Practice Nurse

We are looking for a dedicated practice nurse to join our close knit practice team. Training can be provided for those candidates who do not have a current full skill set.

A sense of work enjoyment and sense of humor is a definite must.

The practice offers a Digital First approach to all services we provide and the right candidate should have basic computer skills which can be developed.

Child Immunisations, Travel vaccine, Cervical Screening and Chronic Disease Management is a requirement for this role. (update training can be given)

Practice Nurse

Salary Level: Negotiable, dependent upon experience (based on

band 6)

Hours of duty: 16-30hrs

Responsible to: GP Partners

Accountable to: GP Partners

The post holder will work towards

carrying out the full range of duties below, with appropriate training and

support to develop competence and build the required skills.

The role is to provide a practice nursing service to patients,

including chronic disease management and other specialist areas whilst taking

appropriate initiative and working independently.

The post holder works as part of the clinical team to meet the

needs of patients.

The Practice has a commitment to excellent patient care, quality

improvement and teaching. It is expected that all of our clinicians are

actively committed to supporting these aims and participate in relevant

activities when appropriate.

Following Practice policies, protocols and guidelines, duties will

Responsibilities for patient care

Assess the needs of patients, providing appropriate care/treatment

in conjunction with the GP, or independently as appropriate.

Refer to colleagues or other agencies as appropriate.

Provide the full range of nursing services, including

venepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis,

vaccinations and immunisations (children and adults including travel), baby clinic,

injections, cervical smears, swabs, travel services, health checks, assessment

of risk factors, lifestyle advice, weight management, smoking cessation, suture removal, family planning, etc.

Manage the care of patients with long term conditions. This may

include organisational responsibility for specific disease areas.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients

with long term conditions (or at risk of developing one) that meet identified

needs and promote health and well-being.

Select appropriate tests for patients, and interpret and act on

results where appropriate.

Support effective treatment and prescribing by working with

patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments, reviewing medication

for therapeutic effectiveness, and providing information and advice (including

over-the-counter medication) on medication regimens, side-effects and

interactions.

Educate and support patients as needed, including adopting healthy

lifestyles, appropriate self-care for minor illness and following care plans

for long term conditions.

Assist in minor surgery procedures and IUD/implant fitting when required. (Training will be provided)

Priorities health problems and intervene

appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,

including initiation of effective emergency care.

Organise and/or run initiatives, including

contacting patients, to improve uptake of screening, vaccinations or other

services and support the achievement of targets (e.g. under the Quality and

Outcomes Framework).

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records to

relevant professional standards/guidelines.

Delivery of the patient service may require

visiting patients at home or occasional weekend working. In particular the

postholder will be expected to take part in annual flu vaccinations outside

normal hours

Take responsibility for own development, learning

and performance including participating in clinical supervision and training as

necessary to update skills and knowledge and maintaining a record of own

personal development.

Receive review and appraisal within the Practice.

Participate in the educational and training

events of the Practice.

Organisation and delivery of the appropriate

parts of educational programmes for medical and nursing students, GP Registrars

and other learners, taking the lead and/or directly supervising as required.

Participate in the induction of new staff,

students and other attached professionals as necessary.

Contribute to and deliver in-house training

sessions for clinical and non-clinical staff.

Provide training to other staff where relevant to

the post.

Feed back training or other information to team

where appropriate.

Provide mentorship of staff in appropriate

circumstances.

Ensure clear understanding of and appropriate

utilisation of services and referral

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or

allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other

matters. They do so in confidence and

have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description,

the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to

patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information

relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information

from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other

healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to

authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures

relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own

and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health &

safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice

infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to

practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking

such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work

areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection

hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean,

assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent

with the scope of the job holders role

Undertaking periodic infection control training annually

Reporting potential risks identified

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting

them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies,

and current legislation

the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental

and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme

implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to

in an annual individual performance review, including taking

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development

responsibility for own development, learning and performance and

demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar

work

We are a multi disciplinary team made up of a variety of clinicians including GPs, nurse practitioners, HCA, phlebotomist, training GPST and FY2 doctors, physiotherapists, mental health nurse and practice based pharmacists. Our admin and reception team round things off, with 3 managers working alongside our GP partners.

We're a close knit team made up of staff taken all the way from their apprentice days into fully trained positions and also staff members who have joined us in the past year.

Working in the vibrant City Centre, our patient population is growing daily and we have quite a mix of patient needs.

Some of our company benefits are industry leading and surpass terms and conditions offered by others within the same industry.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered General Nurse; - Current NMC Registration; - Registered Smear Taker

Desirable: - Knowledge and experience of Chronic Disease Management; - Qualified to administer childhood immunisations

Experience

Essential: - Health promotion and education; - Understanding of clinical audit; - Experience working in a primary care setting as a practice nurse; - Current EMIS user