Specialist Practice Nurse Ambulatory Care

Saffron Health; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary care network in Leicester is looking for an experienced Specialist Practice Nurse to provide holistic care to patients, focusing on those hard to engage. You will work autonomously, developing care plans, and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient service delivery. Candidates should hold NMC registration and have a minimum of 3 years of post-registration experience, with strong clinical leadership skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Understanding of NHS strategy related to primary care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned ambulatory care services.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatments.
• Mentor colleagues within the PCN.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Ability to develop care plans

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

NMC registration

Current UK Driving Licence

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Specialist Practice Nurse Ambulatory Care

We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our PCN in an exciting new role that has been developed to work alongside our multi disciplinary team, and also work closely with the PCN's Practices and their teams to provide care and treatment to patients presenting in primary care and community care settings, including their own homes and care homes.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work autonomously and within their professional boundary to deliver planned ambulatory care services to the PCN's patient population, focussing on patients who are hard to engage, taking an holistic view and adressing a wide variety of needs.

The postholder will provide expert advice to patients, carers and colleagues to ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence and provide advice in respect of ongoing care needs, being accountable for their own professional actions within professional guidelines.

The postholder will be supported by the PCN's Clinical Director and work collaboratively within the multi disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and improve our service delivery.

About us

Leicester City South Primary Care Network provides care to the 32,000 patients that make up the practices of Saffron Health, The Hedges Medical Centre, Sturdee Road, Inclusion Health Care and Leicester City Assist. We are a well-established, cohesive and supportive PCN that delivers high quality and patient-centred care in order to improve the outcomes of the populations that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical practice at an advanced level using knowledge, within scope of competence, to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary healthcare services, largely in their own homes/care homes

Work with the PCNs practices to identify and manage hard to engage patients

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions for patients with long term conditions

Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate

Provide assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice

Undertake pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care

Work with other members of the practice teams and wider PCN, to plan and deliver ambulatory care services, promoting integrated and seamless pathways of care

Support and mentor other colleagues within the PCN who are seeing similar patients.

Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care

Promote health and well-being

Contribute to the PCNs practices achieving quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery

Develop and establish new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Have appropriate registration with the NMC
• Current UK Driving Licence

Experience

• Ability to develop care/management plans for patients
• Knowledge of and experience of working with patients with long term conditions
• Able to request and interpret investigations and results
• Able to work and make decisions autonomously, working within own professional boundaries
• Clinical leadership skills
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
• Evidence of CPD
• Able to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own practise
• Understanding of NHS strategy, particularly related to primary care
• Knowledge of primary and community healthcare
• Clinical audit knowledge and skills
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding
• Experience of working with SystmOne

Personal Qualities

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders
• Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to other colleagues/agencies when necessary
• Ability to identify and manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative working and practise
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise
• High level of written and oral skills
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or own initiative

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.