Practice Nurse

• Work autonomously and efficiently
• Support GPs and ANPs to help improve efficiency in GP and ANP workload, allowing GPs to focus on more complex care.
• Protection and potential enhancement of QOF and enhanced service income
• Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.
• Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition. Including Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension, CVD and other conditions.

• Registered first level nurse (NMC)
• Evidence of recent CPD and training
• Experience of working in General Practice

• Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.
• Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition. Including Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension, CVD and other conditions.
• Assist in the development of programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication in relation to long term conditions
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and encourage principles of self-care.
• Assess and care for patients presenting with leg ulcerations and general wound care, advising prescribing clinicians regarding wound care products based on clinical assessment and local formularies.
• Support and advise women requesting information relating to Contraception and Sexual Health issues.
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.
• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children.
• Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.
• To assist in the supervision and support NHS Health checks.

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens.
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
• Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders.
• Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2008).
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
• Deliver care according to National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, local guidelines and evidence-based care.
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
• Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
• Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
• Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
• Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
• Participate in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework.
• Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
• Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.

• Understand own role and scope in the organisation and identify how this may develop over time.
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
• Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
• Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice.
• Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
• Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team.

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements.
• Undertake mandatory and statutory training and ensure that this is up to date.
• Apply infection control measures within the practice according to practice, local and national guidelines.
• Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
• Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.

• Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
• Review and process data using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
• Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition.
• Understand own and others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.

• NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
• Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
• A flexible approach to a work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• All staff events and conferences
• Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction into the company and job role

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.