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Primary Care Nurse

Employer
Care UK
Location
Stafford
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
9 Jan 2018

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Sector
Community Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job Summary

To work as part of a team of Primary Care Nurses within HMP Stafford. Provide clinical leadership and management to the Registered nurses. Establish inter-agency working where necessary to ensure good communication increases quality of care for patients. Ensure that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role

Responsible To

Primary Care Team Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Based on an individual approach, provide nursing triage and screening assessment. • Make a decision in relation to referral to more comprehensive assessment within a range of health and mental health services both within and outside HMP Stafford. • Health advice • Nursing treatment or care. • Suture and plaster, or prepared for training. • Minor illness/injury care • Medicines management/advice • Referral to another health professional or service as required. • Set standards for care by implementing protocols and establishing health education activities. • Develop new and innovative tools to assist patients and those supporting their care to do so to their best effect. • Maintain accurate documentation of assessment, planning and treatment of patients. • Manage and provide clinical supervision to the Registered Nursing Team Research, audit and development • Ensure that clinical nursing activities are evidence based. • Participate in, and implement research, audit and development related to the development of HMP Stafford healthcare care. • Participate in the dissemination of best practice within healthcare. Clinical guidelines and service development • Work with colleagues and patients to produce clinical guidelines and implement changes to practice that improve patient care and patient outcomes. • Create and seek opportunities to disseminate and develop practice. Clinical leadership • Establish effective communications and networks to develop practice within Healthcare. • Contribute to the development of formal education, training and development programmes. • Participate fully in clinical and managerial supervision. • Participate fully in the Clinical Governance Forum • Develop ways in which to improve learning, clinical practice and the patient experience. • To act as a role model to junior nurses. Personal and professional development • Maintain own personal and professional development plan, appraising own performance and discussing development needs with mentors, supervisors and line manager. • To complete all mandatory training. • Maintain NMC registration and professional development in line with the expectations of the role. • Participate fully in annual appraisal. • Work at all times within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. • Ensure that all duties are carried out in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. • The postholder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Company’s equal opportunities policy. • Act responsibly as an employee to maintain a safe and health environment for patients, visitors and staff. • Any other duties that may be required from time to time.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council) • Post basic qualification in a relevant speciality

Additional Information

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week, across 7 days on a rota basis. The salary for this role is £24,000 - £28,500 - dependent on experience. We also welcome part-time and Bank applications. Please note that employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, enhanced DBS check and prison vetting.

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role • Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD • Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice • Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including , Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework • Understanding of evidence based practice • Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely • Well developed word processing/data collection/IT skills • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills • Reflective practitioner • Time management and ability to prioritise workload • Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders

Company

At Care UK, we treat everyone as individuals so they can live fulfilling, rewarding and happy lives and we recognise that taking the first step on the journey into care can be daunting.

We are proud to be the most awarded care home provider for the last three years, and we have more outstanding rated homes than any other provider. Independence is not about where you live, but how you live, so if you’re considering care for yourself or a loved one,  discover why we’ve been trusted to care for over 40 years.

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