Job summary
We are looking to recruit
an enthusiastic, motivated, experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly,
dynamic nursing team.
This is an exciting
opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their individual skills and
experience.
Our nursing team consists
of 1 Nurse Team Leader, 3 Nurse Practitioners, 1 Diabetic Specialist Nurse, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 HCA and 2 TNA's.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain a high standard of
nursing care for our patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the
doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.
The duties will
include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced practice nurse, such as:
Chronic Disease
Management, in line with practice protocols, for COPD, Asthma, CHD, Stroke, Hypertension and Diabetes.
Health Screening to include BP checks,
height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status, new patient checks and venepuncture.
Ear care, advising
patients about safe ear care and if necessary undertaking ear syringing.
Providing health promotion for healthy eating, exercise, alcohol and smoking cessation advice.
Complex wound management. Providing diagnosis, management and treatment of leg ulcers using
Doppler assessment.
Vaccinations and
Immunisations for adults and children.
Travel Health Advice,
offering a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice
for patients prior to travel.
Family Planning and Women'sHealth, providing a comprehensive family planning and sexual health service to
patients. Undertaking a programme of cervical cytology.
Applying and maintaining Infection control measures in line with national and local guidance.
Emergency Management,
competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Maintaining
up to date, accurate computerised patient / practice records.
Additional
roles as agreed, appropriate to the role and training.
About us
We have 10,800 patients
and operate from a single site. We are based in Stanley, Co Durham, which is
easily accessible from Durham and Newcastle.
We operate using the
SystmOne clinical system.
We are a proactive and
supportive practice with a key focus on continuous development and improvement.
We recognise the increased
pressure within General Practice and offer a supportive environment, striving
on improving the working day for our practice team.
We are a training practice
for both medical students, GP trainees and career start nurses and encourage
development within the practice.
The practice has a Good
rating by the CQC and we are committed to investing and improving the medical
care we provide for our patients.
There is a strong sense of
team within the practice will all team members working together making this
truly enjoyable place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. 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.
Duties and responsibilities:
Professional
- To undertake assessment and manage programmes of care for patients with chronic disease conditions for example Diabetes, IHD, and hypertension within practice protocols and refer when needed.
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions
- Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise
- Provide a comprehensive family planning and sexual health service and utilise relevant practice protocol guidelines for specific client groups.
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
- Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines
- Suture removal
- Take ECGs
- Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
- Assist in the provision of minor surgery
- Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment
- To assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care and implement standards for quality assurance.
- To act as a resource/mentor to nursing staff and associate nurses or other health care professionals.
- Undertake educational teaching sessions in-house to members of these professionals to support their professional development plans
- Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times
Managerial
- Contribute to the assessment of service needs
- Assist patients to identify their health needs
- Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan
- Manage and organise individual patient consultations
- Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards
- To attend staff meetings
- Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies
- Support the Practice clinical governance agenda
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines
Educational
- Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager
- Participate in clinical supervision
- Support others with their training and development needs
- To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills
Personnel
- Maintain good industrial relations
- Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission
- Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules
- Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning
- Facilitates a learning environment within the team
- Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. 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.
Duties and responsibilities:
Professional
- To undertake assessment and manage programmes of care for patients with chronic disease conditions for example Diabetes, IHD, and hypertension within practice protocols and refer when needed.
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions
- Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise
- Provide a comprehensive family planning and sexual health service and utilise relevant practice protocol guidelines for specific client groups.
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
- Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines
- Suture removal
- Take ECGs
- Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
- Assist in the provision of minor surgery
- Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment
- To assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care and implement standards for quality assurance.
- To act as a resource/mentor to nursing staff and associate nurses or other health care professionals.
- Undertake educational teaching sessions in-house to members of these professionals to support their professional development plans
- Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times
Managerial
- Contribute to the assessment of service needs
- Assist patients to identify their health needs
- Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan
- Manage and organise individual patient consultations
- Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards
- To attend staff meetings
- Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies
- Support the Practice clinical governance agenda
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines
Educational
- Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager
- Participate in clinical supervision
- Support others with their training and development needs
- To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills
Personnel
- Maintain good industrial relations
- Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission
- Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules
- Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning
- Facilitates a learning environment within the team
- Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
- Minimum 2 years experience post registration.
- Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
- Chronic disease management qualifications.
- Competence to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
- Understanding of health and safety issues.
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Desirable
- Undertaken mentorship training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care and recording spirometry
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
- Minimum 2 years experience post registration.
- Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
- Chronic disease management qualifications.
- Competence to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
- Understanding of health and safety issues.
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Desirable
- Undertaken mentorship training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care and recording spirometry
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
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).