of the patients.

Promote patient independence and self-care where appropriate

Support and work cohesively in a team with other GPs/ANPs and ACPs working in the new model of care settings, including providing oversight and mentorship for more junior colleagues.

Review pathology results to ensure appropriate treatment and care

Support and lead the practices for the delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and NHS England, ICB, Federation Contracts

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication (verbal, written, and IT)
• Evidence of self motivation, the ability to work independently and effective decision making

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT qualification
• On the performers list register for Northamptonshire
• Medical degree
• Current GMC registration

Experience

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in primary care
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• In depth knowledge base in the management of patients with chronic illness and minor illness
• Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of evidence based care
• Ability to direct and co-ordinate care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Understanding of clinical governance issues

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

Principal Medical Limited

Address

Brackley Medical Centre

Wellington Road

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 6QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.principal-medical.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)