GP Practice Nurse

Were looking for an NMC registered GP Practice Nurse who can bring

experience, enthusiasm, and compassion to our team. In this role, you will need

Help

with Chronic Disease Clinics: Support patients with long-term conditions. Ideally to lead on one or more Long Term Conditions.

Provide

General Treatment Room Care: Carry out usual practice nurse

You will work as part of a close team, collaborating closely with our GPs, nurse

colleagues, healthcare assistants, and administrative staff to ensure the

practice runs smoothly. We believe in a true team approach you'll always have

friendly colleagues ready to support you on a busy day or when facing a

challenge.

We understand that flexibility

is important, so we are open to discussing how you'd like to spread working hours

across the week.

Job

description

Provide

nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based

evidence, NICE and local requirements

Appraise

wounds and other minor injuries, administer dressings; refer to a practice

doctor or the hospital as appropriate

Take

swabs, cervical smears

Provide

immunisations and injections to children and adults

Assist

with Chronic Disease Management using the principles of MECC to maximise

encounters and minimise patient visits

Support

the Nursing team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Monitor

the blood pressure of patients and consider indications for referral back to

the doctor

Assist

with ECGs and report the findings to the doctors

Assist the

phlebotomists with venepuncture

Insert

ring pessaries as directed by the doctor

Assist

with INR clinics, including patient dosing using INRstar when a suitable Health

Care Assistant is not available

Help

maintain chronic disease registers

Identify,

manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions,

preventing adverse effects on the patients health

Coronary

heart disease (CHD)

Smoking

cessation

Management

of other "Best Practice" patient registers

Implement

and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

Maintain

high standards of nursing care to patients of the Practice, and to promote good

health care

Assist doctors

during their surgeries e.g., chaperone, urgent electrocardiograph (ECG) etc.

Be

responsible for maintaining a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in the

nursing area and of the clinical equipment used

Monitor

and maintain adequate supplies of drugs, clinical items and equipment

and maintain emergency drugs bag

Appropriately

recording all treatment undertaken in the patients record on the computer

system

Ensure

templates and read codes are used effectively

maximisation of QOF, Enhanced Services, IIF and other funding streams

Obtain and

make use of health promotion material in clinics and for display purposes

Implement

new and revised nursing procedures when necessary

Attend

meetings, courses and update days as required

Use

relevant websites for the purposes of supporting the nursing role and giving

advice to patients

Assist in

the support of our HCAs

Support

patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines

(within own scope of practice)

Understand

practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,

referring patients appropriately

Keep up to

date with training needs, registration, and revalidation

Promotion

Develop,

implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

Request

pathology services as necessary

Discuss

diet, alcohol, smoking, and other health problems with patients

Family

planning

Travel

advice

Cervical

cytology; including monitoring and review of the results

Assist in

different Health Checks

Managerial

To work

with the doctors and Practice Manager to achieve the best possible service to

patients

Ensure

that the relevant requirements of the GMS Contract are implemented within the

nursing department.

Monitor,

record usage and stock-take vaccines

Discuss,

implement and audit new nursing procedures

in audit and inspection as required by the GMS Contract, including cervical

cytology

Assist the

doctors in the maintenance of relevant and accurate clinical histories

Assist in

overseeing/supervision of Health Care Assistants

Liaise

with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported

appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

Team

player and attention to detail skills are essential

Help and

advise reception/PLT, and other non-clinical, staff on clinical matters

Advise

patients on the telephone

Liaise

with the other members of the primary care teams and primary care networks

with clinicians in secondary and intermediate care

addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested

Monitor

and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

Support

junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

Participate

in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

Support

and participate in shared learning within the practice

Continually

review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives

where appropriate

Participate

in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured

approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Paston Surgery is a well-established, family-friendly GP practice serving over

6,700 patients in North Walsham and the surrounding villages.

We are committed to high-quality patient care and continuous improvement.

Paston Surgery is also proud to be a training practice. We regularly host GP medical students from the UEA Medical School and support the development of all

our staff.

Qualifications

Essential: - NMC registration

Desirable: - CDM qualifications

Experience

Essential: - Primary Care experience; - Treatment room experience; - General Nursing experience; - Experience of working at a GP Practice; - CDM experience

Other skills

Essential: - Ability to provide quality care; - Good interpersonal and communication skills; - Work in a fast paced environment; - Excellent team skills