Job summary
Are you who we are looking for?
If you have a strong passion for providing compassionate care to
patients and a desire to positively impact individuals lives then Clarkson
Surgery are looking for you as we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse, ideally with Diabetes experience to join our Clinical Team. Our new
colleague will work 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri - flexibility possible for the right candidate (with one hr unpaid
break).
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, dedicated and
highly motivated individual to join our forward thinking team at Clarkson
Surgery.
We are a friendly patient focussed practice serving our local
community. Our list size is approximately 9,500 patients. Our Practice team
comprises of GPs, clinical and nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health
care assistants, a pharmacist team, physiotherapists, care co-ordinator, social
prescribers and mental health support along with our reception, admin and
dispensary teams.
We are looking to develop our patient services further and hope
our new colleague can help us do this.
Main duties of the job
Meeting identified patients nursing care needs whether from internal or external colleagues.
Initiating
and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of
the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral
is necessary.
Managing
the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases, liaising with admin
colleagues as necessary.
The
following clinics are offered at Clarkson Surgery by our Practice NursingTeam:
-
Asthma
/ COPD
-
HRT
reviews
-
Travel
advice and vaccinations
-
Diabetes
-
Hypertension
-
Cardiovascular
Disease
-
Cervical
Smears
-
Family
Planning
-
immunisations
-
Amending
or adding to services as needs are identified.
Maintaining
efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to
ensure continuity of care where necessary.
Routine
treatment room skills in general clinics, including:
-
Clinical
nursing practice
-
Immunisations, ECGs, Dopplers
- Screening
- undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI,
Urinalysis, smoking status. Undertake
venepuncture according to practice protocol
Adhering to Infection
Control procedures according to local and national guidelines i
About us
The role of the Practice Nurse is an essential part of our Practice team. You will be working alongside our friendly and patient focused clinical, admin and management teams providing an important support function and deliver the best care to our patients.
You must work with autonomy and a high degree of confidentiality, sensitivity, discretion, empathy and tact.
We are proud of what we do and strive to demonstrate our values of Caring, Respect, Quality and Teamwork in everything we do -do you share these values and are who we are looking for?
We have a great team @ Clarkson who are excited about a new colleague joining us in our quest to provide a consistent, high level, proactive service to our patients. You will be part of our Nursing team consisting of 3 nurses and 2 HCA's.
We all see and have access to our 3 Partners daily which enables everyone to feel involved in the organisation.
We have free onsite parking, a staff room for breaks and an Employee Assistance Programme.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make a positive difference to patient's lives everyday.
Come and join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a
high quality clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to
patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease
management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the
clinical team.
All duties
will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and
with regard to the various practice protocols. The nurse is part of a nursing
team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of
nursing care relevant to the practice population.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST
- Meeting
patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred
to them by a GP or other clinical colleague.
- Initiating
and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of
the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral
is necessary.
- Managing
the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases, liaising with admin
colleague as necessary.
- The
following clinics are offered at Clarkson Surgery by our Practice Nursing Team:
-
Asthma
/ COPD
-
HRT
reviews
-
Travel
advice and vaccinations
-
Diabetes
-
Hypertension
-
Cardiovascular
Disease
-
Cervical
Smears
-
Family
Planning
-
immunisations
-
Amending
or adding to services as needs are identified.
- Maintaining
efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to
ensure continuity of care where necessary.
- Routine
treatment room skills in general clinics, including:
-
Clinical
nursing practice
-
Immunisations
-
ECGs
-
Screening
- undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI,
Urinalysis, smoking status. Undertake
venepuncture according to practice protocol
- Health
Promotion - Make basic assessment of needs of patients and provide nutritional
advice on Weight, CHD, Diabetes, BMI. Understand
patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle, offer lifestyle advice on
smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate.
- Infection
Control
-
Support
patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
-
Apply
infection control measures within the practice according to local and national
guidelines. This includes:
o
Universal
hygiene precautions
o
The
collection and handling of laboratory specimens
o
Segregation
and disposal of waste materials
o
Decontamination
of instruments and clinical equipment
o
Reporting
and treatment of sharps injuries
o
Dealing
with blood and body fluid spillages
-
To
be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
-
attend
updates when required
-
Have
a working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and breast screening programmes
-
Can
discuss breast self-awareness and provide supporting literature to patients
-
To
maintain accurate patient records on the computer
-
To
collect data and participate in regular practice audits and research projects
when required
-
To
log and dispatch specimens as appropriate
-
To
assist the Practice Nurse team in the provision of Health Promotion and Chronic
Disease Management
-
To
maintain continuous professional development in keeping with the requirements
of the practice.
-
To
participate in training of other personnel as appropriate, including unqualified
staff.
-
To
contribute to the preparation of the Practice and Professional Development
Plan.
-
Facilitate
good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised
messages.
-
Receive
and understand information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice
of all clinicians wherever necessary.
-
-Undertake
all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed
necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively.
-
Be
available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability
of the reception team, and be aware of limit of own ability.
-
Ensure
that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate
action
Additional skills required for the
post :
An ability to prioritise and balance
routine administrative tasks against important management issues of the surgery
Make balanced and appropriate
decisions, particularly about when to alert the duty GP.
