Thank you for your interest in the Advance Nurse Practitioner vacancy, this
profile will give you an idea of how the practice operates and what the vacancy
entails.
The Area
City of Salford
City of Salford is situated in the heart of Greater Manchester and covers an area
of 37 square miles. It is at the hub of the transport network, with the M602, M60,
M61 and M62 motorways all within the city boundaries, there are also excellent
rail and air links and the metrolink. The city has a thriving University and
Salford Royal NHS Trust has a major teaching facility.
Salford CCG
Every GP in Salford has agreed to join together as a consortium and become part
of Salford CCG. Each GP has signed up to take on an active role in making sure
this organisation is a success.
Dr Hamish Stedman from the Lakes practice in Swinton is the Chair of the group
and then there are a small group of other Salford GPs, one from the Silverdale
Medical Practice, Dr Paul Bishop who spends a part of his week working with Dr
Stedman in Salford CCG leadership roles, whilst continuing to spend the
remaining part of their week in their practices treating patients as usual.
Andrea Simpson, Silverdale Practice Manager is also the Neighbourhood Clinical
Commissioning Manager.
The Practice
Pendlebury Health Centre was officially opened on Friday 14th October 1977.
The health centre is owned by NHS Estates and has many visiting services
including District Nurses, Health Visitors and CPN’s.
Two practices (Lowry Medical Practice & Nelson Fold Practice) in Pendlebury
Health Centre merged to become The Silverdale Medical Practice on
01/04/2013, there has been a period of transition within the practice, but we
now seem to be moving forward with our relatively new team.
The practice occupies a large suite of consulting and administrative rooms, there
is also a independent pharmacy on site as well as an NHS dental service.
We have recently had a reception and waiting room refurbishment which has
greatly improved services to patients at the practice.
The area around Pendlebury Health Centre consists of approximately 2/3rds
privately owned housing and 1/3rd council housing. and is quite a stable working
class community with increasing unemployment, our list size does not fluctuate
to any degree. We have an increasing ethnic community in Clifton.
The area around Pendlebury and Swinton has good quality housing. Excellent
position for motorways and all major routes. Lots of good schools in the
surrounding areas and access to good shopping facilities in Manchester, the
Trafford Centre and Bolton.
The Practice has always achieved the highest targets with the childhood
immunization and cytology programmes and has always achieved nearly
maximum points year on year in the quality outcome framework.
The Partners
Dr Ian Andrew Ballin
Dr Ballin is a 7 session GP and is our lead for Asthma and COPD as well as one of
our Practice Nurse Leads.
Dr Zehra Begum
Dr Zehra Begum is a 7 session partner. She is our family planning and IUCD
fitting lead. Dr Begum also teaches medical students. She is also responsible for
CVD, CHD, PAD, DM, Osteoporosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Dr Zahid Ahmed
Dr Ahmed is a 7 session partner. Dr Ahmed is a GP Trainer and also trains
medical students. He is responsible for Kidney Disease management within the
practice and is our practice commissioning lead. Dr Ahmed is also the Staff lead
and clinical educational lead for the practice.
Dr P Bishop
Dr Bishop is a 4 session partner who is also a GPSI in Cardiology. Dr Bishop is
responsible for CVD, CHD and PAD in the practice.
Dr Mitesh Sharma
Dr Sharma is a 8 session partner who also performs joint injections and baby
clinic in the practice. He is also the lead for Asthma and COPD along with Dr
Ballin. He is the practice lead for the Salford Lung Study project. Dr Sharma is
also the lead for learning disability and along with Dr Ahmed is staff lead for the
practice and one of the finance leads.
Dr Sharma along with Dr McCall is the Safeguarding Lead for the practice.
Dr Karin McCall
Dr McCall works 4 sessions at the practice and also does in rotation with Dr
Sharma, baby clinic. Dr McCall leads on Epilepsy and Cytology within the QOF
domains. She is also the lead for Nursing and safeguarding.
Salaried GP’s
Dr Jane Wilcock
Dr Montathar Msayib
Senior and Clinical Staff
Practice Manager – Andrea Simpson
Andrea works full-time and is responsible for all the non-medical management
within the practice, including staff, financial and strategic management.
Deputy Practice/IT Manager – Jackie Rivers
Jackie assists Andrea with the smooth running of the practice.
Mrs Elizabeth Darlington– Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Kevin has recently joined the practice as an advanced nurse practitioner and
manages on the day demand as well as the complex needs of our patient
population.
Lead Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner – Sister Maria Hughes
Maria is a nurse prescriber and is our Diabetic lead in the practice, running the
disease management clinics and is responsible for the other nursing staff in the
practice.
Practice Nurse – Sister Laura Patton.
