Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse with CDM experience who is highly motivated, proactive and positive to join our clinical team. You will need to be competent in all the usual treatment room duties including wound care, compression bandage, cervical smears, baby and travel immunisations.
We hold a PMS Contract in South Gloucestershire
We use EMIS Web and Ardens
We provide a full range of enhanced services.
We are high QoF achievers
We have an active working relationship with our PCN member practices
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced primary care nurse that is able to hit the ground running.
It's a busy environment, so you will need to be able to work under your own initiative as well as part of a successful team. Additionally you will need to be flexible and amenable to the changing demands of primary care.
About us
St Mary Street is a well established Practice located in the semi rural town of Thornbury near to the Severn Estuary. We are a dedicated team of 30 people (directly employed) who are supported by PCN employed colleagues including a Pharmacy team, Physiotherapists, a Frailty team and Social Prescribers.
We are a friendly, successful 4 Partner Practice committed to providing high quality patient health and care services to our 9000 patients and growing. Our ethos is built upon some core values including safe, accessible and continuous care for each of our patients.
We are also a GP training practice with 3 of our 4 Partners registered as trainers. Therefore, we commonly have learners with us at any given time. In addition, we are supported by three Salaried GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a highly successful nursing team and a dedicated and supportive administrative team.
We are a social bunch and fair well in the annual GP Patient Survey. Our staff turnover is low and the team supports and looks out for each other especially as patient demand on our services reaches an all time high.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of a Practice nurse with CDM responsibilities. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Implement
and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects on patients health
c.
Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
d.
Provide
wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
e.
Provide
immunisations (childhood, seasonal, etc)
f.
Provide
travel medicine services
g.
Provide
Cervical Cytology screening
h.
Request
and process pathology results
i.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j.
Ensure
accurate use of SNOMED codes to support QOF and LES/DES targets
k.
Chaperone
patients where necessary
l.
Assist
GPs with minor surgery when required
m. Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
n.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
o.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
p.
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines
(within own scope of practice)
q.
Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
r.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
s.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where
appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of a Practice nurse with CDM responsibilities. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Implement
and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects on patients health
c.
Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
d.
Provide
wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
e.
Provide
immunisations (childhood, seasonal, etc)
f.
Provide
travel medicine services
g.
Provide
Cervical Cytology screening
h.
Request
and process pathology results
i.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j.
Ensure
accurate use of SNOMED codes to support QOF and LES/DES targets
k.
Chaperone
patients where necessary
l.
Assist
GPs with minor surgery when required
m. Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
n.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
o.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
p.
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines
(within own scope of practice)
q.
Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
r.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
s.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where
appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of managing COPD, Asthma and/or Diabetes
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Diploma in COPD, Asthma and/or Diabetes
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma or Degree ( Primary Care )
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of managing COPD, Asthma and/or Diabetes
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Diploma in COPD, Asthma and/or Diabetes
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma or Degree ( Primary Care )
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
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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).