Job summary
Soho Square
General Practice are looking for Practice
Nurse to join our team.
The role will be 3 days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 09:00 to 18:00.
The salary is £21 to £25 depending on experience.
Soho
Square General Practice is located in Frith
Street, Soho.
We offer:
Competitive
Salary and a fixed working pattern
No
out of hours or weekend working requirements.
NHS
Pension
5
weeks Holiday and 1 week Study Leave (pro rata)
Defined promotion and development pathway
Fully computerized paper light practice
Full support
of an experienced clinical and administration team,
including
document triage
For enquiries
please email: Jennifer.mccalvey@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Our Practice Nurse will be
responsible for public health and screening programmes, including infection
prevention and control, chronic disease management, immunisations, health
promotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and cervical screening.
They will embed population health
management approaches within general practice and target health inequalities.
This role is integral to the
general practice team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network
and multi-disciplinary teams.
All our colleagues are expected to
comply with practice policy or guidelines, including data protection, health
and safety, confidentiality and safeguarding. A personal commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and
continuous personal development is also required.
About us
Soho Square General
Practice is a friendly NHS GP Practice based in Central London, just off Oxford
Street and close to Tottenham Court Road Station.
We currently have a patient population
of 6,500 and serve an ethnically diverse urban patient population, including a significant cohort of LGBT+ and of Chinese
patient groups.
We are supportive
of training and would consider candidates who are moving from secondary care,
would like to expand their knowledge of long-term condition management or
womens health.
We operate a 2nd
practice in Cricklewood, NW2 6DJ, and ideally, the candidate would be able to
work across both locations. However, we will not exclude candidates who can
only work at Soho because of travel considerations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Act as the Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) lead for the practice, ensuring the IPC Policy is
implemented and maintained
Consult with patients
and their families to undertake assessments and deliver care based on patient
need
Manage long-term
conditions, contributing to quality improvement and assurance initiatives
Develop and embed an
effective care management programme for frail and housebound patients
Support public health
and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cancer
screening
Perform Cervical
screening
Provide opportunistic
health promotion advice and lead on public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)
Provide travel advice
services and vaccinations
Perform venepuncture
and electrocardiography
Leg ulcer management,
dopplers and compression bandaging.
Undertake wound care/
management/dressing techniques.
Carry out ear
examination and syringing, following appropriate training and assessment.
Administer adult and
paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group
Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Provide routine nursing
care in accordance with clinical guidelines
Chaperone patients
where necessary and support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Liaise with external
services and agencies to ensure appropriate support for vulnerable patients
Maintain chronic
disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
Maintain accurate
clinical records using SNOMED CT codes and contribute to QOF targets
Professional Responsibilities
Recognise the
boundaries of practice and refer patients to appropriate professionals as
needed
Teach and advise
patients and their families on self-management of their conditions
Participate in clinical
audits, research, and the development and updating of practice protocols
Work within national
and local protocols and contribute to clinical governance
Adhere to safeguarding
duties for adults and children in line with current legislation
Participate in the
management of patient complaints and learning from incidents and near-miss
events
Undertake all mandatory
training and attend a formal appraisal at least annually
Support the training
and development of the nursing team, including HCA and GPA roles
Develop, review, and
implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the practice manager
Participate in and
support the coordination of the nursing team rota
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Act as the Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) lead for the practice, ensuring the IPC Policy is
implemented and maintained
Consult with patients
and their families to undertake assessments and deliver care based on patient
need
Manage long-term
conditions, contributing to quality improvement and assurance initiatives
Develop and embed an
effective care management programme for frail and housebound patients
Support public health
and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cancer
screening
Perform Cervical
screening
Provide opportunistic
health promotion advice and lead on public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)
Provide travel advice
services and vaccinations
Perform venepuncture
and electrocardiography
Leg ulcer management,
dopplers and compression bandaging.
Undertake wound care/
management/dressing techniques.
Carry out ear
examination and syringing, following appropriate training and assessment.
Administer adult and
paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group
Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Provide routine nursing
care in accordance with clinical guidelines
Chaperone patients
where necessary and support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Liaise with external
services and agencies to ensure appropriate support for vulnerable patients
Maintain chronic
disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
Maintain accurate
clinical records using SNOMED CT codes and contribute to QOF targets
Professional Responsibilities
Recognise the
boundaries of practice and refer patients to appropriate professionals as
needed
Teach and advise
patients and their families on self-management of their conditions
Participate in clinical
audits, research, and the development and updating of practice protocols
Work within national
and local protocols and contribute to clinical governance
Adhere to safeguarding
duties for adults and children in line with current legislation
Participate in the
management of patient complaints and learning from incidents and near-miss
events
Undertake all mandatory
training and attend a formal appraisal at least annually
Support the training
and development of the nursing team, including HCA and GPA roles
Develop, review, and
implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the practice manager
Participate in and
support the coordination of the nursing team rota
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
Experience
Essential
- Practice Nurse skills including:
- Wound care
- ECG
- Venepuncture
- Immunisations
- New patient medicals
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Chronic disease management
- Infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care or a GP practice environment
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Will have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team
- Will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Record of continuous professional development
- Enjoy working for and within a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
Experience
Essential
- Practice Nurse skills including:
- Wound care
- ECG
- Venepuncture
- Immunisations
- New patient medicals
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Chronic disease management
- Infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care or a GP practice environment
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Will have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team
- Will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Record of continuous professional development
- Enjoy working for and within a team
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).