Practice Nurse

The successful applicant will be

working as part of the allied health professional team to offer expert care,

advice, and support for patients within the surgery.

You should have experience of clinical

skills, working independently, have excellent organisational skills and, work

well as part of a team.

Ideally you will have, or be

actively working towards a primary care nursing qualification and have

experience of working in general practice.

This post is not suitable for newly qualified professionals with less than 6 months of post registration experience.

Clinical Care

Work alongside medical, nursing,

and allied health professional colleagues to provide high quality patient care.

Undertake treatment room clinics

including wound care, ECGs and phlebotomy.

Undertake health screening and

provide relevant health promotion advice and literature to patients.

Participate in seasonal and

childhood vaccination and immunisation programmes.

Undertake cervical cytology

screening.

Give comprehensive travel advice

and administer vaccinations as appropriate.

Assist clinicians in the

emergency management of patients.

Liaise with relevant Health Care

Professionals and members of the Primary Care Team as required.

Work within personal competence always,

taking responsibility for own learning & performance including

participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.

Act as a chaperone if required.

Leadership

Working with the clinical

manager and other members of the team to manage aspects of the treatment room.

Maintain a clean and tidy

environment, order consumables and manage stock rotation, and ensure all

equipment is in good working order.

Assist with any relevant audits,

making recommendations on necessary changes to promote best practice as

required within the surgery.

Maintain effective

communication/ relationships/ understanding and co-operation between Nursing

colleagues, GPs and other practice staff.

Keep accurate and comprehensive

written and/ or computer records at all times.

Provide training, supervision

and mentorship to junior colleagues and students where appropriate.

Work with the allied health

professional team to actively promote the workplace as a learning environment,

encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Contribute to the development of

local and practice guidelines, protocols and standards within area of clinical

specialism.

Team working

Understand own role and scope of

practice.

Work as an effective and

responsible team member, supporting others and exploring mechanisms to develop

new ways of working.

Delegate clearly and

appropriately, adopting the principles of safe assessment of competence.

Discuss, highlight and work with

the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Liaise with the clinical manager

regarding any conflict, issues or concerns within the allied health

professional team.

Other

Maintain current and valid NMC

Registration

Undertake any other reasonable

duties as requested by the practice.

To provide cover within the team

should the need arise through sickness etc.

New Road Surgery is based in the

centre of Bromsgrove, providing services to around 13,000 patients.

Last CQC inspection rated Good

and commended for our team ethos and team atmosphere.

We are looking to expand our

current clinical team and are offering the opportunity to join our friendly,

supportive and well organised team.

Experience

Qualifications