Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Practice Nurse. You would need to be prepared to work at any of our branch surgeries. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of an high achieving practice and a valued team member.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description for a full outline of the skills and qualities required for this position.
About us
St Bartholomews has a large team, including GP partners, salaried GPs, pharmacists, ANPs, a Paramedic, Practice nurses, HCAs and a phlebotomist. They are supported by an invaluable admin and reception team.
We are in the process of merging with Hollow Way Medical Centre and have recently formed our own PCN.
Our main surgery is at St Bartholomew's, on Manzil way. We currently have two branch surgeries, one of which cares for the students and staff of Oxford Brookes University, the other is South Oxford Health Centre at Lake Street.
We are a training practice, supporting trainee GPs, medical students, pre-reg nurses and pharmacists.
We work hard, support each other as a team and encourage everyone to achieve their work life balance.
We welcome informal visits and would be pleased to introduce you to our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Nursing
- Offer advice and administer childhood and adult vaccinations under patient group directions according to national immunisation programmes.
- Offer health promotion and lifestyle advice on diet, alcohol intake and exercise.
- Offer a holistic approach in monitoring patients with chronic diseases according to NICE guidelines
- Perform cervical cytology smear tests
- Perform venepuncture
- Wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines and local policies.
- Suture/staple removal.
- NHS Travel immunisation
- Perform ECGs
- Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
- Ensure infection control and cold chain guidelines are maintained.
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration cold chain management and emergency equipment.
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including Safeguarding Children and vulnerable adults.
- Support the lead nurse and colleagues.
Administration and professional responsibilities
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
- Ensure accurate and contemporaneous notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient electronic records
Maintain confidentiality at all times as per practice policy
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports
Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required
Assist in formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Order and maintain safe storage of vaccines ensuring that the cold chain is maintained at all times.
To assist in the delivery of the national immunisation programmes including the annual flu campaign, Meningitis ACWY and child immunisation campaigns.
Support other clinicians with their training and development needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Nursing
- Offer advice and administer childhood and adult vaccinations under patient group directions according to national immunisation programmes.
- Offer health promotion and lifestyle advice on diet, alcohol intake and exercise.
- Offer a holistic approach in monitoring patients with chronic diseases according to NICE guidelines
- Perform cervical cytology smear tests
- Perform venepuncture
- Wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines and local policies.
- Suture/staple removal.
- NHS Travel immunisation
- Perform ECGs
- Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
- Ensure infection control and cold chain guidelines are maintained.
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration cold chain management and emergency equipment.
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including Safeguarding Children and vulnerable adults.
- Support the lead nurse and colleagues.
Administration and professional responsibilities
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
- Ensure accurate and contemporaneous notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient electronic records
Maintain confidentiality at all times as per practice policy
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports
Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required
Assist in formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Order and maintain safe storage of vaccines ensuring that the cold chain is maintained at all times.
To assist in the delivery of the national immunisation programmes including the annual flu campaign, Meningitis ACWY and child immunisation campaigns.
Support other clinicians with their training and development needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
- Computer literate
- Good communication skills
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict
- confidentiality.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload
- priorities.
- Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
- Able to work in a changing environment.
Desirable
- Qualifications and Experience in: Cervical Screening, Childhood Immunisations, Asthma, Diabetes, Health Promotion, Heart Disease.
- Experience in Chronic Disease Management.
- Experience of EMIS Web, Clinical System.
- An understanding of QOF and Read Codes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
- Computer literate
- Good communication skills
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict
- confidentiality.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload
- priorities.
- Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
- Able to work in a changing environment.
Desirable
- Qualifications and Experience in: Cervical Screening, Childhood Immunisations, Asthma, Diabetes, Health Promotion, Heart Disease.
- Experience in Chronic Disease Management.
- Experience of EMIS Web, Clinical System.
- An understanding of QOF and Read Codes.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
