Job Description

Job Overview

Modality Partnership Mid Sussex Division has a part-time (minimum 25 hours) vacancy for a General Practice Nurse to be based at Parkview Medical Centre, . The postholder will be a high performing General Practice Nurse, working across the division and responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient care and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.

As an employee with us you can benefit fro

Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced Family friendly policies

Flexible working

Wellbeing support and initiative

If you are interested in learning more, please read on.

Main duties of the job

The role is both the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a chronic condition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. for the care delivered to their patients, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.

The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed.

Overview of your organisation

We are 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. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction. 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 enrol 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.

Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010

To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines for Professional Practice To provide travel immunisations, cervical cytology, ear syringing, wound management, To plan and run health promotion and long-term condition related clinics. Ensure that the care given meets the requirements of local and national guidelines, policies and standards including the Quality Outcome Framework and working the rules and guidelines laid down by the NHSE/CCG and practice To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing and highly complex health needs giving due consideration to the likelihood that there will be emotive issues which will require developed skills of tact, diplomacy, and empathy To ensure that patients have detailed assessments made of their healthcare needs and that individual programmes of care are planned, implemented, and regularly reviewed Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at the Practice through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems, and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs according to NMC standards To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary to own work Respond to medical emergencies Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to. To have a good awareness of issues concerning child protection & vulnerable adults
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 whist 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 likeminded 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:

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.

Wider health economy awareness.

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.

Knowledge of public health issues in the 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

Smart appearance

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

Experience

Minimum 1 years General Practice Experience

Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.

At least 1 years recent 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

Salary is per annum WTE

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 18.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 25 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/07/2025
Reference ID: Practice Nurse