An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our nursing teamas a Practice Nurse at Manor Park Surgery working 25-30 hours per week. You will workunder the direct supervision of a lead nurse and strictly in accordance topractice guidelines and protocols.
If you would like to know more about this vacancy then please email manorpark.hr@nhs.net
This advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if a high volume of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
The practice nurse will undertake a range of nursing assessmentsand provide appropriate care and treatment in conjunction with GPs, and the nursingteam or independently as appropriate for the needs of the patients according topractice policy and protocols.
About us
Manor Park Surgery is a GP surgery based in Bramley, Leeds.We are a four GP partner training practice serving a population of circa 14,000 patients, and we use SystmOne. We offer training for nursingstudents and GP registrars. We are a forward thinking, multi-disciplinary teamand we work supportively with our Care Navigation and Administration teams. We havea purpose-built, two storey building with on-site parking facilities and we are rated good by the CQC.
Manor Park Surgery is an active member of the West LeedsPrimary Care Network.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess,plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health andwellbeing, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
Implementand evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.
Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient incomplex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effectiveemergency care
Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients tolive healthily and apply principles of self-care.
Deliveropportunistic health promotion where possible.
Provideinformation and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication onmedication regimens, side effects and interactions within your sphere ofcompetence.
Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients tolive healthily and encourage principles of self-care.
Deliverpatient centred, evidence based care for patients living with long termconditions e.g. Asthma, COPD or diabetes.
Assessand care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, leg ulcers andcomplex wound presentation within your sphere of competence.
Supportand advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.
Supportand manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.
Implementand participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adultsand children.
Advise,support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patientstravelling abroad.
Promoteand deliver evidence-based ear care for patients.
Communication
Utiliseand demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients arefully informed prior to consent to treatment.
Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating.
Utilisecommunication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatmentregimens.
Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
Estimateand maintain effective communication with individuals and groups withinthe practice environment external stakeholders.
Actas an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpointsto others.
Delivering a quality service
Recogniseand work within own competence and professional code of conduct asregulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Produceaccurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.
Prioritise,organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
Delivercare according to the Practice protocols and the National Institute forClinical Excellence guidelines and evidence-based care.
Assesseffectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking,and formal evaluation
Participatein the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across theorganisation and its activities.
Utilisethe audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of selfand the team, implementing improvements where required.
Inpartnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving thequality of health care, responding to local and national policies andinitiatives as appropriate.
Evaluatethe patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
Supportand participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
Participatein the management, review, and identify learning from patient complaints,clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising Datix.
Participatein the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
Understandand apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable andabused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerableadult health procedure and local guidance.
Workwithin policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults,substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.
Please find the full attached job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC Registered Nurse
* Diabetes, with experience in Primary Care
* Baby immunisations
* Post qualification training relating to appropriate aspects of the role
* Travel immunisations
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Knowledge of needs of patients with long term conditions
* Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
* Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
* Negotiation and conflict management skills IT skills
* Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
* Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
* Communication skills, both written and verbal
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
* Awareness of local and national health policy
* Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
* Experience of mentoring others
* Experience in chronic disease management, COPD and Asthma
* Contraception and other aspects of womens health eg cytology/sexual health
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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