Job summary
Practice
Nurse at Tadley Medical Partnership
We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join
our clinical team.
Tadley Medical Partnership is a happy focused
GP Practice to the north of Basingstoke. We pride ourselves on keeping up with
the cutting edge of modern medicine whilst retaining the best of the
traditional values of general practice.
We are one happy family - our team consists of 3 GP Partners, 8 salaried GPs, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 HCA's, reception,
dispensing and administrative staff. We genuinely care about each other and
actively seek out a healthy work-life balance. Our team spirit is awesome and
we have just below 20 thousand patients who keep us busy and fulfilled.
We actively encourage and support the
development of special interest and training. We are a Training Practice. We are a diverse and friendly
team who are looking for our latest member.
Our primary care network is small encompasses
two likeminded, semi-rural GP Practices, we are starting to connect our teams
to make the most of shared experience and best practice.
We offer excellent rates of pay, 6 weeks paid
holiday a year plus bank holidays, NHS pension and study leave as appropriate.
A qualified practice nurse or someone wishing to train are welcome to apply.
Want to find out more? Please contact Gillian Herbert
(07528 944433 or gillianherbert@nhs.net) for further information or to arrange
an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
The role of practice nurse at Tadley Medical Partnership is varied and covers everything from changing a dressing to managing our patients who are living with chronic illness. Depending on your qualifications and interests, your role could include the following and more.
- General treatment room sessions.
- Cervical smears / HPV
- Travel clinic
- Vaccination
- Diabetes management
- COPD and asthma management
- Wound care
About us
Tadley
Medical Partnership is a semi-rural practice to the north of Hampshire serving 20
thousand patients across 2 sites. An opportunity has arisen to join us as a Practice Nurse in our busy team.
Key Benefits
- Competitive salary according to experience
- Flexible
sessions / days / hours
- 6
weeks' equivalent annual leave + bank holidays
- Training fully supported
- NHS
Pension
Practice
Profile
- Clinical
skill mix consists of Partner GPs, Salaried GPs, Nurse and Paramedic
Practitioners, Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, HCAs
- Professional
management and administration team, led by the Practice Manager, enabling
clinicians to focus on clinical issues.
- Active
Admin Workflow Management, reducing the administrative burden on clinicians
- Established
GP training practice
- High QoF
Achievement.
- Emis
Web clinical system.
Why join Tadley
Medical Partnership?
We will
provide you with the high-quality support you need to continue developing your
skills, spend quality time with your patients and make a real difference to
peoples lives whilst obtaining job satisfaction. The practice is a friendly
and flexible place to work with a real community ethos and a one team approach.
Our Primary Care Network consists of one other practice with whom we work
closely to provide for the health needs of our whole population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice Nurse Outline Role Description
The following is a brief outline of the role, please see the attached job description for greater detail.
a. Develop, implement
and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b. Implement and evaluate individual
treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients
as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the
patients health
d. Provide routine nursing care to
patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the
NSF
e. Provide travel medicine
services/Vaccinations
f. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
h. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
i. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
j. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
k. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
l. Carry out regular Audits, log fridge temperatures and carry out weekly equipment checks and cleaning
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice Nurse Outline Role Description
The following is a brief outline of the role, please see the attached job description for greater detail.
a. Develop, implement
and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b. Implement and evaluate individual
treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients
as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the
patients health
d. Provide routine nursing care to
patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the
NSF
e. Provide travel medicine
services/Vaccinations
f. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
h. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
i. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
j. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
k. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
l. Carry out regular Audits, log fridge temperatures and carry out weekly equipment checks and cleaning
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Understands the importance of evidence based practice.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care).
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
- Experience of chronic disease management.
- Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples.
- ECGs.
- Venepuncture.
- New patient medicals.
- Chaperone procedure.
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Travel medicine.
- Diabetes.
- Hypertension.
- Asthma.
- Spirometry.
- CHD.
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel).
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.).
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Understands the importance of evidence based practice.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care).
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
- Experience of chronic disease management.
- Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples.
- ECGs.
- Venepuncture.
- New patient medicals.
- Chaperone procedure.
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Travel medicine.
- Diabetes.
- Hypertension.
- Asthma.
- Spirometry.
- CHD.
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel).
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.).
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
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).
