Job summary
We
are looking for an enthusiastic practice nurse to work in our friendly,
spacious, purpose-designed, 4 partners General Practice located on Hampstead
Heath.
To provide high
quality nursing care to meet the needs of the practice population; which
includes treatment, screening, preventative care, patient education, clinical
quality systems maintenance; and the supervision of any less qualified clinical
colleagues, while working in partnership with other clinical, management and
administrative colleagues to meet stated practice developmental goals.
The duties will
include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced Practice Nurse and any additional roles
agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to
current training.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally have several years
post registration experience, be highly organised, motivated and computer
literate. Previous experience of working in General Practice is essential,
using EMIS Web would be desirable. Experience in childhood immunisation, womens health, wound
care, and general nursing essential. An interest in managing long term
conditions such as diabetes is desirable.
About us
Welcome to Parkend Surgery, a friendly GP practice serving North Camden
We are a training practice approved to train fully qualified doctors who wish to specialise in general practice.
You will be joining a nursing team
consisting of two highly skilled Healthcare Assistants, and a Part Time Practice Nurse you will work as part of a
progressive, integrated and effective primary care team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
To provide high
quality nursing care to meet the needs of the practice population; which
includes treatment, screening, preventative care, patient education, clinical
quality systems maintenance; and the supervision of any less qualified clinical
colleagues, while working in partnership with other clinical, management and
administrative colleagues to meet stated practice developmental goals.
The duties will
include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles
agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to
current training.
Job responsibilities
Professional:
To provide care
for minor injuries, dressings, including pressure bandaging and higher level
wound care, liaising directly, where appropriate with community and secondary
care counter-parts, escalating to a GP as necessary and also provide
supervision for less qualified nursing colleagues in the practice.
- To undertake cervical cytology sampling,
immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines,
working closely with the nursing, clinical and admin team to create
systems to identify patients who are in need of such services and
promoting the service hard to reach patients.
- To provide support to GPs in the management
of chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension etc. by
providing specifically defined clinical sessions, working closely with the
GPs to manage a patients overall care.
- To support the annual flu campaign and other
mass population vaccination programmes as needed in line with national
guidance.
- To act as a chaperone or similar support for
other colleagues as needed.
- To conduct
and supervise other colleagues in anthropometric measurements, blood
pressure, spirometry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, microbiology samples, ECG,
ABPM, peak flow and other practice based tests as needed in the course of
the care of patients.
- To carry out
health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice
initiatives, setting up and maintaining a system for identifying patients
in the target group for such checks.
- To provide
education to patients on practice and local health services, identifying
patients at risk of adverse health behaviours such as physical inactivity,
smoking alcohol and other substance use referring appropriately to others
if needed using protocols and standard that you help to establish.
- To
eventually manage and maintain chronic disease registers and work with
admin staff to construct and maintain robust call and recall systems for
chronic disease, cervical cytology, mammography, immunisation and other
populations based health promotion and disease prevention care programmes,
escalating where necessary patients who need intervention from a GP to
insure a review as appropriate, constructing and maintain care pathways
where patients receive appropriate investigations and reviews by an
appropriate clinician at the appropriate time interval.
- To promote
the health and wellbeing of patients by counselling patients on the nature
of their conditions, the use of their medications, diet, exercise and
other health behaviours.
- To
eventually establish and participate in a robust system of clinical audit
in partnership with other clinical and administrative colleagues, leading
in areas appropriate, such as infection control, to a nursing skill set
and supporting in other areas such as medicines management.
Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical
protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of
abuse.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
To provide high
quality nursing care to meet the needs of the practice population; which
includes treatment, screening, preventative care, patient education, clinical
quality systems maintenance; and the supervision of any less qualified clinical
colleagues, while working in partnership with other clinical, management and
administrative colleagues to meet stated practice developmental goals.
The duties will
include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles
agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to
current training.
Job responsibilities
Professional:
To provide care
for minor injuries, dressings, including pressure bandaging and higher level
wound care, liaising directly, where appropriate with community and secondary
care counter-parts, escalating to a GP as necessary and also provide
supervision for less qualified nursing colleagues in the practice.
- To undertake cervical cytology sampling,
immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines,
working closely with the nursing, clinical and admin team to create
systems to identify patients who are in need of such services and
promoting the service hard to reach patients.
- To provide support to GPs in the management
of chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension etc. by
providing specifically defined clinical sessions, working closely with the
GPs to manage a patients overall care.
- To support the annual flu campaign and other
mass population vaccination programmes as needed in line with national
guidance.
- To act as a chaperone or similar support for
other colleagues as needed.
- To conduct
and supervise other colleagues in anthropometric measurements, blood
pressure, spirometry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, microbiology samples, ECG,
ABPM, peak flow and other practice based tests as needed in the course of
the care of patients.
- To carry out
health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice
initiatives, setting up and maintaining a system for identifying patients
in the target group for such checks.
- To provide
education to patients on practice and local health services, identifying
patients at risk of adverse health behaviours such as physical inactivity,
smoking alcohol and other substance use referring appropriately to others
if needed using protocols and standard that you help to establish.
- To
eventually manage and maintain chronic disease registers and work with
admin staff to construct and maintain robust call and recall systems for
chronic disease, cervical cytology, mammography, immunisation and other
populations based health promotion and disease prevention care programmes,
escalating where necessary patients who need intervention from a GP to
insure a review as appropriate, constructing and maintain care pathways
where patients receive appropriate investigations and reviews by an
appropriate clinician at the appropriate time interval.
- To promote
the health and wellbeing of patients by counselling patients on the nature
of their conditions, the use of their medications, diet, exercise and
other health behaviours.
- To
eventually establish and participate in a robust system of clinical audit
in partnership with other clinical and administrative colleagues, leading
in areas appropriate, such as infection control, to a nursing skill set
and supporting in other areas such as medicines management.
Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical
protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of
abuse.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Qualification
- Current NMC registration
- Certificate in General Practice Nursing
- Cervical Screening Taker
- Childhood Imms
Desirable
- Accredited training in chronic disease management
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- Minimum 2 years General Practice Nursing experience
- Clinical skills including cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccinations
- Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of nurse-led management of long-term conditions
- Please refer to Person Spec
Desirable
- Working with Emis Web
- Leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Qualification
- Current NMC registration
- Certificate in General Practice Nursing
- Cervical Screening Taker
- Childhood Imms
Desirable
- Accredited training in chronic disease management
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- Minimum 2 years General Practice Nursing experience
- Clinical skills including cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccinations
- Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of nurse-led management of long-term conditions
- Please refer to Person Spec
Desirable
- Working with Emis Web
- Leadership skills
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).