Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our nursing team at our busy, forward thinking GP Surgery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The role is for 23.75 hours per week; Monday, Thursday, Friday and 2 Saturday mornings a month.
You will be supported by a team of excellent specialist nurses, healthcare assistants, general practice associates, an advanced in house pharmacy team and excellent liaison with our GPs, ANPs and community teams.
We are seeking enthusiastic applicants who will ideally have experience in diabetic management as well as other fields of practice nursing including; cytology, vaccinations, wound care and treatment of long term conditions. However, if you need to up-skill in certain areas, we can provide training and mentorship for the right candidate looking to further their practice nursing career.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified registered first level Nurse ideally with experience in primary care.
Main duties of the job
Provide a range of nursing services, including diabetic care, venepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, injections, swabs, health checks, suture removal, wound care.
Assist clinician team with minor surgery and coil fittings.
Chaperone and assist patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
Monitor QOF targets as required and maintain a high standard of achievement.
Provide nursing input to any decision making processes affecting the care of the patients.
Maintain the treatment room: this includes ensuring that the room is tidy and clean at all times, that stock levels are maintained and items are rotated as necessary and maintain and clean any equipment used by the nurses.
Please see attached job description and job specification for more information.
About us
Mowbray House Surgery is a large, progressive Medical Practice based in Northallerton with a full time Branch Surgery in Hutton Rudby.
The candidate would join a dedicated nursing team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide a range of nursing services including; diabetic care, venepuncture, ECGs, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, injections, swabs, health checks, suture removal, wound care, immunisation and cytology.
- Assist the wider clinical team with minor surgery and coil fittings.
- Chaperone and assist patients where appropriate
- Monitor QOF targets as required maintaining a high standard of achievement and prevalence.
- Actively participate in any relevant health promotions and screening activities to promote the health and wellbeing of patients.
- Provide nursing input to any decision making processes affecting the care of the patients.
- Treat patients with long term conditions and promote healthy ways of living.
- Maintain the treatment room. This includes ensuring that the room is tidy and clean at all times, that stock levels are maintained and items are rotated as necessary and clean any equipment used by the nurses.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Monitor the temperature of the treatment room fridge, ensuring the protocol is followed.
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 recognize 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
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide a range of nursing services including; diabetic care, venepuncture, ECGs, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, injections, swabs, health checks, suture removal, wound care, immunisation and cytology.
- Assist the wider clinical team with minor surgery and coil fittings.
- Chaperone and assist patients where appropriate
- Monitor QOF targets as required maintaining a high standard of achievement and prevalence.
- Actively participate in any relevant health promotions and screening activities to promote the health and wellbeing of patients.
- Provide nursing input to any decision making processes affecting the care of the patients.
- Treat patients with long term conditions and promote healthy ways of living.
- Maintain the treatment room. This includes ensuring that the room is tidy and clean at all times, that stock levels are maintained and items are rotated as necessary and clean any equipment used by the nurses.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Monitor the temperature of the treatment room fridge, ensuring the protocol is followed.
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 recognize 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
- Previous primary care experience.
- Managing medical complexity.
- Working in a team.
- Continuous professional development.
- Vaccinations.
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Strong IT skills.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
- Effective time management (planning and organising).
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit, evaluation research and implementation of evidence based practice.
- Experience in using SystmOne.
- Experience in managing QoF.
- Experience in Women's Health.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration: RGN BSc (Hons).
- Membership of a professional body e.g. RCN.
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous primary care experience.
- Managing medical complexity.
- Working in a team.
- Continuous professional development.
- Vaccinations.
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Strong IT skills.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
- Effective time management (planning and organising).
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit, evaluation research and implementation of evidence based practice.
- Experience in using SystmOne.
- Experience in managing QoF.
- Experience in Women's Health.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration: RGN BSc (Hons).
- Membership of a professional body e.g. RCN.
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).
