Recruitment

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Durham Dales Practices have chosen to federate as Durham Dales Health. The stated intent of the Federation is to work together with GP Medical Practices to provide high quality, cost effective primary healthcare services across the Durham Dales locality.

Salary

£11,191 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

U0041-24-0020

Job locations

Unit 51 Innovation Hse, Longfield Rd

South Church Enterprise Park

Bishop Auckland

Durham

DL14 6XB

 

The closing date is 11th October 2024

Apply for this job on the NHS website

Job summary

You will work with GP practice teams to coordinate the care of patients with frailty, cancer, long term conditions, safeguarding and social issues, patients requiring proactive care, and patients who require support to communicate effectively. You will liaise with the patient, practice team, secondary care teams, social services, the voluntary and community sector, and other members of the Primary Care Network team to help smooth the patients pathway, expedite care where appropriate, and follow up letters and results. You will support the practice to deliver good quality care for frail patients, patients in palliative care, and patients with long term conditions. You will work with the practice team to prepare for effective GSF and frailty meetings, and ensure that processes such as falls assessments and medication reviews are carried out in a timely manner. Where appropriate, you will help develop a personalised care and support plan for these patients. You will support the practice to ensure that patients are reviewed at an appropriate frequency, and to achieve QOF, IIF, and LIAISE targets. You will be working as part of the Teesdale PCN team to support the patients of up to 6 GP practices.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Part time; 18.75 hours.
  • Work with practice teams to coordinate care for patients with greater needs, to improve the patient pathway and expedite care
  • Proactively identify patients who require care coordination, using agreed criteria and population health tools
  • Support the achievement of practice quality standards including QOF, IIF, and LIAISE
  • Work closely and in partnership with the Social Prescribing Link Workers, to address wider determinants of health. Help patients manage their needs through answering queries, making and managing appointments.
  • Assist people to access personal health budgets
  • Encouraging uptake of QOF LTC Annual and Structured Medication Reviews
  • Encouraging the delivery of good quality annual health checks for patients with learning disabilities and SMI.
  • Supporting the practice in delivering its IIF priorities
  • Supporting cancer screening, including FIT tests/bowel screening, cervical screening, and breast screening. Refer smokers to smoking cessation. Safety netting two week wait referrals
  • Coordinating and following up of referrals
  • Coordinating GSF, safeguarding, and MDT meetings. Work with these patients and other groups as identified by the Practice to help with timely care navigation and coordination across primary & secondary health and social care services. Share decision aids such as information on Vaccines, Cancer, Personal health budgets, frailty, Macmillan, Join the dots, CAB, Care connect, Stop smoking, Drug & alcohol services, Talking changes.

 

About us

A group of 12 GP practices across Durham Dales got together, looking for a solution to help them provide the care patients needed, share resources and ideas, and be prepared for the challenges the NHS would face in the future. The answer they came up with was a formal collaboration between the dozen practices: the Durham Dales Health Federation. DDHFs founding principal is to work together to provide high-quality, cost effective primary healthcare services. That means providing a range of services that all GP practices in the area can use to help look after patients. We employ a range of clinical staff pharmacists, dispensers, nurses, emergency care practitioners and social prescribing link workers as well as non-clinical, administration support staff.

 

Benefits DDHF can offer; paid mileage. NHS pension. A car lease scheme which is transferable. We fully support training & development. Regular 1-2-1 support & appraisal. Cycle to work Scheme (salary sacrifice bike). Complimentary refreshments. Free Car Park, Health service discounts, Immunisations offered, Eye tests reimbursed.

