Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses.
• To undertake annual reviews of patients with chronic disease and long-term conditions with appropriate training, such as Asthma/COPD, CKD and hypertension.
• To plan and run health promotion and disease related clinics. Ensure that the care given meets the requirements of local and national guidelines, policies and standards including the Quality Outcome Framework and working the rules and guidelines laid down by the ICB, NHS England and practice
• To offer general practice nurse duties
• To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing and highly complex health needs giving due consideration to the likelihood that there will be emotive issues which will require developed skills of tact, diplomacy and empathy
• To ensure that patients have detailed assessments made of their healthcare needs and that individual programmes of care are planned, implemented and regularly reviewed
• Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services
• To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality in accordance with the NMC Code
• To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at Pioneer Medical Group through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues
• To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs according to NMC standards
• To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary to own work
• Respond to medical emergencies
• Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to.

Principal Activities Education and Development

• To keep abreast of advances in clinical practice and identify personal training and development needs
• Support junior colleagues in their development by encouragement, informal teaching and coaching
• To attend meetings as directed by the Nurse Team leader or member of the senior management team and/or partners.
• To attend mandatory training identified through the appraisal system

Principal Activities Professional

• Contribute and work within the broad framework of the clinical governance agenda
• Work within evidence-based nursing protocols
• Personally, and accurately record all healthcare activity within the patients clinical records ensuring compliance with the NMC standards for record keeping
• Ensure that communication is effective between all stakeholders giving adequate attention to the complex and sensitive nature of such information. Make all reasonable attempts to overcome any barriers to understanding that may occur, giving due consideration to ethnicity, language, educational ability, barriers caused by illness/distress etc. which may adversely affect communication
• To work in a flexible manner to meet the needs of the service and as directed by senior staff and GPs

Principal Activities Administrative

Follow practice, ICB and NHS England policies, procedures and guidelines

Complete reports and forms required by the practice, ICB and NHS England

Participate in staff surveys and contribute to research-based practice

Ensure all equipment and drugs with expiry dates are in date

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Professional Clinical Knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level

Desirable

• Minimum 1 year experience in practice/Community Nursing

Abilities and Aptitudes

Essential

• Evidence based decision making
• Evidence of multi- professional working
• Ability to work on own initiative dealing with confidential issues
• Ability to communicate sensitive, confidential information requiring empathy, persuasion and reassurance
• Ability to organise and prioritise work, and to adhere to deadlines and targets
• Ability to make a judgement on problems requiring investigation
• Ability to delegate tasks to HCA, Nursing Associates and Phlebotomist
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Able to develop networks to learn from others
• To work within code of practice, professional guidelines and practice protocols and procedures.
• Ability to represent the practice professionally
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Pioneer Medical Group

Address

Collins Street

Bristol

BS11 9JJ

Employer's website

https://www.pioneermedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)