Practice Nurse

We are a forward-thinking and progressive practice seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Nursing team. The successful candidate will work across our three surgeries located in Cropwell Bishop, Bingham and Cotgrave.

Belvoir Health Group provides care for a diverse patient population of over 26,000 patients. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred Practice Nursing services, supporting patients to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing.

The role includes

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a supportive and experienced team environment.

JOB

DESCRIPTION

Post

Practice

Nurse

Salary

Grade

Subject

to experience

Reporting

to

Senior

Nurse

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To work as a Practice Nurse within the organisation taking

responsibility for assessing the nursing needs of patients attending surgery

with a broad range of long term

All duties and responsibilities to be carried out in

accordance with protocols developed by the Nursing Team and in agreement with

the Nurse Clinical lead.

To provide a high quality, evidence based easily accessible

service for patients. To be able to time

manage during clinics to ensure a seamless service that is delivered on time,

as far is reasonably practical, to the patients.

To work with the Senior Nurses in liaisons with the site

Team Leaders on a day to day basis and particularly with regard to arrangements

for patient recall and review, holidays and rotas, and as a member of the

surgery team.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To

provide treatment room nursing care. To include wound management,

venepuncture, ear irrigation, ECG, routine injection and urinalysis.

To

assess and treat minor illness and injury in accordance with protocols. To

discharge or refer patients as appropriate.

To

provide a triage service for patients, including by telephone, offering

advice if appropriate in accordance with protocols.

To

organise medication and wound dressings with a GP/Non Medical Prescriber

as part of a plan of care for an individual patient as needed.

To

assess those patients wishing to travel. To offer basic vaccination,

malaria prophylaxis and advice about where to seek more specialist advice.

To

provide contraceptive, sexual health, coil check and menopause advice and

administer depo-provera injections according to protocol. To ensure

patients are monitored appropriately depending on their chosen method of

contraception or menopause treatment.

To

provide a cervical screening service in accordance with the National

Policy and local NHS recall system.

To

be able to carry out routine swabs as part of a request by GP/ANP as

required.

To

provide childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with the British

Vaccination Schedule.

To

provide screening examinations e.g. new patient health check, elderly

screening and lifestyle advice as requested by GP colleagues or as part of

a recall system.

To

visit patients in their homes to undertake work on behalf of the Practice

as requested by the GP/Practice Nurse Manager.

To

assist in the provision of care to those with long term conditions from

the list below, according to skills, training and experience -

To

take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients

with coronary heart disease within the surgery. To share the workload and

responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with

the protocol.

To

take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients

with asthma within the surgery. To share the workload and responsibility

with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To

take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients

with COPD within the surgery. To

perform spirometry. To analyse and inform the GP of the results. To share the workload and responsibility

with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To

take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients

with diabetes within the surgery. To share the workload and responsibility

with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To

share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of patients

with hypertension in accordance with the protocol.

In

cases of co-morbidity, to work closely with the lead GP and Practice Nurse

Manager, as appropriate in accordance with protocol and personal

competencies.

Aside

from any provision of chronic disease management care, to perform general

medication reviews with patients.

To

be responsible for the maintenance of accurate records, reflecting

consultations and communications with patients. To ensure the careful

labelling of specimens and printing of prescriptions.

To

ensure nursing care is evidence based and evaluated appropriately. To

undertake a role in research and audit, independently or in conjunction

with other members of the team.

To

act as a representative for Belvoir Health Group at CCG level, as

delegated by Practice Nurse Manager

To

take responsibility for the teaching and supervising of the Health Care

Assistant, phlebotomists and Nursing students as required.

To

attend designated meetings and relevant training courses keeping

professionally up-to-date.

To

be fully conversant with the in house complaints procedure. To be

responsible for ensuring that patient queries and complaints are dealt

with according to the procedures laid down by the Practice, adhering to

the NHS Executive guidelines and requirements.

To

make sure that the clinical room is kept tidy, and instruments are

sterilised as required. To participate actively in Infection Control and

Health and Safety audit.

Any

other duties within the range and scope of this Job Specification as

deemed necessary and appropriate to skill by the Practice Nurse Manager as

the organisation and structure of the Nursing Team moves forward.

Cultural

We are looking for someone who is

Experience in General Practice is welcomed but not essential, as training can be provided.

Interested?

To find out more about this excellent opportunity, please contact:

Emma Mitchell Nursing Services Manager nnicb-nn.hr_bhg@nhs.net

For further information about the practice, please visit Belvoir Health Group.

Experience

Skills

Behaviours

Qualifications

Knowledge