 

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

  • Work with practice teams to coordinate care for patients with greater needs, to improve the patient pathway and expedite care as appropriate
  • Proactively identify patients who require care coordination, using agreed criteria and population health tools as appropriate
  • Support the delivery of the practice GSF and frailty programmes
  • Support the achievement of practice quality standards including QOF, IIF, and LIAISE
  • Work closely and in partnership with the Teesdale Social Prescribing Link Workers, to assist patients to take up training and employment and access benefits
  • Help patients manage their needs through answering queries, making and managing appointments, and ensuring that people have access to good quality information about their care
  • Assist people to access personal health budgets where appropriate
  • Coordinate appointments and encourage uptake of vaccinations in eligible populations
  • Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
  • Support patients to use decision aids in preparation for shared decision making conversations
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
  • Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
  • Maintain effective communication within the PCN and with external stakeholders

 

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Desirable

  • Experience working in a primary care setting

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or
  • skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualification in a health or social care allied profession

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate an appreciation of the health needs of patients in the Teesdale area
  • Communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Empathy with the patients needs and conditions
  • Positive attitude to work, colleagues and patients
  • Non-judgemental attitude to patients
  • Tact and diplomacy
  • Desire to help and put people first
  • Ability to negotiate the best possible services for patients
  • Advocacy skills
  • Time management
  • Team working
  • Good IT keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of community based primary care issues
  • Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working
  • Understanding of safeguarding principles.
  • Knowledge of SystmOne information system

Other

Essential

  • Full UK driving Licence
  • Willingness to travel between GP practices and work from various locations in the Dales area
  • Highly motivated
  • Enthusiastic and confident
  • 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.

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Salary

£27,394 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

U0041-24-0021

Job locations

Unit 51 Innovation Hse, Longfield Rd

South Church Enterprise Park

Bishop Auckland

Durham

DL14 6XB

 

The closing date is 6th December 2024

Apply for this job on the NHS website

Job summary

You will be a registered Nursing Associate, and will have completed your Foundation Degree. You will work as part of a Primary Care Network/GP practice multidisciplinary team, providing safe, person centred care to improve the health of our population.

In line with best practice and with support from the MDT, you will carry out various procedures to monitor and improve the health of patients, including physical observation, venepuncture, ECG recording, injections, and other procedures commensurate with your training and skills.

You will work in collaboration with a range of other professionals including GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, district nurses, and other community services.

You will be working as part of the Teesdale PCN team to support the patients at Barnard Castle Surgery, Woodview Medical Practice, Pinfold Medical Practice, Gainford Surgery, Evenwood Surgery and The Old Forge Surgery.

The job provides you with a range of different experiences and challenges. If you like variety this is the job for you.

The PCN is committed to training and development of all staff and you will be able to develop your career in line with your personal and professional objectives

 

Main duties of the job

  • Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse, provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
  • Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse or other professional when required.

 

About us

A group of 12 GP practices across Durham Dales got together, looking for a solution to help them provide the care patients needed, share resources and ideas, and be prepared for the challenges the NHS would face in the future.The answer they came up with was a formal collaboration between the dozen practices: the Durham Dales Health Federation. DDHFs founding principal is to work together to provide high-quality, cost effective primary healthcare services.That means providing a range of services that all GP practices in the area can use to help look after patients.We employ a range of clinical staff pharmacists, dispensers, nurses, emergency care practitioners and social prescribing link workers as well as non-clinical, administration support staff.

Benefits DDHF can offer; paid mileage. We work very closely as a team & where possible we can be very flexible. NHS pension. A car lease scheme which is transferable. We fully support training & development. Regular 1-2-1 support & appraisal. Cycle to work Scheme (salary sacrifice bike).Dress Down Friday(office workers). Complimentary refreshments. Free Car Park, Health service discounts, Immunisations offered, Eye tests reimbursed.

 

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
  • Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients’ personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient’s nursing needs.
  • To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification (as outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex). Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a registered nurse or other professional.
  • Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
  • Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical condition.
  • Work with registered nurses and other professionals and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients.
  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with [PCN/practice] policy and the NMC Code.
  • Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the supervision of registered nurses and other professionals in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

 

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered NursingAssociate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or
  • equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of amulti-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing andreceiving complex, sensitiveinformation

Desirable

  • Experience working in a primary care setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
  • Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
  • Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
  • Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
  • Ability to organise andprioritise own delegated workload
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload andindividual patient contact
  • Ability to communicateeffectively (written, verbaland non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of themulti-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to develop effectiveand appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
  • Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a rolemodel to nursing associatestudents, other learners andhealth care support workers as required within theclinical setting.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of community based primary care issues
  • Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).