Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Care

Liaise and network closely with other colleagues within the Practice and with other Primary Care professionals, referring patients as necessary.

Ensure evidence based care is delivered at a high standard to patients providing expert clinical advice as appropriate.

To participate in the audit process, evaluating the service, implementing action plans and change of practice as necessary.

Implement, in accordance with practice protocols, treatment interventions for patients with long term conditions.

Plan, co-ordinate and carry out immunisations and vaccinations programmes in line with local or national policy.

Participate in and carry out other aspects of health screening, ensuring that targets are met.

Risk Management

Demonstrate clear understanding of risk including own professional accountability and responsibility, how to minimise risks in order to deliver safe and effective healthcare.

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards, and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Apply infection control measures according to guidelines.

Communication

Ensure effective communications with patients especially in providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information where there may be significant barriers.

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Experience in primary care
• Participation in research and audits and disseminating evidence-based practice
• Autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals
• Experience of clinical governance management

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Management of long term conditions
• Ability to work to challenging timescales and produce effective results Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Able to work in a team environment
• Articulate, with high levels of emotional intelligence
• Appreciate the need of culturally diverse and vulnerable patient groups Flexible and able to adapt to challenging circumstances
• Demonstrate high levels of self-awareness i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities and skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Lea Vale Medical Practice

Address

Oliver Street Surgery

57 Oliver Street

Ampthill

Bedfordshire

MK45 2SB

Employer's website

https://www.leavale.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)