Enhanced Nurse Primary Care Network (PCN)

Wigan Central Primary Care Network (PCN) is seeking an Enhanced Nurse to work across the PCN providing clinical leadership, service development and workforce support., You'll work across PCN practices and within local communities, using data-driven approaches to identify need and target resources effectively.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced registered Nurse to join our growing team. The successful candidate will lead initiatives focused on:

Workforce Development and Clinical Support

Act as the primary clinical point of contact for GP Assistants when they are undertaking PCN work outside of practices.

Lead competency assessment, sign-off and ongoing development of GP Assistants.

Support implementation of consistent standards and processes across the GPA workforce.

Coordinate and facilitate education opportunities for practice nursing colleagues.

Provide professional nursing leadership across the PCN.

Support PCN Quality and Governance initiatives working with the WBFH/PCN Management Team.

Neighbourhood and Population Health Delivery

Support delivery of neighbourhood working initiatives.

Lead targeted programmes of work aligned to local population need.

Develop and deliver group consultation models, for example diabetes, COPD and asthma (supporting BeCCoR).

Support proactive management of patients with frailty and other long-term conditions.

Community and Preventative Services

Lead community immunisation activity and targeted vaccination programmes.

Support practices and the PCN with preventative and proactive care initiatives.

Contribute to population health management approaches and service improvement activity.

The successful candidate will be caring, dedicated, reliable, person-centred and enjoy working with a wide range of people. They will have good written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational and time management skills. They will be highly motivated and proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work and learn as part of our wider multi-disciplinary team. They will be committed to providing people, their families and carers with high quality support.

You can expect a warm welcome, doors are always open, and every voice is heard.

We constantly strive to improve patient pathways and health care outcomes. The post holder will play an integral role within the network and will be part of the MDT enabling this to happen.