Job summary
Come and join our friendly team at Francis Grove Surgery! We
are seeking to recruit a Practice Nurse to cover maternity leave for 9 months
-1 year. The role is 26 hours per week. You would be part of our friendly and
committed nursing team of 2 other Nurses and a HCA, and part of our wider team
of GPs, pharmacists, phlebotomists, physios, a paramedic and an ANP.
Each of the nurses, supported by the admin and clinical team,
lead in particular areas of QOF and/or practice targets. We are a high
performing practice, with an excellent reputation for delivering responsive and
patient centred care.
Recent Practice Nurse experience is essential with a desire
to deliver high quality care. You must be reliable, professional and friendly
with a can do and flexible attitude to work. We are looking for someone who
is an excellent communicator, possesses good IT skills (preferably used EMIS
before) and is able to work as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be required to provide the
full spectrum of Practice Nurse duties including: Management of long term
conditions (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Hypertension), wound care, sample taking,
ECGs, cervical cytology, ear irrigations, childhood and adult immunisations and
travel vaccines. A qualification in management of a long term condition is
preferred but not essential.
Work as part of the Nursing team to assess, plan, provide
and implement and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals
in the practice population
Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for
patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care
as directed by GPs
Working alongside the GPs to manage Chronic Disease
including Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Disease etc
Contraception
Cytology
Wound care /Ulcer care/ Compression
ECGs
Hypertension Management
Routine & Childhood immunisations
Travel Vaccinations
Following clinical protocols
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
About us
Francis Grove Surgery is an established GP practice in the
heart of Wimbledon. The practice is a 3 partner practice, with a list size of
14,700 patients. It is situated in modern premises on the ground, first and
second floor in the Courtyard Development only minutes walk away from
stations, shops, cafes and Wimbledon Shopping Centre.
Wimbledon is a vibrant and popular suburb of London with
excellent links to other parts of London via underground and overground
stations, buses and trams. Much of the area is made up of comfortable private
housing with very little social deprivation. The practice population is well
informed, comprising a large number of working professionals and their young
families.
Francis Grove Surgery has an excellent reputation locally
and is a popular practice. Feedback from patients is very good and they tend to
stay with the practice.
The practice strives to maintain the core values of
traditional General Practice and provide good continuity of care. We aim to
provide a service which is responsive to the needs of the population with good
quality care, respecting diversity and human rights. The practice provides good
access to those who need services and encourages a culture of learning,
embracing change and celebrating progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Work
alongside patients to develop individual treatment plans for chronic disease
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 (inclusive of contraception and cytology)
e.
Provide
wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
f.
Provide
travel medicine services
g.
Undertake
services such as NHS Health Checks, ECGs, ear syringing, local enhanced or
incentivised schemes
h.
Request
pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as
required
i.
Refer
patients directly to other services as appropriate
j.
Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary / specialist care as required
k.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
l.
Ensure
relevant clinical codes are used effectively
m.
Maintain
chronic disease registers
n.
Develop,
implement and embed well woman/man clinics
o.
Chaperone
patients where necessary
p.
Assist
GPs when required
q.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
r.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
s.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
t.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies
for effective care pathways
u.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
v.
Liaise
with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
w.
Attend
practice Safeguarding and governance meetings
x.
Based
on skills, experience, knowledge and gaps in the team, have areas of work with
which you lead, where you maintain good levels of knowledge, share this with
the rest of the team and support the practice with audits and targets within
the lead areas.
y.
Support
training and provide mentoring where needed of new staff and medical/nursing
students
z.
Ensure
compliance with CQC standards in all areas of work, including keeping records
updated in line with CQC expectation
aa.
Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
bb.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
cc.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
dd. Deliver opportunistic
health promotion where appropriate
ee. Participate in the
extended hours clinics on a weekly basis
Work with the IPC lead to ensure Infection Prevention
Control meets required standards and is effective.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Work
alongside patients to develop individual treatment plans for chronic disease
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 (inclusive of contraception and cytology)
e.
Provide
wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
f.
Provide
travel medicine services
g.
Undertake
services such as NHS Health Checks, ECGs, ear syringing, local enhanced or
incentivised schemes
h.
Request
pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as
required
i.
Refer
patients directly to other services as appropriate
j.
Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary / specialist care as required
k.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
l.
Ensure
relevant clinical codes are used effectively
m.
Maintain
chronic disease registers
n.
Develop,
implement and embed well woman/man clinics
o.
Chaperone
patients where necessary
p.
Assist
GPs when required
q.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
r.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
s.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
t.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies
for effective care pathways
u.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
v.
Liaise
with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
w.
Attend
practice Safeguarding and governance meetings
x.
Based
on skills, experience, knowledge and gaps in the team, have areas of work with
which you lead, where you maintain good levels of knowledge, share this with
the rest of the team and support the practice with audits and targets within
the lead areas.
y.
Support
training and provide mentoring where needed of new staff and medical/nursing
students
z.
Ensure
compliance with CQC standards in all areas of work, including keeping records
updated in line with CQC expectation
aa.
Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
bb.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
cc.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
dd. Deliver opportunistic
health promotion where appropriate
ee. Participate in the
extended hours clinics on a weekly basis
Work with the IPC lead to ensure Infection Prevention
Control meets required standards and is effective.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Practice Nurse)
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a NP.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of:
- 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.)
- 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
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Desirable
- EMIS user skills
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Other Attributes
Essential
- Polite, professional and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Practice Nurse)
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a NP.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of:
- 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.)
- 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
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Desirable
- EMIS user skills
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Other Attributes
Essential
- Polite, professional and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
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).
