Practice Nurse - Newly Qualified / New to Primary Care (Leeds) inBradford inBradford PUBLISHED 29 APR 2024

Be part of the Practice Health Care team providing high quality andforward thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of thepractice population.
Job summary

We are recruiting 3 nurses to start on 5th November 2024.

LOCATION: Various locations across Leeds (allocated GP Practices to be confirmed).

Own transport is highly recommended for this post.

This is a training post. However, you will be employed as a PracticeNurse by Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) on a fixed term 12 month contract with anannual salary of £27,000 (includes access to the NHS pension scheme).

You will be working in a GP practice that is approved as a centre of excellence in education and training. You may also have the opportunity to work across other sites and/or elsewhere in their Primary Care Network (PCN), to broaden your understanding of general practice and how different surgeries can operate.

In the first six months you will complete several short courses to gainpractical skills including: Phlebotomy, Vaccination & Immunisation, Wound Care, CVD, MentalHealth, Asthma & COPD, Diabetes, Learning Disabilities, MotivationalInterviewing, Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) and Contraception & SexualHealth. In the second six months you will complete a long-term condition module. Throughout the 12 months,there will be a monthly peer group learning sessions where the whole group cometogether to learn and share through action learning sets.

You should be:

A final year student nurse / a nurse new to Primary Care.

Able to work 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Able to travel to your allocated GP practice and attend all training courses provided.

Main duties of the job

Be part of the Practice Health Care team providing high quality andforward thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of thepractice population. To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed practicestandards and protocols.

About us

Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) hosts the West Yorkshire Primary CareWorkforce & Training Hub (PCWTH) which means we are accredited to provideundergraduate and post-graduate multi-professional training placements. PCWTHshave an integrated learning ethos, placing education, training and developmentas a core part of everyday work. We aim to encourage integrated learning bothinter-professionally and between learners at different stages of their learningjourney, training and developing the future workforce. At TPC, we work with GeneralPractices, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Federations, NHSE&I and the IntegratedCare Board (ICB), to address workforce issues and encourage recruitment,development and mentoring in our area.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will have support from their work place mentor to beaccountable for their own professional actions.

After relevant training, undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture,blood glucose testing, BP checks, urinalysis, peak flow, new patient healthchecks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting andcommunicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Undertakes regular checking of all resuscitation equipment.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelinese.g., infection control, chaperoning, Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Enables, encourages, and supports individuals, families and groups toaddress issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able todo so themselves.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within thepractice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

The Practice Nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for allgrades of staff

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of caredelivery by the Primary Health Care Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes inservice.

Contributes to practice policy development as required.

Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g.,dressings, vaccines, stationery.

Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistentand accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes.

Facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order tocollate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Makes recommendations to raise standards of practice and servicedelivery.

Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood and wounds.

Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.

Potential requirement to travel between sites.

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Dataprotection Act 1998 and any breaches of the Act or of the confidential natureof the work of this post could lead to dismissal.

The post holder must comply at all times with the practices Health andSafety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures andreporting incidents using the PCT and practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

The post holder must co-operate with all policies and proceduresdesigned to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitorsmust be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability,sexual orientation, religion etc.

The post holder shouldrespect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patientinformation unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will have support from their work place mentor to beaccountable for their own professional actions.

After relevant training, undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture,blood glucose testing, BP checks, urinalysis, peak flow, new patient healthchecks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting andcommunicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Undertakes regular checking of all resuscitation equipment.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelinese.g., infection control, chaperoning, Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Enables, encourages, and supports individuals, families and groups toaddress issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able todo so themselves.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within thepractice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

The Practice Nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for allgrades of staff

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of caredelivery by the Primary Health Care Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes inservice.

Contributes to practice policy development as required.

Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g.,dressings, vaccines, stationery.

Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistentand accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes.

Facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order tocollate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Makes recommendations to raise standards of practice and servicedelivery.

Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood and wounds.

Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.

Potential requirement to travel between sites.

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Dataprotection Act 1998 and any breaches of the Act or of the confidential natureof the work of this post could lead to dismissal.

The post holder must comply at all times with the practices Health andSafety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures andreporting incidents using the PCT and practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

The post holder must co-operate with all policies and proceduresdesigned to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitorsmust be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability,sexual orientation, religion etc.

The post holder shouldrespect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patientinformation unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Newly qualified nurse OR new to primary care nurse.
  • Must have NMC PIN no later than 1st October 2024.
Transport

Desirable

  • Own transport/access to a vehicle.
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Newly qualified nurse OR new to primary care nurse.
  • Must have NMC PIN no later than 1st October 2024.
Transport

Desirable

  • Own transport/access to a vehicle.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Trust Primary Care Ltd
Address

Bowling Highfield Medical Practice

Rooley Lane

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD4 7SS

Employer's website
Job summary

We are recruiting 3 nurses to start on 5th November 2024.

