We are seekingan enthusiastic and reliable Practice nurse to join our friendly team, who isable to provide us with some of the following skills:-
Leg Ulcer, Dressings and CompressionKnowledge.
To share inthe responsibility for the clinical nursing and health education of thepractice population.
Ensuringaccurate, coded, up to date and retrievable data is recorded in the patientscomputerised records on the practice clinical system.
Collaboratewith the Primary Health Care Team on local and national healthy livinginitiatives to enable patients to access holistic care.
To ensure thatthe personal dignity of each patient is promoted and upheld and that theirprivacy is respected.
To support thepatient through the treatment process by ensuring their healthcare needs aremet.
Main duties of the job
Support the Practice Nursing Team, the Partners and Doctors in delivering a high standard of medical care to patients including but not limited to:
* Desirable Knowledge in leg ulcers and compression bandaging.
* Experience in Long Term Conditions is preferred but not essential
* Leg ulcer management and compression (very desirable)
* Blood pressure recording
* Recording of ECG
* Administering IM, SC, and ID injections
* Specimen collection (e.g. MSSU, EMU, nasal, throat and wound swabs)
* Dressing of wounds, including post-operative wounds.
* Removal of sutures, clips and staples
* Treatment of minor injuries
* Giving appropriate and predetermined advice and guidance to patients on healthy eating and living
* Childhood immunisations
* The Practice Nurse may also be required to assist in other procedures under the supervision of a Doctor and in accordance with the NMC guidelines.
* To report any problems/changes/complaints concerning the practice and the quality of medical care provided to patients to the Practice Manager
* Input and code patient clinical information on to the practice clinical system
* Ensure relevant prompts for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) are coded and recorded appropriately.
About us
We are a friendly and progressive GP surgery serving our patient population in rural North Dorset. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We are currently seeking a Patient Service Team Member.
Please be aware the advert will close earlier than advertised if sufficient applications are received.
Job responsibilities
PracticeNurse
Parttime up to 14 hours Permanent
Communication
Thepost holder will communicate regularly with colleagues, the Partners andDoctors within the surgery, the Practice Nursing Team, attached staff,patients, members of the general public and a range of external agencies
Communicationwill take place by way of face to face contact, meetings, phone calls andwritten communication
Provideand receive routine, sensitive, confidential, contentious, and complex,information. This will require tact, reassurance, persuasive, and negotiationskills. Empathy is required duringcommunication with patients, service providers and staff over sensitive issues
Equality,Diversity and Inclusion
A goodattitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where allindividuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such anenvironment is important for three reasons it improves operationaleffectiveness; it is morally the right thing to do and it is required by law.
Patientsand their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinelyinvolved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to betreated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on anygrounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civilpartnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexualorientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and ourstaff with dignity and respect.
Staffhave the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression.Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued andequality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against onany grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civilpartnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexualorientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they treat our patientsand their colleagues with dignity and respect.
Safety,Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)
TheBlackmore Vale Partnership is committed to supporting and promotingopportunities for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety.
Thepost holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients andmonitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazardsand conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, proceduresand guidelines.
Allpersonnel have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work forthemselves, their team and others and to cooperate with employers to ensurecompliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to complywith the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990,Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and otherstatutory legislation.
Useappropriate infection control procedures and maintain clinical work areas sothat they are clean, safe and free from hazards. Report any potential risks identifiedincluding:
handwashing.
collectionand handling of laboratory specimens.
segregationand disposal of waste materials.
reportingand treatment of sharps injuries.
dealingwith blood and body fluid spillages.
assistpatients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
Knowthe general principles of first aid and resuscitation to be able to undertakeinitial actions as appropriate.
Knowthe health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, includingfire procedures.
Beaware of statutory child health procedures and statutory local guidance andreferral criteria.
Usethe computer monitor safely.
Beable to identify the risks to health of microbiological and chemical hazardswithin the working environment according to the Control of Substances Hazardousto Health.
Awarenessof the Practice Lone Worker policy.
Confidentiality
TheBlackmore Vale Partnership are committed to maintaining an outstandingconfidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retainsensitive information relating to their health and other matters pertaining totheir care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff willrespect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.
Confidentialand personal information related to staff, patients and the Practice must notbe disclosed within or outside the place of work, except in the properdischarge of duties. It is theresponsibility of all staff to be aware of their obligations in respect of theData Protection Act 1998, the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 and the Accessto Health Records Act 1990 as outlined in the Practice Policy and Procedure
It isessential that, if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of ourpatients is to be retained, all staff protect patient information and provide aconfidential service.
Qualityand Continuous Improvement (CI)
Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients.
Practicein accordance with agreed standards of care.
Ensureown actions are consistent with clinical governance systems.
Ensurestock items under your control are ordered and available in the treatment andconsulting rooms.
Beaware of the practice policies.
Beable to manage your own time effectively.
Allstaff are to contribute to investigations and root cause analyses whilstparticipating in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary casereviews.
Induction
Inaddition to the induction process at BVP, where you will be provided with afull induction programme, when attending any practice within the network youwill also be required to complete their practice induction programme.
Servicedelivery
Staffwill be given detailed information during the induction process regardingpolicy and procedure.
Thepost holder must adhere to the information contained within the practicepolicies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at alltimes.
Security
Thesecurity of the practice is the responsibility of all personnel. The postholder must ensure they remain vigilant at all times and report any suspiciousactivity immediately to their line manager.
Underno circumstances are staff to share the codes for the door locks with anyoneand are to ensure that restricted areas remain effectively secured. Likewise,password controls are to be maintained and are not to be shared.
Professionalconduct : All staff are required to dress appropriately for their role.
Person Specification
Skills and personal qualities
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
* Effective time management (planning and organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Good interpersonal skills
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and co-operative
* Motivated, forward thinker
* Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
* Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
* Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
* Experience with clinical risk management
Qualifications
* Venepuncture
* Chaperone procedure
* Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
* Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
* Broad knowledge of clinical governance
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
* Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
* Nurse prescriber
* Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
* ECGs
* New patient medicals
* Diabetes
* Asthma
* CHD
* Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of working autonomously
* Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
* Experience of chronic disease management
* Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Other requirements
* Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
* Occupational health clearance
* Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a lead practice nurse
* This document may be amended following consultation with the post holder to facilitate the development of the role, the practice and the individual.
* All personnel should be prepared to accept additional or surrender existing duties to enable the efficient running of the practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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