A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen due to relocation for a Practice Nurse at the Surgery. We are a GP Surgery just outside Chipping Norton in Shipton under Wychwood in the Cotswolds. A friendly rural practice with just over 6200 patients.
The successful candidate will provide a General Practice Treatment Room service that will include: Cytology, wound care management, immunisation and other core General Practice nurse roles as required by the surgery. Experience of chronic disease management such as Respiratory and or Diabetes will also be an advantage but training can be offered.
Main duties of the job
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
To provide clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including: treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team.
All duties will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and with regard to the various practice protocols. The Nurse is part of the Nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
1. Meeting patients' nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred by a GP. This will usually be in the surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.
2. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases, this includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
3. The following services are offered at Wychwood Surgery:
Asthma/COPD/
Diabetes
Cervical smears
Cardiovascular disease management
Family Planning
Child Immunisations and other immunisations
Phlebotomy and ECG's
Wound care management ( undertake dressings and suture and clip removal)
Flu clinics/Covid clinics
Amending or adding to services as needed are identified.
About us
Wychwood Surgery is a fabulous place to work. Vacancies hardly ever arise as it is such a lovely place to work. All staff are looked after well and we have a fabulous coffee machine and fresh fruit daily. We are a friendly team in a purpose built building that is light, spacious, and airy with nice big clinical rooms. We have on site car parking too.
Job responsibilities
Practice Nurse:-
* Contribute to Practice targets; for example QOF, complying with local and regional guidance.
* Run annual flu and covid clinics and provide opportunistic flu. vaccines during other clinics as adhering to PGD's. During clinics identify if patients are up-to-date with the national routine immunisation schedule and offer vaccines to eligible patients adhering to PGD's; for example pneumococcal vaccination.
* chaperone patients as indicated.
* undertake the collection of pathological specimens, for example swab and urine samples.
* request pathology services.
* recognise presenting with mental health needs, assess and take action required. Discuss with colleague or GP if concerns identified (within your competencies).
* contributing to the monitoring and maintaining of the cold chain.
* work within the national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory professional requirements and good practice guidelines.
* prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are implemented.
* maintain the knowledge and skills you need for safe and effective practice.
* maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.
* take part in the development of practice clinical protocols.
* attend weekly nurse meetings and clinical meetings.
* develop working relationships and develop awareness of services available to surgery population.
* demonstrate due regard to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. Discuss any concerns with the safeguarding lead at Wychwood Surgery.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a Nursing team ideally from Primary Care but District Nurse or any other Registered Nurse role that can bring experience and skills and willingness to learn and enhance the team and Surgery.
* Experience of working within a GP Practice desirable but not essential.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Willingness to learn and acquire new skills such as :
* Chronic disease management, cervical smear and child immunisations.
* Evidence of appropriate knowledge base
* Great interpersonal skills and team player
* Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills
* Ability to work core hours and flexibility to cover
* Qualified in chronic disease management
* Qualified in cervical smear procedures
* Uses initiative
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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