Laura works 4 days a week and manages patients with chronic diseases,
performs cervical smears, holiday vaccinations and all healthcare services for the
practice patients.
Practice Nurse – Stacey Renshaw
Stacey works 5 days per week and also manages patients with chronic diseases
and all healthcare services for the practice patients. Stacey is a nurse prescriber.
Assistant Practitioner – Margaret Rose
Healthcare Assistant – Mr Anthony Blades
Phlebotomist – Lisa Sattersthwaite.
Organisational Chart
Partners
Dr Ian Ballin
Dr Karin McCall
Dr Zehra Begum
Dr Zahid Ahmed
Dr Paul Bishop
Dr Mitesh Sharma
Salaried
Dr Jane Wilcock
Salaried GP
Mrs Liz Darlington
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dr Montathar Msayib
Salaried GP
Nursing Team
Sister Maria
Hughes
Lead Practice
Nurse
Sister Laura Patton
Practice Nurse
Mrs Stacey
Renshaw
Practice Nurse
Margaret Rose
Assistant
Practitioner
Anthony Blades
Healthcare
Assistant
Lisa Satterthwaite
Phlebotomist
Management
Andrea Simpson (Practice Manager)
Jackie Rivers (Deputy Practice Manager)
Administration
Sue Dale
Practice Administrator
Nicola Lomax
Medical Secretary
Claire Thomas
QOF/Commissioning and Safeguarding
Lead
Tricia Hay
Medical Secretary
Jacqui Williams
QOF/Commissioning Lead.
Julie Cullen
Medical Secretary
Reception
Nicola Bryan
Queries Desk
Suzanne Hall
Admin Support
Anna Batty
Receptionist
Tracey Smith
Scanning Clerk
Wendy Doxey
Reception Supervisor
Sophie Fawkes
Megan Hall
Receptionist
Receptionist
Jane McGlynn
Maria Fairclough
Note Summarising
Receptionist
and Admin
Suzanne McGaw
Receptionist
Janice Caine
Prescriptions Manager
Sam Smith
Susan Morris
Prescriptions Clerk
Prescriptions Clerk
The Vacancy
Commencement Date
Negotiable
Surgeries
Working 28.5 - 30 hours over 3 days. This equates to 6 sessions. You will be working much the same
as a GP at the practice, surgeries usually consist of telephone triage slots and appointments. All
clinicians take extra patients if needed on a rota basis.
Visits
You would be required to take 2 visits in rotation with the GP’s following morning surgery and also
afternoon visits are shared by rota with the clinicians.
Administration
You are given at least 2 hours per day to undertake administration, this will involve signing
prescriptions, interpreting laboratory results and actioning these with the staff, looking and actioning
post highlighting changes with medication, recalls and read-coding.
Staff will also send you messages via daybook and you will be required to reply to these messages in a
timely manner.
Computer
Vision (In-Practice Systems). All disease registers, management plans, recall systems in operation.
We are registration and pathology linked. All hospital letters are scanned onto the computer and sent
to the clinicians via docmail.
Holidays
6 weeks per year pro-rata for instance if you work 3 days per week, your entitlement is 18 holidays
per calendar year (April –March)
Sickness
To be discussed.
Banding
We will pay within the band of a 8a – 8b for someone experienced with the advanced nurse
practitioner diploma.
Medical Defence
NMC Membership fees and MDU fees are paid by the practice.
Mutual Assessment
6 months by mutual agreement.
NHS Pension
Immediate entry into the NHS Pension if applicable.
Induction Programme
When you commence with the practice, you will be given an induction programme with various staff
members to integrate you into the practice, this will give you a chance to get to know everyone and
see how we work as a practice.
Summary
The successful applicant will join an established well-motivated team of GP’s to work on a range of
initiatives in practice, e.g. Meeting the standards of the NSF in areas such as CHD, Stroke and Mental
Health, being involved with the quality and outcome framework for the GMS Contract. The nurse
practitioner will be expected to play an integral part in the practice, bringing new ideas and strategies
into the partnership. The partnership offers an opportunity to provide day to day commitment
towards patient care in general practice, providing a high standard quality service to our patients.
Equal Opportunities.
The practice is committed to Equal Opportunities Policy. The aim is to ensure that no individual
receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status,
disability, religion, creed colour, race and nationality, ethnic or national origin.
Whilst the practice recognizes the specific responsibilities fall upon Management, it is also the duty of
everyone in the practice to accept personal responsibility to the practical application of the policy.
Disability Discrimination Act
The practice may make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to the post/work place in order to facilitate an
individual with a disability. These adjustments will be in line with the requirements of the Disability
Discrimination Act 1995.