Job summary
- Main area
- Primary care
- Grade
- Salary Ranges: 0 - 15,000
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- CHR - 7353673
- Employer
- Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Valley Health Centre
- Town
- Rotherham
- Salary
- £25 - £50.50 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Nurse
Salary Ranges: 0 - 15,000
Job overview
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing care and service provision to Rotherham’s general practice patients. Supported by senior Clinicians within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon health promotion, prevention of ill health and the maintenance and monitoring of long-term conditions and screening activities.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for this role to find out what the main duties are of this role.
Working for our organisation
Connnnect Healthcare Rotherham Community Interest Company (CIC) is a federation of 28 GP practices in Rotherham. The organisation is led by a Board of representatives from general practice in the Borough, with executive leadership from a Medical Director on a part-time basis.
The organisation currently delivers extended access primary care services in Rotherham and a Physio First service in partnership with the local acute and community trust, the largest of its kind currently operating. In addition, the organisation is supporting the development of primary care networks and manages delivery of training and development to large cohorts of the general practice workforce.
Our Vision
We are a GP-led organisation and aim to provide services for direct patient care and to support GP practices. We will be a patient-centred, working collaboratively across general practice and with partners to provide high-quality services, positive working experiences for our staff, and to secure the sustainability of general practice in Rotherham
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for the Detailed job description and main responsibilities .
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group directives and patient specific directives and associated policy
Desirable criteria
- Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Skills
Essential criteria
- Contraception checks
- Administering Depo-Provera
- Cervical Screening
- Ear Care
- Bloods
- BP, Pulse, and other observations where necessary
- Height, weight and BMI
- Weight management
- Dressings
- Swabs (wounds or gynaecological swabs)
- Suture/Clip removal
- Wound care
- Lower limb compression bandaging
- Chronic disease templates
- Up to date with Vaccination and Immunisation
- Administering vitamin b12 injections
- Administering HPV vaccines
- 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 /resolutions
- IT skills to use clinical system and documentation
Desirable criteria
- Uses initiative
- Gets on well with people at all levels
- System One
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Revalidation 3 yearly
- Certificates to prove Nursing Qualification
- Mandatory training completed Annually
- Evidenced Qualifications in skills and updates
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- Positive role model
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacqueline Hatfield
- Job title
- Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07950708375
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