Senior Nurse Lead/Nurse Manager in London

We are looking for a Locum Senior Nurse Lead/Nurse Manager to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at HMS Seahawk (Culdrose) Medical Centre, in Helston, Cornwall. This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rates: Hourly rate: £30.64

Main duties of the job:

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, under the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) organisation, delivering Primary Health Care (PHC) services and elements of Occupational Health and Health Promotion to the Defence Medical Services (DMS) entitled Population at Risk (PAR).
• To be responsible to the Senior Medical Officer / Senior Nursing Officer / Lead Clinician and provide routine clinics as directed to meet the needs of the organisation and the PAR.
• To provide safe, effective, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised patient care.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care of patients in the provision of nurse led clinics, working with autonomy within individual scope of practice, but including communication with senior clinicians, outside agencies and disciplines as required.
• To offer a holistic service to serving personnel, and their dependants (as applicable within families practices), developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care and support with an emphasis on health optimisation, injury and disease prevention and principles of self-care.
• To be involved in the development and implementation of programmes of care/service delivery within their scope of practice; utilising Information Systems (IS) to interrogate/support clinical audit and conduct service evaluations.
• To deliver clinical management of common PHC first contact/undifferentiated diagnosis and chronic conditions/presentations, with application of appropriate knowledge, treatment, medication and referral pathways.
• To promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that empower and direct towards healthy lifestyle choice.
• To contribute to and be responsible for the line management, supervision and development of other nurses/untrained personnel and ensure individuals work within their individual scope of practice.
• To act as a coach/mentor/supervisor to others, in both clinical and managerial situations and provide a focus for Clinical Supervision, learning and development activity. Promote a supportive learning environment for patients, clinical staff and other health professionals.
• To undertake and remain in date for all mandatory training as set out in the most current DPHC Guidance Note entitled Mandatory Training for Locums, Agency Staff and single Service personnel working within DPHC.
• To maintain patient safety, support, develop and promote healthcare governance activity and in conjunction with the Medical Facility leadership team focus and drive quality improvement.
• To co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate Medical Facility delivery of NHS screening programmes, and NHS and MoD Vaccination Programmes, providing reports to DPHC Regional Leads.
• To co-ordinate and contribute to the delivery of chronic disease/long term condition management in liaison with the Senior Medical Officer / Lead Clinician and monitor and report on invitation and clinical management standards.
• To complete reports and returns in accordance with MoD policy or the requirements of any other government department.
• To participate in practice management meetings and communicate effectively within the Multi-disciplinary Team, client group and Chain of Command (CoC).
• To undertake training and demonstrate competence to issue medications and supervise others in the use of Patient Group Directives (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs), in accordance with Joint Service Policy and as determined appropriate by the Senior Medical Officer / Lead Clinician.

Person Specification:

Experience Essential requirements/Qualifications/Experience:

• Must be Registered Nurse (Adult) Level 1 with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold a valid, in date Personal Identification Number (PIN) and not be subject to any restrictions of practice.
• Must hold current, valid, personal medical indemnity insurance.
• Must hold a minimum of BSc in a relevant area of PHC practice.
• Must have a minimum of five years post registration experience in PHC practice and have a minimum of one years satisfactory performance within the last three years at Band 7 in a PHC setting.
• Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS), Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and be able to provide certification.
• Must have completed Immunisation and Vaccination Foundation Training in accordance with national immunisation and vaccination standard training requirements (Public Health England) and either:
• be able to provide certification; or
• be able to provide proof of clinical competency of the same from a previous employer or Line Manager, who is a current and practicing GMC or NMC Registrant, for Immunisation and Vaccinations (dated within the last 12 months).
• Must be in date for Immunisation and Vaccination annual update e-learning training (to include young children if engaged within a family practice) and be able to provide certification.
• Must be in date and able to provide certificates of training/qualification/update, as undertaken within the last three years, and/or be able to provide proof of clinical competency of the same from a previous employer or Line Manager, who is a current and practicing GMC or NMC Registrant, for:
• Venepuncture
• Ear Care (including irrigation)
• Minor Illness / Common PHC Presentations
• Child Health in Primary Care (only if working in a families practice as identified within the Demand Order)
• Management of Chronic Disease/Long Term Conditions (Asthma; COPD; CHD; Diabetes; CVD; Hypothyroidism)
• Evaluation of the deteriorating patient e.g. use of National Early Warning Systems (NEWS).
• Cervical Cytology Sample Taking (only if working in a Medical Facility where an essential requirement/skill gap is identified within the Demand Order)
• Preparation for Mentorship; Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice (SLAiP); Mentorship and Assessment in Practice; Clinical Supervision or equivalent.
• Quality Assurance / Healthcare Governance Health Promotion
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

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.