Job summary
Exciting opportunity for an experienced
Senior Practice Nurse to join our friendly East London general practice. You
will join a team of Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and will
undertake all aspects of the practice nurse role including cervical screening,
baby immunisations and chronic disease management.
This role
provides strategic and professional leadership and continuous improvement
within the practice.
You will be joining a team of
three nurses, two health care assistants and one assistant practitioner in
addition to the wider team which comprises GPs, Pharmacists and Physician Associate.
The practice is a teaching practice, and we provide patient services to a
richly varied, multicultural population which includes families, students and
professionals.
Experience in General Practice
as a Senior Practice Nurse is essential. We encourage informal visits to our
Health Centre.
Main duties of the job
- The senior practice nurse will
be responsible for a number of clinical areas as well as leading in the
reviewing of clinical policies and procedures.
- Lead on clinical governance,
regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety systems.
- Collaborate with partners,
practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and
patient outcomes.
- Managing governance, risk, and
compliance systems across the practice.
- Providing strategic and
professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient
care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Please note that additional admin time will be provided to support with
the management duties and responsibilities.
About us
Our Health Centre was
purpose-built in 1987 and is owned and maintained by the Partners. It has 21
clinical rooms, plus a large educational room and undergraduate training room,
and an administrative wing which provides office space for our administrators,
secretaries, and managers.
The practice has a shared belief
in the delivery of high quality, patient-centred, and evidence-based health
care. Patients interests are kept to the fore and there is a strong emphasis
on continuity of care and a commitment to continue developing patient services.
Every patient and their family are allocated to a named GP upon registration.
They are encouraged to see that GP for their routine care, though we understand
that on occasions a patient may wish to see a different doctor about specific
problems.
We are part of the Poplar &
Limehouse Health & Wellbeing Network, along with 3 other local practices,
which formed in 2006 to work collectively and improve health care provision in
areas such as heart disease and diabetic care.
Partners have held external
roles locally that complement the clinical work such as lecturer posts at Queen
Mary University of London and leadership roles at the CCG and the Local Medical
Committee.
We are also an Approved Training
Practice for local GP training, for medical students from Barts & The Royal
London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
The senior practice nurse will
be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic
disease management, health prevention, as well as leading in the reviewing of
clinical policies and procedures.
- Initiating and maintaining
health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice
population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
- Managing the nursing care of
patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to
the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input
of information for recall and screening purposes.
- Providing specialist care for
registered patients in the following key areas: Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes,
COPD, Cervical Smears, Contraception, Baby immunisations.
- Providing routine treatment in
general clinics, including Wound Management, Blood tests, and ECGs.
- Lead on clinical governance,
regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety system.
- Collaborate with partners,
practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and
patient outcomes.
- Managing governance, risk, and
compliance systems across the practice.
- Providing strategic and
professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient
care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
The senior practice nurse will
be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic
disease management, health prevention, as well as leading in the reviewing of
clinical policies and procedures.
- Initiating and maintaining
health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice
population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
- Managing the nursing care of
patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to
the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input
of information for recall and screening purposes.
- Providing specialist care for
registered patients in the following key areas: Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes,
COPD, Cervical Smears, Contraception, Baby immunisations.
- Providing routine treatment in
general clinics, including Wound Management, Blood tests, and ECGs.
- Lead on clinical governance,
regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety system.
- Collaborate with partners,
practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and
patient outcomes.
- Managing governance, risk, and
compliance systems across the practice.
- Providing strategic and
professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient
care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Registered nurse with NMC;
- Minimum 2 years post registration;
- Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit;
- IPC;
- Cervical Cytology;
- Child and Adult immunisations;
- Care of Long Term Conditions (LTCs);
- Experienced in Wound care.
Desirable
- Undertaken mentorship training;
- Trained in Anti-coagulation.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills;
- Clear, polite telephone manner;
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook;
- IT skills (EMIS, MS Office, Internet);
- Interpersonal skills;
- Time Management and timekeeping;
- Knowledge of clinical governance;
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
Experience
Essential
- UK Registered nurse with NMC;
- Minimum 2 years post registration;
- Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
- Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;
- Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills;
- Ability to manage a team;
- Good team player;
- Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Registered nurse with NMC;
- Minimum 2 years post registration;
- Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit;
- IPC;
- Cervical Cytology;
- Child and Adult immunisations;
- Care of Long Term Conditions (LTCs);
- Experienced in Wound care.
Desirable
- Undertaken mentorship training;
- Trained in Anti-coagulation.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills;
- Clear, polite telephone manner;
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook;
- IT skills (EMIS, MS Office, Internet);
- Interpersonal skills;
- Time Management and timekeeping;
- Knowledge of clinical governance;
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
Experience
Essential
- UK Registered nurse with NMC;
- Minimum 2 years post registration;
- Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
- Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;
- Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills;
- Ability to manage a team;
- Good team player;
- Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
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).