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Person Specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
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Desirable
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Registered Nurse
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X
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Post graduate diploma or degree (relevant to role)
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X
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Clinical Supervision qualification
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X
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Mentorship / Teaching qualification
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X
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Experience
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Essential
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Desirable
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Experience of working in a primary care environment
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X
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Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
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X
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Experience of chronic disease management
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X
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Experience of autonomous working
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X
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Experience of managing, leading and developing a team
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X
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Clinical Knowledge & Skills
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Essential
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Desirable
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Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
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X
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ECG’s
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X
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Venepuncture
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X
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New patient medicals
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X
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Chaperone procedure
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X
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Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
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X
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Travel medicine
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X
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Diabetes
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X
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Hypertension
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X
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Asthma
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X
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Spirometry
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X
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CHD
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X
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Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
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X
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Women’s health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
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X
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Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
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X
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Broad knowledge of clinical governance
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X
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Ability to record accurate clinical notes
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X
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Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
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X
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Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
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X
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Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
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X
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Knowledge of health promotion strategies
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X
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Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
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X
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Skills
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Essential
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Desirable
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Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
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X
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Strong IT skills
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X
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Clear, polite telephone manner
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X
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Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
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X
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EMIS skills
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X
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Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
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X
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Ability to support/lead a clinical team effectively
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X
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Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
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X
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Good interpersonal skills
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X
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Problem solving & analytical skills
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X
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Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
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X
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Ability to lead audit programmes
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X
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Ability to contribute effectively to clinical risk management
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X
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Personal Qualities
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Essential
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Desirable
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Polite and confident
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X
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Flexible and cooperative
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X
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Motivated, forward thinker
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X
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Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
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X
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High levels of integrity and loyalty
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x
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Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
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X
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Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
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X
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Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
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X
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Commitment to ongoing professional development
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X
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Effectively utilises resources
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X
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Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
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X
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Other requirements
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Essential
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Desirable
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Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
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X
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Occupational Health Clearance
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X
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Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
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X
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Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a nurse prescriber
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X
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