Practice Nurse - Maternity Cover - Willaston Surgery

Job overview

Willaston Surgery are seeking to hire a 12 month Practice Nurse maternity cover who can work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, to join our team. Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Trust has 3 GP practices (Willaston Surgery, Old Hall Surgery and Westminster Surgery) who work together to provide primary care services to 14,000 patients.

This post is a 12 month maternity cover of 24 hours per week over 3 working days which can be 3 of the following: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinical Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the GP Surgery.

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.

Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners and specialist services and nurse clinicians as necessary.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments and minor injuries with referral to GP's as necessary.

Undertake specific duties regarding chronic disease management.

Undertake adult health screening including cervical cytology and breast awareness.

Provide education, mentorship, clinical supervision and annual appraisals for nurse associates and health care assistants.

Undertake clinical audit and present results to the practice clinical team.

Active and contributory member of practice clinical meetings, sharing best practice, complex case studies and patient safety events, that require reflection and discussion.

Administrative

To demonstrate timely and accurate record keeping using the EMIS system, ensuring accurate notes of consultations and treatments are documented within the patient record

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

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.