City Road Medical Centre has a vacancy for a hardworking, enthusiastic, friendly Practice Nurse.
The nursing team member would be working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team that are all enthusiastic and hard working to deliver high quality care to our community. The practice nurse would work alongside our senior practice nurse and form an important pillar of our team to ensure that high quality caring services are delivered effectively to our patients.
The practice promotes an empowering culture with a focus on a holistic approach to general practice with opportunities for development, innovation and to improve patient care.
Main duties of the job
To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines for Professional Practice
To provide childhood and travel immunisations, cervical cytology.
To plan and run health promotion and long-term condition related clinics.
To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing health needs and personalising their care.
To ensure that patients have high quality assessments made of their healthcare needs.
Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services
To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare.
To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at the Practice through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues
To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs
To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary
Respond to medical emergencies
Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to.
To have a good awareness of issues concerning safeguarding.
To act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and compliance.
About us
We are a practice serving 4000 patients with a dedicated and friendly team sharing the same ethos working together to improve the health of our community.
Our core values are: Inspiring Values and Vision. Support and Compassion, Learning and Innovation, Goals and Performance which are all underpinned by Empowerment as we believe in everybody in the team having a voice to make a positive change.
The practice is a supportive environment with clinical supervision in place and scope for further opportunities in terms of career development.
Job responsibilities
Job Role/Purpose:
To plan and deliver high quality integrated nursing care to the practice population
To promote health and wellbeing within the practice population
To work with clinical and non-clinical practice staff, other members of the wider healthcare team
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse (RGN) with valid NMC registration
* Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* Experience in primary care, community nursing, or general practice
* Competence in:
* Chronic disease management (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes)
* Immunisations and vaccinations
* Cervical cytology (smear tests)
* Wound care and dressings
* Knowledge of:
* Infection prevention and control
* Safeguarding (children and vulnerable adults)
* Clinical governance and audit
* Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent communication and patient education skills
* IT literacy (EMIS, SystmOne or similar clinical systems)
* Understanding of NHS policies, QOF, and primary care frameworks
* Previous experience as a Practice Nurse within the NHS
* Independent/Supplementary Prescriber qualification
* Chronic disease diplomas (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
* Mentorship or teaching qualification
* Experience in quality improvement or clinical audit projects
* Leadership or supervisory experience
* Minor illness or triage training
Experience
* Experience working in primary care, community, or outpatient settings
* Experience managing long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
* Experience delivering immunisations and vaccinations
* Experience performing cervical cytology (smear tests)
* Experience in wound care and chronic disease reviews
* Experience working independently and managing own caseload
* Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
* Experience adhering to safeguarding and infection control procedures
* Previous experience specifically as a Practice Nurse in an NHS GP surgery
* Experience as an Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
* Experience in minor illness assessment and triage
* Experience in family planning and contraceptive services
* Experience in travel health clinics
* Experience leading clinics
* Experience contributing to audits, QOF targets, or quality improvement projects
* Experience mentoring or supporting student nurses
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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