Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our nursing team.
We are a multidisciplinary Practice that includes GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nursing, Health Care Assistants, and Physiotherapists.
Main duties of the job
To be fully proficient in Chronic disease management, vaccinations and immunisations, cervical screening, contraceptive reviews, wound care including compression, as well as other general treatment room duties.
To provide support to junior members of the nursing team including healthcare assistants and will direct their work to ensure that the Practices provide high quality care.
You will oversee infection control standards and cold chain compliancy.
About us
To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed Practice standards and protocols
Oversee recall systems for chronic diseases, cervical screening, immunisations, and other key areas as relevant to Practice Nursing
Delivery effective implementation of management of patients with Chronic Diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local quality schemes and national quality schemes
Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the wider team
Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working
Oversee infection control and cold chain systems to ensure compliancy
Ensure that all nurse-related Care Quality Commission evidence table indicators are compliant, demonstrating evidence, review, and audit cycle
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in an annual appraisal
Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings
Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.
Clinical duties
Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD
Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness
Administer adult and paediatric injections
Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets
Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs
Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography
Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques
Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging
Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately
Participate in the smoking cessation service
Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients
Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures
Work with safeguarding teams where relevant
Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks
Provides a comprehensive family planning service
Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle
Maintain and update disease registers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Qualifications - Essential criteria
2. Nursing degree or other relevant nursing qualification granting professional license to practice primary care nursing Qualified in chronic disease management for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and CHD/CVD Wound dressing and leg compressions Cervical screening qualification Venepuncture and electrocardiography.
3. Experience - Essential criteria
4. Positive attitude Ability to multitask Strong planning and organisational skills Excellent communication skills Highly motivate Excellent telephone manner Excellent negotiation skills Demonstrable problem-solving experience Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers. Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy. Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy
Desirable
5. Desirable criteria
6. Experience of working in a GP practice Working via System One
7. Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing-related indicators to a high standards Stable career history showing clear commitment and progression Independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
8. Experience - Essential criteria
9. Positive attitude Ability to multitask Strong planning and organisational skills Excellent communication skills Highly motivate Excellent telephone manner Excellent negotiation skills Demonstrable problem-solving experience Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers. Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy. Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy
Desirable
10. Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing - related indicators to a high standard, Stable career history, showing clear commitment and progression Independent prescribing qualification.
11. Experience of working in a GP practice working via System One.