Under the supervision of the lead practice nurse, the post holder will complement and form a key part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare services, providing high standards of individualised care for patients and supporting the operational requirements of delivering healthcare in primary care to support the delivery of holistic care packages within the practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake delegated duties covering the patient journey within the GP practice. This includes new patient health checks screening, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, undertaking clinics such as Phlebotomy clinics, ECG Clinics, spirometry and NHS health checks, sexual health, Influenza, Pneumonia and B12 injections and wound care.
The post holder will also be expected to undertake chaperoning duties and support the processing and management of laboratory samples. The post holder will have the skills to support patients showing low level mental ill health by providing support in accordance with agreed care plans. The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our shared commitment to our values: Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you day (additional day off)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role please see the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Education
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing
- GCSE, or equivalent , Grade c or above Maths, English and a science subject
- NVQ level 3 or above
- Additional skills and competencies within nursing achieved through accreditation with skills for health, First Steps Programme or universally recognised Higher Care certificate.
Knowledge
- Experience of working with people with health needs.
- Knowledge of primary care, mental health and addiction support services and an ability to work across these areas under supervision
- Knowledge of relevant nursing procedures and practices
- Previous experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Experience in Accident and Emergency settings
Skills
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of social inclusion and impact of deprivation.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team and resolve potential conflict
- The ability to use initiative and take responsibility for agreed appropriate tasks.
- The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team with the awareness of knowing when to seek support
- The ability and skill to form positive therapeutic relationships
- Support service users’ own decision-making that builds on their strengths.
- There is a requirement to undertake training to become proficient in the use of SystemOne.
- Good patient assessment skills – knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of effects on individuals mental and physical disorders and its
- Ability to undertake ECG’s
- Experience in wound care and wound management
- Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long-term conditions
- The ability to use SystemOne clinical records, and Microsoft Word packages
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Belinda Loftus Job title Deputy Director of Ops for Community Services Email address Belinda.Loftus@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk Additional information
Any questions please contact:
paula.fowler@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk OR
vicki-lea.bell@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
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