primary care physician

primary care physician Glasgow, Scotland

NHS Scotland
Full Time Glasgow, Scotland 37664 - 30229 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

In order to apply for this position you must have a Live PIN with the NMC.UK

Applications from 2023 Newly Qualified Nurse/Midwife, will not be considered for this post.

The shift pattern for this position is 5 x 7.5 hour shifts Monday - Friday

In conjunction with the management team contribute to and deliver a comprehensive Primary Care, Mental Health and Addictions nursing service as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the prison setting.

To operate as part of an extensive multi-disciplinary team, providing the role of the practitioner nurse is to undertake mental health assessments, provide and evaluate a range of interventions, to meet prisoner healthcare addictions needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of prison healthcare services.

Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide clinical guidance to all staff on matters relating to health and wellbeing. The post holder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care and the setting of standards of care within a secure environment. The post holder should be familiar with all forms of evidence based mental health interventions & recovery focused programs of care. The post holder should be trauma focused in their practice.

The post holder is accountable for his/her own professional actions and must be able to justify decisions based on the nursing assessment of the patient, family/carer and environment.

The post holder must be aware of his/her own scope of practice and that of the nursing team members. Co-operate with nurse teaching establishments in ensuring a realistic learning experience for student nurses and be responsible for the quality of the programme and for demonstrating the role of the mental health nurse within prison healthcare service to the multidisciplinary team, medical students and post graduate student nurses.

Support and participate in education initiatives both internal and external to the organisation. Support and contribute to the development of new ideas to improve patient care, through personal professional development, involvement in setting standards, research and quality initiatives, both internal and external to the organisation.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based programmes of care and throughcare needs of the prisoner with complex health needs. This to be achieved by the appropriate risk assessment, care plans, effective clinical judgement and decision
making skills. Provide clinical input to the multi-disciplinary referral allocation, assessment and post assessment decision making to ensure accurate, effective and sensitive feedback to all referring agencies. As a first responder, manage emergency situations where there is a high risk to the wellbeing of prisoners and staff.

Management and delivery of care Application of clinical judgement to changes in clients’ needs and circumstances external to the individual.
Determining when to seek advice from senior clinical or management staff.
Determining appropriate response to crisis situations and acting accordingly.
Referring clients to other health/local authority/voluntary services as appropriate.
Manage competing priorities and react to unforeseen circumstances, incidents and emergency situations
Analysing information from assessment.
Participate in audit
Determining frequency of contact with clients.
Engaging support/intervention from other professional or agencies.
Assessing risk to clients or others, which are consequent to changes in mental state or environment

Informal Contact: Gordon Hannah, 01475883308, [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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primary care physician
NHS Scotland

www.nhsnss.org
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ian Crichton
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1978
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