Ability to contribute to future
practice policies and growth
Excellent communication skills
written/verbal
Use
available resources effectively
Develop and Implement new ideas to improve performance
Communicate effectively with the
Doctors, Practice Manager, the team, colleagues and outside agencies
Perform in a cost effective manner
to eliminate waste and to help the organisation to run economically
Working knowledge of clinical
software and general computer/medical equipment (or the ability to quickly
learn).
The above is not an exhaustive list
of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be
asked to undertake.
Professional Registration: You will
be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC.
You will also be expected to be
conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the
importance of professional accountability
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a
high quality clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to
patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease
management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the
clinical team.
All duties
will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and
with regard to the various practice protocols. The nurse is part of a nursing
team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of
nursing care relevant to the practice population.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST
- Meeting
patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred
to them by a GP or other clinical colleague.
- Initiating
and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of
the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral
is necessary.
- Managing
the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases, liaising with admin
colleague as necessary.
- The
following clinics are offered at Clarkson Surgery by our Practice Nursing Team:
-
Asthma
/ COPD
-
HRT
reviews
-
Travel
advice and vaccinations
-
Diabetes
-
Hypertension
-
Cardiovascular
Disease
-
Cervical
Smears
-
Family
Planning
-
immunisations
-
Amending
or adding to services as needs are identified.
- Maintaining
efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to
ensure continuity of care where necessary.
- Routine
treatment room skills in general clinics, including:
-
Clinical
nursing practice
-
Immunisations
-
ECGs
-
Screening
- undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI,
Urinalysis, smoking status. Undertake
venepuncture according to practice protocol
- Health
Promotion - Make basic assessment of needs of patients and provide nutritional
advice on Weight, CHD, Diabetes, BMI. Understand
patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle, offer lifestyle advice on
smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate.
- Infection
Control
-
Support
patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
-
Apply
infection control measures within the practice according to local and national
guidelines. This includes:
o
Universal
hygiene precautions
o
The
collection and handling of laboratory specimens
o
Segregation
and disposal of waste materials
o
Decontamination
of instruments and clinical equipment
o
Reporting
and treatment of sharps injuries
o
Dealing
with blood and body fluid spillages
-
To
be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
-
attend
updates when required
-
Have
a working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and breast screening programmes
-
Can
discuss breast self-awareness and provide supporting literature to patients
-
To
maintain accurate patient records on the computer
-
To
collect data and participate in regular practice audits and research projects
when required
-
To
log and dispatch specimens as appropriate
-
To
assist the Practice Nurse team in the provision of Health Promotion and Chronic
Disease Management
-
To
maintain continuous professional development in keeping with the requirements
of the practice.
-
To
participate in training of other personnel as appropriate, including unqualified
staff.
-
To
contribute to the preparation of the Practice and Professional Development
Plan.
-
Facilitate
good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised
messages.
-
Receive
and understand information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice
of all clinicians wherever necessary.
-
-Undertake
all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed
necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively.
-
Be
available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability
of the reception team, and be aware of limit of own ability.
-
Ensure
that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate
action
Additional skills required for the
post :
An ability to prioritise and balance
routine administrative tasks against important management issues of the surgery
Make balanced and appropriate
decisions, particularly about when to alert the duty GP.
Ability to contribute to future
practice policies and growth
Excellent communication skills
written/verbal
Use
available resources effectively
Develop and Implement new ideas to improve performance
Communicate effectively with the
Doctors, Practice Manager, the team, colleagues and outside agencies
Perform in a cost effective manner
to eliminate waste and to help the organisation to run economically
Working knowledge of clinical
software and general computer/medical equipment (or the ability to quickly
learn).
The above is not an exhaustive list
of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be
asked to undertake.
Professional Registration: You will
be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC.
You will also be expected to be
conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the
importance of professional accountability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - registered nurse with a minimum 2 years post registration
- - up-to-date validation with the NMC
- - basic/advanced certificate of life support
- - chronic disease management awareness/skills
- - working experience of supporting diabetes patients
- - willingness to learn and acquire new skills
- - insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and Primary Care
- - Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- - demonstrate an understanding of audits.
- - excellent computer skills
- - understanding and awareness of health and safety issues.
- - good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- - evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
- - good team player and ability to get on with others at all levels.
- - ability to be reflective, accept feedback and act constructively.
- - ability to use initiative as appropriate.
Desirable
- -willingness to undertake further study as appropriate to the role
- - ability to cover colleagues absence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - registered nurse with a minimum 2 years post registration
- - up-to-date validation with the NMC
- - basic/advanced certificate of life support
- - chronic disease management awareness/skills
- - working experience of supporting diabetes patients
- - willingness to learn and acquire new skills
- - insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and Primary Care
- - Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- - demonstrate an understanding of audits.
- - excellent computer skills
- - understanding and awareness of health and safety issues.
- - good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- - evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
- - good team player and ability to get on with others at all levels.
- - ability to be reflective, accept feedback and act constructively.
- - ability to use initiative as appropriate.
Desirable
- -willingness to undertake further study as appropriate to the role
- - ability to cover colleagues absence
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).