Expression of Interest - Locum Practice Nurse

Quay People
is a pool of locums, supporting Warrington and Cheshire
and Merseyside practices. We are passionate about a high standard of health
and wellbeing for our staff and patients. We are looking for someone who will
share this vision and thrive with us.
Main duties of the job

The postholder will ensure the highest standards of primary care for all registered and temporary patients.
About us

Quay Healthcare has adopted a hybrid strategy combining competitive advantage with a focus strategy. We differentiate ourselves from the core market and we provide a focus on improving both health and social care outcomes, whilst reducing inequalities.

We are a collaborative, commercially focused, socially conscious health and social care organisation, which strives to innovate and create new ways of working, creating positive outcomes for the people we support.

Our vision is that we are acknowledged as the go to organisation for creating, innovating and delivering health and social care solutions in the North West region and the wider UK.

We provide the following services:-

Additional roles reimbursement scheme

ADHD Adult Service

Primary Care Network Support

Enhanced Access Service
Job responsibilities

To deliver appropriate management, treatment, and advice to patients

To uphold the principles of good medical practice as stated in the GMC
statement of professional values and responsibilities:

Make the care of
your patient your first concern;

Treat every patient
politely and considerately;

Respect patients'
dignity and privacy;

Listen to patients
and respect their views;

Give patients
information in a way they can understand;

Respect the rights
of patients to be fully involved in decisions about their care;

Keep your
professional knowledge and skills up to date;

Recognise the limits
of your professional competence;

Be honest and
trustworthy; respect and protect confidential information;

Act quickly to
protect patients from risk if you have good reason to believe that you or a
colleague may not be fit to practice.

To provide general practice consultations to patients and, where appropriate,
physical examinations for the purposes of identifying or reducing the risk of
disease or injury.

To arrange referrals for patients where appropriate via communicating with the
administrator on shift.

To ensure that clear, accurate contemporaneous records are made of all patient
encounters.

To maintain own personal professional development and continuing medical
education to ensure knowledge and skills are up to date.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential
• QOF knowledge Make every contact count
• NMC Registered
• Knowledge of primary and community healthcare
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organisational and IT skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Clear understanding of professional responsibilities and accountability
Desirable
• Experience of SystmOne / EMIS clinical system
• Experience working in a GP practice / Primary Care

Skills

Essential
• Vaccinations
• Imms Children & Adults
• COPD
• Spirometry
• Smears
• Phlebotomy
• Dressings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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).

Employer details
Employer name

Quay Primary Healthcare CIC
Address

Unit 12 Guardian Point

Guardian Street

Warrington

WA51AU
Employer's website

http://quayhealthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)