Job Description

Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated trainee Practice Nurse to join our team at NPC Lynemouth. The post is based at Lynemouth but the successful candidate would also work at our Morpeth, Pegswood and Newbiggin sites



The post holder shall work alongside our current Practice Nurse and HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.



We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients across NPC.



This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

For further information on Annex 20, please see:

http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles



Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received



The successful candidate will complete a training plan to become fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby imm vaccinations, taking blood samples, travel vaccines. The post holder will frequently work unsupervised and is accountable for their practice. This will require critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.



As an experienced nurse you will be a role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the organisation. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.



The successful candidate may at times be required to work across all GP Practices within NPC.



Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.



Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.



Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.



Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.



To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda



To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.



To deliver a high standard of clinical skills to support the provision of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.



To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals.



To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.



To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.