LOCATION: Various locations across Leeds (allocated GP Practices to be confirmed).

Own transport is highly recommended for this post.

This is a training post. However, you will be employed as a PracticeNurse by Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) on a fixed term 12 month contract with anannual salary of £27,000 (includes access to the NHS pension scheme).

You will be working in a GP practice that is approved as a centre of excellence in education and training. You may also have the opportunity to work across other sites and/or elsewhere in their Primary Care Network (PCN), to broaden your understanding of general practice and how different surgeries can operate.

In the first six months you will complete several short courses to gainpractical skills including: Phlebotomy, Vaccination & Immunisation, Wound Care, CVD, MentalHealth, Asthma & COPD, Diabetes, Learning Disabilities, MotivationalInterviewing, Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) and Contraception & SexualHealth. In the second six months you will complete a long-term condition module. Throughout the 12 months,there will be a monthly peer group learning sessions where the whole group cometogether to learn and share through action learning sets.

You should be:

A final year student nurse / a nurse new to Primary Care.

Able to work 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Able to travel to your allocated GP practice and attend all training courses provided.

Main duties of the job

Be part of the Practice Health Care team providing high quality andforward thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of thepractice population. To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed practicestandards and protocols.

About us

Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) hosts the West Yorkshire Primary CareWorkforce & Training Hub (PCWTH) which means we are accredited to provideundergraduate and post-graduate multi-professional training placements. PCWTHshave an integrated learning ethos, placing education, training and developmentas a core part of everyday work. We aim to encourage integrated learning bothinter-professionally and between learners at different stages of their learningjourney, training and developing the future workforce. At TPC, we work with GeneralPractices, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Federations, NHSE&I and the IntegratedCare Board (ICB), to address workforce issues and encourage recruitment,development and mentoring in our area.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will have support from their work place mentor to beaccountable for their own professional actions.

After relevant training, undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture,blood glucose testing, BP checks, urinalysis, peak flow, new patient healthchecks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting andcommunicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Undertakes regular checking of all resuscitation equipment.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelinese.g., infection control, chaperoning, Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Enables, encourages, and supports individuals, families and groups toaddress issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able todo so themselves.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within thepractice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

The Practice Nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for allgrades of staff

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of caredelivery by the Primary Health Care Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes inservice.

Contributes to practice policy development as required.

Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g.,dressings, vaccines, stationery.

Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistentand accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes.

Facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order tocollate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Makes recommendations to raise standards of practice and servicedelivery.

Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood and wounds.

Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.

Potential requirement to travel between sites.

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Dataprotection Act 1998 and any breaches of the Act or of the confidential natureof the work of this post could lead to dismissal.

The post holder must comply at all times with the practices Health andSafety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures andreporting incidents using the PCT and practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

The post holder must co-operate with all policies and proceduresdesigned to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitorsmust be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability,sexual orientation, religion etc.

The post holder shouldrespect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patientinformation unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will have support from their work place mentor to beaccountable for their own professional actions.

After relevant training, undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture,blood glucose testing, BP checks, urinalysis, peak flow, new patient healthchecks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting andcommunicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Undertakes regular checking of all resuscitation equipment.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelinese.g., infection control, chaperoning, Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Enables, encourages, and supports individuals, families and groups toaddress issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able todo so themselves.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within thepractice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

The Practice Nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for allgrades of staff

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of caredelivery by the Primary Health Care Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes inservice.

Contributes to practice policy development as required.

Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g.,dressings, vaccines, stationery.

Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistentand accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes.

Facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order tocollate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Makes recommendations to raise standards of practice and servicedelivery.

Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood and wounds.

Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.

Potential requirement to travel between sites.

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Dataprotection Act 1998 and any breaches of the Act or of the confidential natureof the work of this post could lead to dismissal.

The post holder must comply at all times with the practices Health andSafety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures andreporting incidents using the PCT and practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

The post holder must co-operate with all policies and proceduresdesigned to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitorsmust be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability,sexual orientation, religion etc.

The post holder shouldrespect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patientinformation unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Newly qualified nurse OR new to primary care nurse.
  • Must have NMC PIN no later than 1st October 2024.
Transport

Desirable

  • Own transport/access to a vehicle.
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Newly qualified nurse OR new to primary care nurse.
  • Must have NMC PIN no later than 1st October 2024.
Transport

Desirable

  • Own transport/access to a vehicle.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Trust Primary Care Ltd
Address

Bowling Highfield Medical Practice

Rooley Lane

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD4 7SS

Employer's website


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