Nurse

The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC

London Borough of Hillingdon

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC is seeking a registered practice nurse to join our dynamic healthcare team. You will provide a range of clinical services across primary care settings, including immunisations, cervical screening, BP checks and chronic disease reviews.

You will work in partnership with clinical leads and an experienced management team, with access to ongoing CPD and a supportive training hub.

Qualifications

Eligible to work in the UK.
NMC registration in good standing.
Experience of working within the NHS and with the general public.
Strong IT skills and enthusiasm for new applications.
Good time management and highly organized.
Ability to use initiative and sound judgement.
Interest in quality improvement work.
Ability to analyse complex information.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Experience in primary care.
Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with registration numbers.

Responsibilities

Carry out duties including cervical smear tests, immunisations, BP checks, and diabetes reviews as needed.
Assess health needs and determine when further input is required.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Contribute to data recording for audits and QOF requirements.
Coordinate governance, CPD and maintain clinical protocols.
Provide standard nursing duties within primary care per regulatory guidelines.
Record clear consultation notes and contribute to audit programmes.

Skills

NMC Registration

NHS Experience

Teamwork

IT Proficiency

Time Management

Initiative & Judgement

Quality Improvement

Independent Working

Pressure Management

Primary Care Experience

Cervical Smears Training

Education

Practice Nurse Training Certificates

Cervical Smears Training Certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Microsoft Office

Clinical Systems

Job description

About Us

The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its vision for “Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients in the whole of London". We are a not-for-profit community interest company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are ‘of the NHS’ but independent, innovative and transformational. The Confederation determines to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn delivers our vision.

Job Summary

We have a new and exciting opportunity to appoint nurses to join our dynamic and friendly operations team. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work across different primary care services. You will be dealing with a wide range of patient health needs across the local area. You will be supported in your role through the clinical leads across the services you are working in as well as an experienced and friendly management and administration team. Hillingdon celebrates working in partnership to achieve positive outcomes for patients whilst creating a positive work environment. Working in Hillingdon also means you have access to our outstanding training hub providing support and development to clinicians working in the area. This post may require you to travel between sites within the borough of Hillingdon as and when required you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold pin and a certificate of completion of training.

Primary Responsibilities

In accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations, BP checks, asthma checks and diabetic reviews and spirometry if trained.

Assessing the health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment to assess whether further input is needed.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.

Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.

In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses.

Screening patients for health education.

Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.

Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.

In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.