We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will be shaped around your skills and experience. Ideally you will have experience of Wound Care, Cervical Cytology and Childhood Immunisations. Respiratory Diploma, Assessor Training and experience of SystmOne would be an advantage, but not essential.
We also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses or those looking to take their first step into a career in general practice. For the right person, we offer support, mentorship and training to develop the skills required and help you grow confidently into a treatment room nursing role.
This position is perfect for someone who enjoys variety, values high quality patient care and can balance clinical excellence with the wider needs of the practice. You'll be part of a collaborative nursing team and work closely with the wider practice to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.
If you're passionate about making a difference and committed to your own professional development, this is a fantastic opportunity to thrive in a practice that genuinely invests in its people.
Main duties of the job
Your day-to-day responsibilities will be shaped around your skills, experience and professional interests. Core areas of practice include:
* Longterm condition management using evidence based care
* Wound care and treatment room duties
* Cervical cytology
* Childhood and adult immunisations
* Health promotion and wellbeing
* Infection prevention and control
* Contribution to clinical audits, policy development and quality improvement
Experience in respiratory care, diabetes or assessor and-or mentorship training would be an advantage, but these are not essential.
About us
We are a dispensing practice operating across three sites, all conveniently located just minutes from the A30, making us easily accessible from most areas of the county.
We provide care for a population of 13,500 patients, serving the most deprived community in the region and consistently receive excellent patient feedback. We take great pride in the strong, longstanding relationships we have built with our community.
We are a friendly, easygoing yet highly motivated and collaborative team. We value new ideas, encourage innovation and are always open to exploring different ways of working to improve the quality of care we provide. Colleagues are actively supported to contribute to service development and to help shape how we deliver care now and in the future.
About us:
* 7 GPs, 1 GP Registrar, 3 Paramedics, 1 ACP, 1 Paediatric Nurse, 2 clinical pharmacists, 2 pharmacy technicians, 2 practice nurses, 4 HCAs, 2 Care Coordinators and a Social Prescriber
* Active teaching practice with GP, nursing and paramedic students
* Consistently high QoF achievers
* Members of Arbennek PCN and Cornwall Deep End, with excellent working relationships in both
* Committed to achieving high-quality, holistic care and realistic, safe workload management
* Strong multidisciplinary working and clinical support
Job responsibilities
The Practice Nurse will deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to the registered patient population, with a particular focus on long-term conditions, health promotion and preventative care.
Working as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure that nursing services are delivered effectively, safely and in accordance with national and local policies. All patients will be treated with dignity, respect and sensitivity to their individual needs, ensuring the highest possible standards of care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the following duties, working within their scope of practice and professional code of conduct:
Clinical Care
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with acute and long-term conditions using evidence-based practice
* Provide care for frail, elderly and housebound patients
* Deliver chronic disease management clinics and review patient outcomes
* Deliver routine nursing care in line with NICE guidance and National Service Frameworks
* Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions as appropriate
* Prescribe and administer medicines in accordance with PGDs and own competence
* Deliver adult and childhood vaccination programmes
* Assist GPs with minor surgery where required
* Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health needs
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion and preventative care
Infection Prevention and Control
* Support the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead in implementing the IPC policy
* Participate in IPC audits, training and compliance monitoring
* Contribute to the production of the annual IPC statement
Clinical Governance and Quality
* Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in line with legislation and best practice
* Ensure effective use of clinical coding and maintenance of disease registers
* Participate in significant event and near-miss reviews, including root cause analysis
* Continually review and improve clinical practice in response to national guidance
Leadership and Team Working
* Support and advise members of the nursing team
* Participate in appraisals and identify training and development needs
* Help lead and support service improvement initiatives within the nursing team
* Delegate duties appropriately, ensuring safe practice and competence
Safeguarding and Professional Responsibilities
* Support the practice in meeting safeguarding responsibilities in line with local and national policy
* Ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
* Liaise with external services to support vulnerable patients
* Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of care
The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties consistent with the role, depending on service needs.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
* Wound care, including removal of sutures and staples
* Venepuncture
* Performing ECGs
* New patient health checks
* Requesting pathology tests and processing results
* Understanding and application of evidence-based practice
* Knowledge of PGDs and associated policies
* Ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and recognise when to refer
* Knowledge of chaperone procedures
* Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
* Health promotion and disease prevention strategies
* Broad understanding of clinical governance
* Womens health including cervical cytology and contraception
* Chronic disease management (respiratory diseases and/or diabetes)
* Knowledge of public health issues within the local population
* Awareness of wider NHS and primary care developments
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
* Effective time management and organisational skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Problem-solving and analytical skills
* Ability to follow clinical policies and procedures
* Competent IT skills, including use of clinical systems
* Clear, professional telephone manner
* Experience using SystmOne
* Experience of supporting or supervising other staff
Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of infection prevention and control procedures
* Experience of caring for elderly and housebound patients
* Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
* Experience of chronic disease management
* Experience of quality improvement initiatives (e.g. audit, benchmarking)
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register
* Evidence of continuing professional development appropriate to the role
* Ability to meet NMC revalidation requirements
* Mentor or teaching qualification
* Postgraduate diploma or degree in Chronic Disease Management
* Family planning or contraception qualification
Personal Qualities
* Professional, polite and confident manner
* Flexible and cooperative approach to work
* Integrity and professionalism
* Empathetic and sensitive when dealing with patients in distress
* Patient-focused approach with ability to understand individual needs
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Reliable, punctual and supportive of team working
* Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
* Motivated and forward-thinking approach to service development
Other Requirements
* Flexibility to work outside core hours to meet service needs
* Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
* Occupational Health clearance
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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