About the Role

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre are looking for a Senior Nurse for their Community Health and Support Team.

This position is offered on a part-time basis working 21 hours per week.

This is an exciting role that would see you working alongside a forward thinking and supportive practice-employed integrated nursing team and dedicated administration team.

Duties would include the following;

Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for the Integrated Community Support Team (ICST) and Community Matron functions
Proactive, co-ordinated and holistic care for patients with complex health and social needs
Aim to improve health and wellbeing, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, reduce frequent GP attendances
Supporting patients to remain living well at home
Drive integration between ICST and Community Matron services
Line management of the team consisting of a nurse, HCA and a Care Co-ordinator - conducting annual appraisals, mentorship and professional development
Service development
Collaboration - working closely with GPs, social care, frailty teams, district nurses and voluntary agencies
Represent the service at MDT and external forums

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

A relevant nursing degree.
Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
Experience of supervisingstaff/team management is preferred.
Experience of working across health and social care boundaries.
Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
Experience in community nursing and managing long term conditions.
Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Evidence of service improvement or audit involvement.
Evidence of continuing professional development
Advanced clinical assessment skills

About Us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large GP training practice with three sites committed to providing excellent primary health care services with a strong emphasis on staff training and development. Based in excellent premises, our committed teams deliver a wide range of general medical services.

We are a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell with another surgery in the Willen area.

Benefits include:

NHS Pension Scheme
- The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
- Life insurance
- 20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Health service discounts
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme - Wisdom offering counselling support.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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