Practice Nurse

Location: Troon

JOB DESCRIPTION - Fixed Term Contract until March 2027 Post:
Practice Nurse / Community Outreach Target Demand Management(TDM) Pay: £19.78-£20.88 dependent on experience

Hours:

Full, Part and Bank Hours Available Accountable to:
Head of Clinical Workforce Reportable to:
Clinical Manager Base:
Work will be undertaken on our Mobile Unit with a base of Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW
Closing Date: 26 th February 2026 Overview of Role:
At FCMS we provide several services across the Fylde Coast, Morecambe Bay, Rossendale, West Lancashire and Doncaster as well as diagnostic services across the country. These include GP Out of Hours services, Urgent Treatment Centres, and range of other Primary Care Services including Enhanced Access (Fylde Coast) and Special Allocation Services (Lancashire / Cumbria/Parts of Cheshire and Merseyside). TDM supports people across Blackpool to address clinical and non-clinical factors increasing their risk of an unplanned hospitalisation.

Based on the evidence-base there is an underlying risk factor of socio-economic disadvantage which means that more support delivered through non-traditional mechanisms is required to improve health outcomes. Key aims of TDM are to provide clinical and non-clinical interventions that meet the needs of individuals identified in Blackpool through a mixed case-finding approach including the Core
20

Plus5 cohorts and with the following Long-Term Condition - cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or COPD. The aim is to support them to achieve their maximum potential for physical, cognitive, social and psychological function, participation and quality of living. To achieve all these goals, we will be working collaboratively with other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing and Housing Intervention teams.

The TDM service, through reducing individual risk, will play a role in relieving pressure on acute services, through preventing health crises. We are looking for motivated clinicians to deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care within the heart of the community on our mobile unit.

The role focuses on patients with long term conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD) and COPD within the core
20plus5 cohorts.

The postholder will provide holistic clinical and non-clinical interventions aimed at improving physical, cognitive, reducing health inequalities and preventing health crisis. Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted :
To provide proactive reviews and support for patients with CVD and / or COPD in line with clinical competence and local pathways Undertake holistic health assessments, identifying physical, mental and social needs Deliver health prevention and health promotion interventions including lifestyle advice (alcohol, smoking, diet and physical activity), weight management and wellbeing support, Opportunistic screening and vaccination advice Identify unmet needs and escalating health concerns, taking appropriate actions Deliver care within the mobile clinical unit adapting consultations to a community-based environment Support people who present to the mobile unit by providing assessment and advise where appropriate, signposting and referring to the most suitable service when out the scope of practice and offering reassurance, health information and ongoing support Promote self-management and empower patients to engage with health services Accurately record all activity, assessments and outcomes on EMIS using appropriate clinical coding and templates Maintain confidentiality and data protection standards Maintain Current NMC registration adhering to the NMC code of conduct Work autonomously withing scope of practice, escalating concerns appropriately Participate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development Contribute to service development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives Multidisciplinary Working Work collaboratively with other Blackpool Based organisations such as Healthwatch, PCN Social Prescribers, Community Nursing, Housing Intervention teams.

Our key expectations are:
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