Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for aPractice Nurse to join our esteemed Nursing team.
We are a multi disciplined team and believe in a holisticapproach to Patient care.
Our Nursing team are an integral part of the practice and the ideal candidate must be passionate about people, remain calm under pressure and can work collaboratively with the Practice team with our patients best interests always at heart.
The hours that we are looking to fill are
(30 minute lunch)
Tuesday (60 minute lunch break)
Wednesday (30 minute lunch break)
Friday (30 minute lunch break)
Main duties of the job
Our Practice Nurses are responsible for the implementation and effective management of patients with long-term conditionsusing evidence-based practice including care for elderly and houseboundpatients.
Working as a member of the practice multidisciplinary team, thepost holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to theentitled patient population and will support a number of clinicalareas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, as well as actively supporting thepractice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy andprocedure.
About us
The Harbour Medical Practice is aforward-looking, innovative practice with a mission to provide good quality,evidence-based medical care in a friendly, healthy environment. We proactivelypromote and encourage work/life balance and meet regularly as a team to supporteach other and listen to ideas and believe each member of our team plays a partin delivering care to our patients. As well as the usual GMS patient services,we provide additional services to several local ICB Practices (community-basedUltrasound service and a Vasectomy service) and we are fortunate to work in a state-of-the art, architect-designed premises.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*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 disease patientsthat 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
*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 the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
*Toensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
*To assist GPs with minor surgery whenrequired
*Toprioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
*Tosupport the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
*Toimplement vaccination programmes for adults and children
*Tosupport patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-countermedicines (within own scope of practice)
*Toliaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supportedappropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
*Todelegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice andthe task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
*Tosupport the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance withlocal and national policies
*Tounderstand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictivebehaviour, referring patients appropriately
*Todeliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
2. Mentor or teaching qualification
3. Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
4. Nurse prescriber
5. Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
6. Experience of working in a primary care environment
7. Experience of chronic disease management
8. Experience of working autonomously
9. Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
10. Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
11. Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
12. Experience of quality initiatives,, benchmarking