Job summary
PRACTICE
NURSE VACANCY
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly,
hardworking, caring, and supportive practice at Ling House Medical Centre.
You will need to be
a Registered General Nurse, have evidence of continued professional
development. GP Practice Nurse experience is essential. We would like your skills
and experience to include the following: childhood immunisations, cytology, chronic disease
management, spirometry, travel advice/vaccinations, and performing ECGs. We
will support additional training for the above requirements for the right
candidate. Nurse prescribers are also encouraged to apply.
Ideally candidates should be familiar/have knowledge of the SystmOne computer system.
Salary negotiable, depending on experience. NHS Pension and up to 33 days holiday entitlement dependent on length of service within the NHS.
Ling House Medical Centre is an equal opportunities employer, and will not discriminate on the grounds of disability, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or age.
Further details of
the post are available in the Job Description.
We are very keen to speak to anyone who may be interested in this position.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to provide and maintain a high standard of
nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the
doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally
undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the
nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
About us
Ling House Medical Centre has a practice population of 20,000 patients, across two sites. We have 4 GP Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, 6 Practice Nurses, 4 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 1 Nurse Accociate, 1 HCA and a phlebotomist. We also have a team of Pharmacists as well as a full team of administrative staff.
We are a forward-thinking training practice for both GP Registrars and medical students with a supportive multi-disciplinary team including Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Support Worker, Practice Nurses, Social Prescribers, Physios, HCAs and a Paramedic ACP. We hold a strong, patient-centered ethos for our diverse patient demographic and are situated in a large town surrounded by the Yorkshire moors and near to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
Our practice is part of The Wharfedale, Airedale & Craven Alliance (WACA), a tightly knit federation of eight independent, innovative GP practices covering a population of 72,000 patients. We are rooted in providing very high-quality clinical care with the patient at the centre of our decision making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
LING HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE
PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: 22.5
Job Summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of
nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the
doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally
undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the
nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Job Responsibilities:
Professional:
- Offer
advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are
administered under patient group directions.
- Running
well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a
holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake
and exercise. Facilitates change.
- Cytology.
Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology
smear tests.
- Chronic
Health Disease monitoring
- Diabetes
- Asthma/COPD
- Offer
a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to
patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex,
food hygiene, sun protection.
- Assessing
problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor
illness.
- Able
to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Ensures
awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including
systems of referral. Ability to
recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Perform
venepuncture according to local guidelines
- Provide
a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line
with current evidence based guidelines.
- Suture
removal.
- Perform
ECGs
- Able
to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able
to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK
guidelines.
- Ability
to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ensure
infection control guidelines are maintained.
- Ability
to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include
refrigeration and emergency equipment.
- Confidentially
of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
Managerial:
- Contribute
to the assessment of service needs.
- Assist
patients to identify their health needs.
- Contribute
a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.
- Manage
and organise individual patient consultations.
- Aware
of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
- To
attend staff meetings.
- Ensure
effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other
agencies.
- Support
the Practice clinical governance agenda.
- Identify
changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based
guidelines.
Educational:
- Identify
personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
- Participate
in clinical supervision.
- Support
others with their training and development needs.
- To
participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of
professional knowledge and skills which meet the needs of the Practice.
Personnel:
- Maintain
good industrial relations.
- Take
care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected
by his/her act or omission.
- Co-operation
with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory
regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
- Offer
innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
- Facilitates
a learning environment within the team.
- Maintains
a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
Confidentiality:
- In
the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to
gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in confidence
and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act
appropriately
- In
the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the
post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to
patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access
to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation.
All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly
confidential
- Information
relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in
promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as
defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice
guidelines
- Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a
way that manages those risks
- Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy
and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting
potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way
that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a
way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation
- Respecting the
privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a
manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The
post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the
Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in
an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility
for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and
demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar
work
Quality:
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team
members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own
performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision
- Contribute to the
effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and
making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively
with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should
recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
- Communicate
effectively with other team members
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The
post-holder will:
- Apply Practice
policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with
other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect
own work
- Participate in
audit where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
LING HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE
PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: 22.5
Job Summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of
nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the
doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally
undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the
nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Job Responsibilities:
Professional:
- Offer
advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are
administered under patient group directions.
- Running
well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a
holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake
and exercise. Facilitates change.
- Cytology.
Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology
smear tests.
- Chronic
Health Disease monitoring
- Diabetes
- Asthma/COPD
- Offer
a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to
patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex,
food hygiene, sun protection.
- Assessing
problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor
illness.
- Able
to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Ensures
awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including
systems of referral. Ability to
recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Perform
venepuncture according to local guidelines
- Provide
a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line
with current evidence based guidelines.
- Suture
removal.
- Perform
ECGs
- Able
to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able
to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK
guidelines.
- Ability
to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ensure
infection control guidelines are maintained.
- Ability
to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include
refrigeration and emergency equipment.
- Confidentially
of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
Managerial:
- Contribute
to the assessment of service needs.
- Assist
patients to identify their health needs.
- Contribute
a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.
- Manage
and organise individual patient consultations.
- Aware
of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
- To
attend staff meetings.
- Ensure
effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other
agencies.
- Support
the Practice clinical governance agenda.
- Identify
changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based
guidelines.
Educational:
- Identify
personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
- Participate
in clinical supervision.
- Support
others with their training and development needs.
- To
participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of
professional knowledge and skills which meet the needs of the Practice.
Personnel:
- Maintain
good industrial relations.
- Take
care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected
by his/her act or omission.
- Co-operation
with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory
regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
- Offer
innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
- Facilitates
a learning environment within the team.
- Maintains
a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
Confidentiality:
- In
the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to
gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in confidence
and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act
appropriately
- In
the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the
post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to
patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access
to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation.
All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly
confidential
- Information
relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in
promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as
defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice
guidelines
- Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a
way that manages those risks
- Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy
and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting
potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way
that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a
way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation
- Respecting the
privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a
manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The
post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the
Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in
an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility
for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and
demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar
work
Quality:
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team
members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own
performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision
- Contribute to the
effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and
making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively
with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should
recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
- Communicate
effectively with other team members
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The
post-holder will:
- Apply Practice
policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with
other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect
own work
- Participate in
audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Experience in General Practice Nursing
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Experience in General Practice Nursing
Desirable
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).
