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Ascot Medical Centre

Practice Nurse

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Job summary

Experienced Practice Nurse required for to work at our Modern General Practice site in Ascot.Part-time for 3 days a week.Long-term locum agreements can also be considered.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward thinking team based at the Heatherwood Hospital site using Data driven ways of working, risk stratifying and targeting patients for the right clinician at the right time to help solve problems and make a difference to the patient and population as a whole.

Your skills and talent would be valued and nurtured to help you develop and support the team in providing excellent patient care.

Your voice and dialogue will help us understand the challenges and help shape our solutions.

You will be joining a safe space with an emphasis on fairness that helps the team maintain high achievement in patient outcomes

Main duties of the job

Duties will include management of chronic illnesses including diabetes, cytology, vaccinations and overall general treatment services. Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice and in line with national guidelines to the entitled patient population.

The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, immunisations, cytology as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

About us

We are a small and friendly team with a focus on scheduled care to help optimise population health and we are able to achieve this with great team work in a learning environment that is nuturing and fosters growth. We are a teaching practice and also involved in primary care research and novel digital ways of working in primary care. We are high achievers in QOF with a population that is advanced in its use of online consultation.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4513-23-0001

Job locations

Brook House,

Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 7GB


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

* Childhood Immunisations

*Long term Conditions Reviews - eg., COPD / Asthma / Diabetes

*Basic wound care

*Contraception Reviews

*Removal of sutures

*Peak flow readings

*Advanced: Spirometry. Undertake spirometry / reversibility as requested by a GP

*Assisting GPs with minor surgery / coil fittings

*ECG Recording. Carry out ECG's for interpretation by a GP

*Blood pressure measurements

*Routine immunisations

*Urinalysis

*Administration of medication. Flu vaccinations, Pneumococcal, Shingles vaccinations, B12, Depo injections

*Venepuncture (desired but not compulsory).Take blood samples as requested or in line with practice procedures.

*Non-clinical - Admin. Infection Control, stock ordering (medical)

*Home visits. Visits with supervision from Practice Nurse for housebound/Care Home patients to carry out the above duties as required.

*Audit. Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead

*Local initiatives. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

*Medical Students. Accommodate medical students observing clinics and provide demonstrations as requested by GP

*Chaperone. Act as a chaperone as required.

*Health Promotion. Provide lifestyle advice.

*Continuing Professional development. Support and participate in shared learning within the Practice. Performing other related duties as assigned by the Practice Manager or Clinical Supervisor.

Job Summary:To support the Nursing Team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the Practice multidisciplinary team, deliver care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will deliver and be part of the clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

* Childhood Immunisations

*Long term Conditions Reviews - eg., COPD / Asthma / Diabetes

*Basic wound care

*Contraception Reviews

*Removal of sutures

*Peak flow readings

*Advanced: Spirometry. Undertake spirometry / reversibility as requested by a GP

*Assisting GPs with minor surgery / coil fittings

*ECG Recording. Carry out ECG's for interpretation by a GP

*Blood pressure measurements

*Routine immunisations

*Urinalysis

*Administration of medication. Flu vaccinations, Pneumococcal, Shingles vaccinations, B12, Depo injections

*Venepuncture (desired but not compulsory).Take blood samples as requested or in line with practice procedures.

*Non-clinical - Admin. Infection Control, stock ordering (medical)

*Home visits. Visits with supervision from Practice Nurse for housebound/Care Home patients to carry out the above duties as required.

*Audit. Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead

*Local initiatives. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

*Medical Students. Accommodate medical students observing clinics and provide demonstrations as requested by GP

*Chaperone. Act as a chaperone as required.

*Health Promotion. Provide lifestyle advice.

*Continuing Professional development. Support and participate in shared learning within the Practice. Performing other related duties as assigned by the Practice Manager or Clinical Supervisor.

Job Summary:To support the Nursing Team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the Practice multidisciplinary team, deliver care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will deliver and be part of the clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration

Desirable

  • Experience in Spirometry

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with children

Desirable

  • Experience working in primary care

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience in childhood vaccinations

Desirable

  • Basic IT skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration

Desirable

  • Experience in Spirometry

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with children

Desirable

  • Experience working in primary care

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience in childhood vaccinations

Desirable

  • Basic IT skills

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ascot Medical Centre

Address

Brook House,

Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

https://ascotmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ascot Medical Centre

Address

Brook House,

Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 7GB


Employer's website

https://ascotmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Jo Taylor

jotaylor1@nhs.net

01344874011

Details

Date posted

29 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4513-23-0001

Job locations

Brook House,

Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 7GB


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