Practice Nurse – Birchwood Medical Practice

Job Overview We are looking for a Practice Nurse to complement our dynamic and inclusive 3 site practice based in Surrey. This particular role would be based in our Birchwood site in Horley. Days and hours have a level of flexibility to fit with the candidate's needs. Hours 22-37.5 per week. As a training practice for GPs, PAs, and Nurses, we welcome newly qualified nurses or nurses looking to move into primary care and will provide training and support for the right candidate. Pay is according to experience; we offer the NHS pension scheme, free parking on site, and other excellent staff benefits. Main duties of the job To assist in the service and delivery of the care management of the practice population. Work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. Conducting health assessments, screening, and triage services, and providing appropriate follow-up care. Undertaking a range of clinical procedures, including wound care, immunisations, cervical screening, and phlebotomy. Supporting patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and COPD. Providing health education and promoting preventative care to patients. Ensuring that all clinical activities are conducted in line with relevant regulations, standards, and guidelines. Prescribing medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice. Reviewing patient medications to enhance compliance. Supporting patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines within own scope of practice. Maintaining accurate clinical records. Ensuring read codes/templates are used effectively. Supporting the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies. We welcome anyone who has a specific interest in either Diabetes or Respiratory and would like to develop skills further in these areas. We offer daily mentoring and regular team meetings to help support our team. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursing in Primary Care with career advancing opportunities. All employees are welcomed to enroll in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE. Overview of your organisation Modality East Surrey Medical Practice looks after 39,000 patients across 3 sites. We have a lead Divisional Nurse and a robust nursing team where everyone works collaboratively and with mutual support. Modality is one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique; we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Job description Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role. You will love this job if you have a passion for supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from the ground up whilst working closely with leadership teams to influence service improvement. If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of like-minded people. Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period. Pre-employment Vaccinations As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement. Right to work checks All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage. References References must be secured prior to beginning employment; one must be your current or most recent employer. Employment history You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more. Person Specification : What are the minimum requirements all candidates need to meet? Qualifications and Experience: We require high performing team members to join our team with: Minimum 2 years post-registration experience. At least 1 year’s recent primary and community nursing experience. Experience of nurse-led management of chronic conditions. Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines. Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking. Audit experience. Clinical supervision training and experience. Knowledge: Knowledge of management of patients with chronic conditions. Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care. Knowledge of health promotion strategies. Knowledge of local and national health policy. Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care. Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy. Knowledge of public health issues. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area. Skills: Clinical leadership skills. Clinical skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery. Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle. Communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families. Negotiation and conflict management skills. Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting. IT skills. Personal Qualities: Professional approach to work. Good telephone manner. Strong team player. Exercises tact and discretion at all times. Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift. Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours. Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time, Permanent Expected hours:

22 – 37.5 per week Benefits: Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme Experience: Nursing: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: NMC (preferred) Work Location:

In person

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