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Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
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Role description
Job summary
Staff are Prospect Medical Group are dedicated to providing
excellent patient-centred care and working with our diverse community.
The role will include long-term condition management, sample taking, assisting in smear, minor injury clinics, extended access clinics.
We are looking for a highly capable, enthusiastic, and
motivated person. The successful candidate will also be confident, have
excellent organisational skills, and be able to self-manage.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK or ILR. we do not offer sponsorship any applicants not meeting this criteria will not be offered the role.
Main duties of the job
To provide the full range of the HCA role within Primary care and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team.
All duties
will be carried out in accordance with the standard of a HCA and
with regard to the various practice protocols. The candidate will within of a nursing
team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an excellent level of service of
nursing care relevant to the practice population.
About us
Prospect Medical Group is a long established, friendly and
forward-thinking GP practice in the west end of Newcastle Upon Tyne based in
modern single site premises. We have 6 GP partners who employ 2 salaried
GPs, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 Healthcare Assistants as well
as a team of dedicated and supportive administrative staff. We currently have a
patient list size of around 14,000. We are highly involved in our
PCN (Inner West Newcastle) and through this we benefit from pharmacists, physiotherapists,
psychology, paramedics, a nurse associate, mental health workers and social
prescribers who work also work for the practice.
Our collective purpose is to provide the best care to our
patients.
We use SystmOne clinical system.
Details
Date posted
09 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2843-26-0005
Job locations
501 Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 8AY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient care
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, and
individualised nursing care
needs as identified, or where care has been transferred by a GP. This will
usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.
Have responsibility for individual patient caseload,
ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the
assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.
Initiating
and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of
the practice population, recognizing where modification of systems or referral
is necessary.
Managing
the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall
systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice
computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
Undertake general nursing examinations and treatments for
patients healthcare needs such as wound care, sutures removal,
electrocardiogram (ECGs), Cytology, Ear Care.
Maintaining
efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to
assure continuity of care where necessary.
Health Promotion
Undertake basic assessment of the needs of patients
including men and womens health screening and education. Coordinate the
development of plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic
tests, treatment plans, health promotion and prevention.
Provide smears following current guidelines and manage follow
up system.
Administer depoprovera injections following current
guidelines
Be able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical
situation as the patients condition or needs change.
Team work
Assist in
clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care.
Assist and
teach others in clinical setting, including unqualified staff
Work
effectively in the team.
Information and IT
Facilitate
good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised
messages.
Extrapolate
information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice of all
clinicians wherever necessary.
Undertake
all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed
necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively.
Personal Development
Attend relevant training updates as required to maintain clinical
effectiveness
Maintain continuous professional development records in
keeping with the requirement of NMC.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification for the full list of duties.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
Ability to work core hours
Flexibility for cover
Desirable
Basic IT skills
Experience
Essential
Qualifications and experience including details of specialised knowledge and skills required:
Minimum 2 years post registration.
Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
competent computer skills.
Understanding of health and safety issues.
Special skills/abilities:
Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
Good team player and ability to get on with others at all levels.
Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
Desirable
Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Uses initiative.
Willingness to undertake further study.
Chronic disease management qualifications
Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS
Knowledge of SystmOne
Knowledge of Quality Outcome Framework (QOF)
Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner
Evidence of Contraception training
Immunisation training
Qualifications
Essential
Registered General Nurse with current PIN at time of application.
Desirable
Qualified to offer the management of chronic diseases
Qualified to offer Cervical screening certificate
Qualified to offer childhood immunisation
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.