Practice Nurse

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse, ideally with baby immunisation experience. Diabetes/Respiratory experience would also be welcomed.

A team player whom can demonstrate excellent

interpersonal and communication skills, has the ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise the workload of the nursing team.

Job Title: Practice

Band: 6a

Purpose of post: Experienced

Practice Nurse to assist medical personnel in the care of patients including

treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

Responsible to: Practice Manager

Accountable to: Practice Manager

Major duties and responsibilities

1. To

arrange and supervise programmes of assessment, screening and treatment

a) The provision of nursing services

for the Practice, including working with doctors and other practice

professionals as appropriate.

b) Provide nursing treatments to

patients in conjunction with the general practitioners or independently to

agreed laid down protocols.

c) To arrange for general and specific

health screening to practice patients - subject to agreed protocols - and with

referrals to general practitioners as necessary.

d) To arrange for patients to be

advised on general health care and minor ailments with onward reference to

general practitioners if necessary.

e) To administer childhood/ adult

vaccinations in accordance with national standards.

a) In conjunction with the senior

Practice Nurse, make sure consulting/treatment rooms are fully stocked with

equipment and clinical consumables relating to patient care.

b) To clean all medical equipment in an

appropriate manner.

a) To collect pathological specimens

including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, etc. for investigatory

procedures requested by the general practitioners.

b) To hold and store all specimens

correctly for collection by the laboratory messengers. Ensure

they are collected and stored in accordance with laid down clinical

procedures. Special regard must be paid

to COSSH regulations.

4. Infection Control

a)

To take on the Infection

Control champion responsibilities if needed.

b) To perform and participate in Infection

Control Audit at both sites.

c) To comply with infection control

standards and policies.

To ensure communication between the

practice nurses and the rest of the medical centre team by:

a) Ensuring that details of all

consultations and presentations by patients are properly recorded on the SystmOne

computer system.

b) Complete all necessary health authority

and other documentation as required by the practice, such as child vaccine

returns

c) To attend and participate in

appropriate meetings.

d) To assist the senior Practice Nurse

carrying out practice philosophy, strategy, procedures and general policy.

e) To assist fully in the clinical

governance procedures of the medical centre to ensure safe practice and a

continuous review of quality standards.

f)

To

participate in the team philosophy of the medical centre.

6. Audit and

Research

To participate with the partners

and other clinical staff as required in any audit or research projects within

the practice.

a) Participate in the education and

training of students of all disciplines.

b) Maintain awareness of current clinical

developments and trends by reading and researching current articles to maintain

up to date clinical standards.

Education/development

a) To take part in the practice annual

appraisal scheme and to develop a personal development plan.

b) To review personal training needs at

least annually.

You would be part of a friendly & professional

team of around 20 nurses.

The Practice has around 22,000 patients, so it

is a busy but enjoyable working environment.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Practice Nurse.

Experience

Essential: - Experience of working in a GP Practice.

Desirable: - Experience in baby/child/adult immunisations.; - Experience in Respiratory/Diabetes.