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Practice nurse - maternity cover

Bradford
NHS
Practice nurse
Posted: 28 June
Offer description

The Wilsden Medical Practice is looking for an experienced PracticeNurse to join our hard working and friendly practice team on a fixed-termmaternity cover basis. The ideal candidate will have experience of working inPrimary Care and in the management of long term conditions.

We are offering a competitive salary depending on PracticeNurse qualifications and experience, plus NHS Pension and generous annual leaveentitlement based on continuous service.


Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates to be an integral member ofthe nurse team. The focus of the role is to support patients to be healthy,monitoring long term conditions, health promotion and screening activities.


About us

The Wilsden Medical Practice is an independent practice with10,100 patients in a semi-rural location between Bradford and Bingley. We havetwo surgeries in the villages of Wilsden and Cullingworth, and also serve thevillages of Denholme & Harden.

We're a close knit workforce of 4 partners, 8 salaried GPs,8 members of the nursing team; plus the support of a dedicated administrationteam.

We are a GP training practice with registrars and ourculture of personal development extends to the whole team. The partners aresupportive of staff seeking to gain new skills or to try out new ways ofworking.


Job responsibilities

As part of an integrated Practice Nursing Team and supportedby senior nurses, you will be responsible for the delivery of practice nursingcare to the practice population.

The main purpose of the role is to support patients to behealthy, monitoring long term conditions, health promotion and screeningactivities. You will work collaboratively with other professionals and willprovide on the job training and support to the junior members of the nursingteam.

PRIME DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical Working Practice

Undertake dressings

Assist the Doctor in providing minor surgery sessions

Screening

Opportunistic screening to include BP checks, height,weight, BMI and urinalysis

Carry out new patient checks

Undertake venepuncture after referral of patient

Health Promotion

Make assessment of patient needs

Provide nutritional advice

Measure and record BMI

Understand patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle

Offer lifestyle advice and refer as appropriate

Offer smoking cessation advice

Vaccinations and Immunisations

Administer adult and childhood immunisations & travelvaccines under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines anddrugs

Ear Care

Undertake ear syringing following Practice guidelines

Advise patients about safe ear care

Infection Control

Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines. This includes:

Universal hygiene precautions

The collection and handling of laboratory specimens

Segregation and disposal of waste material

Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment

Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries

Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages

Assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infectioncontrol measures

Emergency Management

Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Family Planning

Have an understanding of emergency contraception and referspatients as appropriate

Advise on risk of pregnancy and have knowledge ofcontraception options

Assist with family planning clinics as required

Have a working knowledge of the national and local cervicalcytology and mammography screening programmes

Can discuss breast self-awareness and provide supportingliterature to patients

To facilitate sessions specifically designed for womenshealth problems

Undertake cervical cytology sampling

Can discuss and give basic advice on male health issues andprovide supporting literature to patients

Minor Surgery

To provide assistance to minor surgery and ophthalmologyclinic as required

Care and Programming Management

Diabetes

Have an understanding of diabetes

Assists in the diagnosis of diabetic patients and makes appropriatereferrals

Supplies appropriate material for patient education

Is able to manage the emergency treatment of a diabeticpatient with hypo/hyperglycaemic attack according to Practice guidelines

Respiratory Disease Management

Have an understanding of asthma care, its diagnosis,treatments and the principles of self-management

Checks patients inhaler technique and measure peak flowreadings

Have a basic understanding of COPD treatment to supportpatients and make appropriate referrals

Cardiovascular Disease

Have an understanding of the pathophysiology of thecardiovascular system

Identify and advise patients on risk factors associated withcardiovascular disease, e.g. BP, lipid, glucose monitoring, family history,smoking, diet and exercise

Understand the basic management of patients withhypertension, angina, myocardial infarction and cerebro-vascular accident

Work with agreed protocols to empower patients to managetheir own cardiovascular disease

Make appropriate referral for review based on issuesidentified in patients managements and needs

Clinical Practice Leadership

Assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring ofstandards of care

Assist and teach others in clinical setting, includingunqualified staff

Act as an assessor / mentor to other staff where necessary

Work effectively in the team

Clinical Practice Development

Be aware of current research approaches to patient care andincorporates this in Practice

Have an understanding of the ethical dilemmas that impingeon general practice

Support structures that are in place for the smooth runningof the Practice

Contribute to the efficient utilisation of the nursingresource

To be responsible for individual up to date nurserevalidation in accordance with NMC.

In addition employees are required to: -

Carry out such duties as may be reasonably required

Participate through personal development interviews inmatching organisational aims with personal objectives

Take responsibility for the health and safety of themselvesand others in the working environment


Person Specification


Experience

* Enthusiasm and commitment to patients health and well-being
* Previous experience of ha worked in a Primary Care setting.
* Experience of Chronic Disease Management in asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension.
* Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Knowledge of patient group directions and associate policy, QOF & DES
* Able to deliver the immunisation and vaccination programme, basic nursing skills and treatment room procedures
* Awareness of local and national health policy and issues within the wider health economy
* Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Clinical Skills- able to perform cervical smears in line with cervical cytology programme, Ear care and Travel health.


Personal Attributes

* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal IT Skills
* Negotiation and conflict management skills
* Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
* Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
* Full UK driving licence to work between both sites and occasional visits
* Fitness to do the job.
* Able to work within manual handling Policy
* Provide on the job training and support to others


Qualifications

* Diploma in any of the following; Women's Health, CHD, Diabetes, Asthma/COPD.
* Membership of a professional body


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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