Job summary
We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking team. We welcome applications from experienced practice nurses and from nurses in community or secondary care who would like to move into general practice, with full training and mentorship provided.
Ideally, you will have experience in venepuncture, wound care, imms (including childhood vaccinations), cervical cytology, ECGs, and chronic disease reviews (diabetes experience is desirable). Salary will reflect experience, with the upper range offered to nurses already confident across these areas.
If you are new to general practice, we value transferable skills and are particularly keen to hear from nurses with experience in compression wound care, diabetes, or minor illness and injury. You will be supported to develop skills in chronic disease management, including asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular, and renal conditions.
We offer genuine flexibility and can accommodate either two part-time roles or one full-time (37.5 hours) post. Friday working is essential, with flexibility around other days. Extended hours begin at 7am, and experienced practice nurses undertaking telephone chronic disease reviews may choose family-friendly split shiftse.g. working from home 7-8am before bringing children to school, then attending the practice later. Trainee practice nurses will work onsite until fully trained.
A golden handshake of up to £2,000 (DOE/pro rata; T&Cs apply) is available.
Main duties of the job
Main duties are listed above.
Attention to detail and accurate contemporaneous note taking is vital to the role.
Patients are generally unwell when they attend the surgery so we require kind, caring and patient people in our team.
We use the EMIS Web clinical system. Experience with this is desirable but not essential.
About us
We are a medium sized practice of c9200 patients. We have a team of 26 great colleagues.
- 3 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs
- 2 Nurses, 1 HCA and 2 x Phlebotomist
- Easy links to City Centre and N. Bristol-outside Clean Air Zone
- Cycle friendly practice with good cycle path links and on site shower facilities
- Avon LPC Award for work on the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Scheme
- Health Watch Bristol Award supporting patients with Learning Difficulties
- We are friendly bunch who enjoy getting out together socially
- An active Facebook page in the community with regular views in excess of 10K per month - https://www.facebook.com/birchwoodbristol/
- Part of Connexus PCN with Mental Health Support Workers, Physios, Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators in the team to support our patients
We bring with us a management and change approach that is collaborative and engages staff - after all , they are the people doing the job and have the expertise to say what does/doesn't work! Our ethos is "Always assume positive intent".
Infection control guidelines require the successful applicant to be able to wear a mask/PPE whilst at work and provide evidence to meet all occupational vaccination requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Use auditing to improve best practice
- Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions
- Full Job description attached and responsibilities are subject to variation dependent on business needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Use auditing to improve best practice
- Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions
- Full Job description attached and responsibilities are subject to variation dependent on business needs
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
- Experience with venepuncture, diagnostics and wound management
Desirable
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience with vaccination and immunisation programmes
- Trained in cytology/cervical sample taking
- Experience of chronic disease management
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Diploma in Chronic Disease speciality
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to utilise IT systems
- Experience of using EMIS Web clinical system
- Experience using ICE
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
- Experience with venepuncture, diagnostics and wound management
Desirable
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience with vaccination and immunisation programmes
- Trained in cytology/cervical sample taking
- Experience of chronic disease management
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Diploma in Chronic Disease speciality
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to utilise IT systems
- Experience of using EMIS Web clinical system
- Experience using ICE
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).
