Job summary
We are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly team at Rowcroft Medical Centre.
The Practice prides itself on creating a warm, welcoming environment for staff and patients. We provide quality clinical care to approximately 12,000 patients and have worked to establish close connections within the local community, including nursing and residential homes, pharmacies, the District Nursing Team and other healthcare professionals.
Main duties of the job
Actively partake in duties associated with general practice nursing, in line with Practice policies and procedures. Which includes, but is not limited to:
- Dressings and wound care
- Vaccinations
- Cervical Screening
- Long term condition reviews
- Opportunistic health promotion
- Stock monitoring
- Clinical administration
- Infection control tasks
About us
Our clinical team consists of four GP Partners, four salaried GPs, a Nurse Manager, three Practice Nurses, one HCA, two Care Co-ordinators and one Phlebotomist as well as the extended team of Pharmacists and Social Prescribers.
Our established Management Team consists of a Practice Manager and Assistant Practice Manager supported by a Finance Officer and Senior Patient Adviser. We also have a committed team of Patient Advisors and Administrators.
We are also a training practice with GP Registrars on placement with us.
We aim to work collaboratively to ensure we are achieving the high standards that we attain to and are providing care to our patients to be proud of. To encourage an ethos of us working together as a team, we have small gifts at special times of the year and have a big, post Christmas celebration. There is also always something delicious in the kitchen too!
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is for 20 hours per week to be worked on Wednesdays and Fridays 0800 - 1830 (with a 30 minute break).
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The practice nurse will be responsible for a variety of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is for 20 hours per week to be worked on Wednesdays and Fridays 0800 - 1830 (with a 30 minute break).
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The practice nurse will be responsible for a variety of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
Desirable
- Qualified in Asthma
- Qualified in Cytology
- Qualified in Contraception
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Willing to complete training in areas such as cytology, family planning, respiratory.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Immunisations
- Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries / Removal of sutures & staples
- Dressings
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease primary prevention
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Chaperone procedure
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)Travel Health and vaccination
- Learning Disability
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Asthma
- Spirometry
General Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Competent in the use of patient record management systems: SystmOne
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Desirable
- Competent in other portals: Open Exeter
- Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service
Desirable
- Competent in other platforms: AccuRx
- Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
Desirable
- Qualified in Asthma
- Qualified in Cytology
- Qualified in Contraception
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Willing to complete training in areas such as cytology, family planning, respiratory.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Immunisations
- Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries / Removal of sutures & staples
- Dressings
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease primary prevention
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Chaperone procedure
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)Travel Health and vaccination
- Learning Disability
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Asthma
- Spirometry
General Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Competent in the use of patient record management systems: SystmOne
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Desirable
- Competent in other portals: Open Exeter
- Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service
Desirable
- Competent in other platforms: AccuRx
- Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service
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).
