We are looking for an experienced practice nurse to work in our beautiful, newly refurbished Central Surgery. The nurse will work 20 to 30 hours per week and will be carrying out a variety of treatment room duties and chronic disease reviews.
Main duties of the job
Some of the duties of a Practice Nurse are as follows:
* Child and adult immunisations
* Other injections e.g Zoladex, Vit B12
* Cervical smears
* TravelClinics
* Dementia reviews
* ECGs
* Weight management and health promotion
* Chronic disease clinics
* Requestingpathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Participating in Practice meetings and audits
About us
We are a friendly training practice based in the centre of town, with approximately 14,000 patients. Our team comprises of 10 GPs, 4 Practice nurses, 3 HCAs and a very supportive care navigation and admin team.We offer:
* A brand new, modern building with excellent facilities and a lovely working environment
* Comprehensive training and support, including ongoing development to help you build confidence in the role
* A cycle to work scheme
* Gym equipment and showers on site
* Access to employee wellbeing support
* A real sense of purpose and pride in the work we do
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: PRACTICENURSE
REPORTS TO: NURSE LEAD / PRACTICE MANAGER
HOURS: 20 hours per week
Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be,on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependentupon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
* Tosupport the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPCPolicy supporting the implementation audits, training, support and evidenceof compliance to the practice manager
* Tosupport the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with thepractice manager
* Todevelop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for thefrail and housebound patients registered at the practice
* Toassess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare isappropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
* Todevelop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
* Toimplement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic diseasepatients that promote health and wellbeing
* Toidentify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-termconditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
* Asrequired, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
* Asrequired, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
* Toprescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope ofpractice
* Toreview patient medications to enhance compliance
* Toprovide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-countermedications regarding side effects and dosages
* Toco-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
* Torequest pathology services and process pathology results as required
* Tooversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care asnecessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
* Tomaintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
* Toensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
* Toensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
* Todevelop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics
* Todevelop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics
* Toensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
* Toassist GPs with minor surgery when required
* Toprioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
* Tosupport the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
* Torecognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
* Toimplement vaccination programmes for adults and children
* To support patients in the use oftheir prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope ofpractice)
* To liaise with external services/agenciesto ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
* To delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)
* To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
* To understand practice and localpolicies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patientsappropriately
* Todeliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary responsibilities
In addition to theprimary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse may be requested to:
* Develop and review audit protocolsand process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
* Develop, review and implement nursingprotocols in conjunction with the partners
* Support all members of the nursingteam, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and trainingneeds analyses as required
* Participate in local initiatives toenhance service delivery and patient care
* Support and participate in sharedlearning within the practice in order to improve patient care
* Continually review clinicalpractices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
* Participate in the review ofsignificant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e., rootcause analysis (RCA)
* Coordinate the nursing team rota,ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
* Lead the planning and implementationof changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services topatients
* Support the practice team with thereviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuringconformance to extant legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
* Experience of practice nursing (working in a GP practice)
* Experience of working autonomously
* Experience of infection prevention and control measures
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
* Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Experience of chronic disease management
* Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
* Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
* Motivated, forward thinker
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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