Job summary
Guardian Medical Centre is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse
to join our friendly, dynamic, and forward-thinking team. Working days and hours are negotiable for the right candidate.
We are
well-established training practice with a list size of 10,850 patients and you will be supported by an experienced multi skilled team of
clinical and non-clinical staff.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for
delivering a high standard of nursing care. You will have excellent
clinical skills with experience in managing chronic conditions. Ideally you will be passionate about providing high
quality care to our practice population. You will be a confident and friendly
team player with excellent communication skills, a positive can do attitude and
commitment to general practice.
About us
We are a friendly and supportive GP Practice based in Warrington town centre. We have a "can do" and forward-thinking approach to daily work and are keen to embrace technology and innovation to support our patients and improve efficiency in our working days.
We regularly consider new ways of working to improve our services to patients and adjust workflows in practice for the ease of our teams. We are an understanding and responsive employer, hold regular clinical educational meetings to support continued professional development and general team meetings to engage and listen to our colleagues.
All of our team members at the medical centre are committed to supporting our patients by being understanding, responsive and providing the highest quality of care to our patients. Our ideal candidate would support this ethos and help us to continue to deliver this excellent standard of care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary clinical
responsibilities:
- Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- Implement
and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease
patients
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter expert advice
- Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
- Maintain
chronic disease registers
- Perform
annual pill checks
- Vaccination
& immunisation programmes for adults and children
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Venepuncture
- Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Provide
travel medicine services
- Request
pathology services as necessary
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter
medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute
to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- General
nurse clinical duties
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the
task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local
and national policies
- Support
the team in dealing with/escalating clinical emergencies
Secondary
responsibilities:
- Process
nurse appropriate clinical mail
- Vaccination
stock checks
- Vaccination
stock ordering
- Monitoring
of vaccination cold chain/fridge temperatures
- Assist
other members of the practice team as appropriate
- Maintain
infection control and update procedures and advice
- Apply
practice policies, standards & guidance
- Ensure
SNOMED codes and templates are used effectively
- Proactively contribute to clinical educational meetings
- Contribute and engage with general practice meetings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary clinical
responsibilities:
- Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- Implement
and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease
patients
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter expert advice
- Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
- Maintain
chronic disease registers
- Perform
annual pill checks
- Vaccination
& immunisation programmes for adults and children
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Venepuncture
- Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Provide
travel medicine services
- Request
pathology services as necessary
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter
medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute
to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- General
nurse clinical duties
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the
task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local
and national policies
- Support
the team in dealing with/escalating clinical emergencies
Secondary
responsibilities:
- Process
nurse appropriate clinical mail
- Vaccination
stock checks
- Vaccination
stock ordering
- Monitoring
of vaccination cold chain/fridge temperatures
- Assist
other members of the practice team as appropriate
- Maintain
infection control and update procedures and advice
- Apply
practice policies, standards & guidance
- Ensure
SNOMED codes and templates are used effectively
- Proactively contribute to clinical educational meetings
- Contribute and engage with general practice meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with nursing and midwifery council
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (chronic disease management)
Desirable
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of long term condition management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Understanding of primary care infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of managing or leading a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with nursing and midwifery council
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (chronic disease management)
Desirable
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of long term condition management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Understanding of primary care infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of managing or leading a team
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).
