Job summary
We are seeking a Practice Nurse for up to 20 hours per week, to be worked over two days, at Barton House Medical Practice. The successful post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice. The PN will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly with use of knowledge and competencies as a qualified PN. If you are interested in the position feel free to contact Barton House for an informal chat.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve working as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care. The practice nurse duties will include (amongst other): Chronic disease management Cytology Basic wound care ECGs INR monitoring Routine and childhood immunisations. Following agreed clinical protocols as appropriate. Full list of duties will be included on the job description
About us
We are a
rural GP practice, in the beautiful location of Beaminster with a fun, happy,
hardworking, and resilient team. We are well supported with strong
relationships with the community primary care team including a community
rehabilitation team, community matron, district nurses. Our clinical team
consists of supportive GP's, ANPs Practice Nurse and Health Care Assistants.
With a strong management team who are always on hand to help and advice, as
well as a friendly nursing team, administration, reception, and dispensary
teams. List size 5100 Dispensing practice with 2800 dispensing patients Fully
computerised (System One) Consistently high QOF achievement
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- To work to the IPC policy
- Develop implement and embed health promotion
and well-being programmes.
- Implementation and evaluating individual
treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify,
manage, and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to patients health.
- Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/doppler etc) to patients.
- Processing and requesting pathology
services/results as required.
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
- Ensure
read codes are used effectively.
- Assist
in maintaining chronic disease registers.
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately.
- Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs to the GP.
- Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children.
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice)
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Work
as part of the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with
local and national policies
- Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately.
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
- Work
as part of the clinical team providing minor illness service (if in scope of
practice)
- Secondary
responsibilities
- In addition to the primary
responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
- Monitor
and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines.
- Support
members of the nursing team including Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomists
with assistance where necessary
- Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support
and participate in shared learning within the practice.
- Continually
review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
- Participate
in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured
approach, i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- To work to the IPC policy
- Develop implement and embed health promotion
and well-being programmes.
- Implementation and evaluating individual
treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify,
manage, and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to patients health.
- Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/doppler etc) to patients.
- Processing and requesting pathology
services/results as required.
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
- Ensure
read codes are used effectively.
- Assist
in maintaining chronic disease registers.
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately.
- Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs to the GP.
- Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children.
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice)
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Work
as part of the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with
local and national policies
- Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately.
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
- Work
as part of the clinical team providing minor illness service (if in scope of
practice)
- Secondary
responsibilities
- In addition to the primary
responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
- Monitor
and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines.
- Support
members of the nursing team including Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomists
with assistance where necessary
- Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support
and participate in shared learning within the practice.
- Continually
review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
- Participate
in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured
approach, i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Evidence of post registration study Able to work within nurse clinic covering daily practice nurse responsibilities.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Experience of Chronic disease management High level knowledge of clinical skills Excellent communication skills Polite and confident Commitment to ongoing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Evidence of post registration study Able to work within nurse clinic covering daily practice nurse responsibilities.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Experience of Chronic disease management High level knowledge of clinical skills Excellent communication skills Polite and confident Commitment to ongoing professional development
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).
