Job summary
Are you an experienced General Practice nurse looking to develop your career as a deputy lead for our nursing team?
As well as being responsible for day to day delivery of nursing care to patients, our Senior Nurse will play a pivotal role in quality and service improvement. You will work closely with our Lead Nurse and multi-disciplinary nursing team and assist in the auditing of clinical standards of care.
Main duties of the job
Working as a senior member of our Practice multidisciplinary team, you will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the patient population. Responsible for a number of clinical areas such as wound care, childhood immunisations, cytology, management of long term conditions, infection prevention and control and health promotion. You will actively support the Practice Management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedures. You will also deputise for the Lead Nurse and play your part in management of the nursing team.
About us
We are a long established, friendly training Practice in the heart of Emsworth providing care for over 15,000 patients. We comprise of 7 Partners, 3 salaried GPs, 3 GP Registrars, 2 prescribing Nurse Practitioners and a full nursing team. We frequently have F2 doctors and final year medical students.
We currently operate on 2 sites, our new state of the art main surgery in Emsworth and a smaller, recently refurbished branch surgery in Westbourne.
We form part of the Hayling Island and Emsworth Primary Care Network which employs a pharmacy team, physios, social prescribers and care co-ordinators.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Carry out routine tasks relating to patient care including:
- Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care / doppler
- Removal of sutures
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension management
- Routine immunisations and vaccinations
- Deputising for Lead Nurse and supporting Lead Nurse in co-ordination of staff within the nursing team
- Providing health advice to patients regarding their health conditions, as well as advice about fitness or diet according to government guidelines
- Working alongside and communicating regularly with Practice GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
- Participation in Practice meetings when required
- Keeping clear, up-to-date and accurate computer records
- Ordering of stock eg medical supplies
- Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
- On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Carry out routine tasks relating to patient care including:
- Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care / doppler
- Removal of sutures
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension management
- Routine immunisations and vaccinations
- Deputising for Lead Nurse and supporting Lead Nurse in co-ordination of staff within the nursing team
- Providing health advice to patients regarding their health conditions, as well as advice about fitness or diet according to government guidelines
- Working alongside and communicating regularly with Practice GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
- Participation in Practice meetings when required
- Keeping clear, up-to-date and accurate computer records
- Ordering of stock eg medical supplies
- Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
- On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - 3 years experience in primary care.
Qualifications
Essential
- - PGCert in Practice Nursing / Practice Nurse Certificate
- - Basic Advanced Life Support certificate
- - Able to demonstrate enthusiasm in developing nursing skills
- - Excellent communication skills with colleagues and patients
- - Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own work
- - IT literature
Desirable
- - Post registration studies in topics allied to General Practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - 3 years experience in primary care.
Qualifications
Essential
- - PGCert in Practice Nursing / Practice Nurse Certificate
- - Basic Advanced Life Support certificate
- - Able to demonstrate enthusiasm in developing nursing skills
- - Excellent communication skills with colleagues and patients
- - Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own work
- - IT literature
Desirable
- - Post registration studies in topics allied to General Practice
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).
