Practice Nurse - Holmwood Corner Surgery

Kingston GP Chambers

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Job summary

Holmwood Corner Surgery are proud of our team which comprises 4 GP partners, seven salaried GPs, two pharmacists, FCP, a social prescriber, three practice nurses, a nursing associate and HCA supported by our experienced management team and administrative colleagues including a prescription clerk and a team streamlining workflow for clinicians. Our purpose-built premises serves a population of 13,900.

The surgery is looking for a friendly, professional, and efficient Practice Nurse to join our practice team. The right candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills for dealing with our diverse patient population and be able to work well in a close-knit team of both clinicians and non-clinicians. Good clinical knowledge and analytical skills are important to ensure successful consultations whilst working closely with the existing nursing team of three senior nurses, 1 Nursing Associate and 1 HCA.

Experience in long- term condition management including COPD, Asthma and Diabetes would be ideal as well as experience in contraception and family planning.

Previous experience in general practice is essential.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

  • Deliver a high standard of patient care using high level autonomous clinical skills and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base
  • Deal with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting. Responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
  • Promote healthy lifestyles and participate in national immunisation and screening programmes.
  • Enable patients to manage their long-term health care needs and to achieve their full potential in terms of independent living.
  • Carry out all duties in accordance with the NMC Code of professional conduct and with regard to the various local and national policies, guidelines and protocols.

Clinical Responsibilities:

1) Undertake clinical duties with relevant training in some of the areas:

  • Cervical Cytology
  • Infection Control
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Immunisations
  • Ear Care
  • Minor Injuries
  • Phlebotomy
  • Wound Care
  • Travel Health Immunisations and Advice
2) Actively encourage and facilitate choices for patients by providing health promotion during routine screening procedures e.g.: new patient health checks, cervical cytology and long-term conditions management.

3) Communicate complex information to patients and relatives where needed with a variety of diverse needs, using negotiation and persuasive skills to motivate.

About us

Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.

Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia and Diabetes.

In addition, Kingston GP Chambers are at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care.

We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend and on Bank Holidays.

Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience.

We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community.

We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognised as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced and urgent GP services.

We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly-provided services.

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary dependent upon experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

B0276-24-0065

Job locations

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care in negotiation with other members of the nursing team and as directed by GPs.

General:

  • Work with other members of the nursing and healthcare team to organise and provide nursing services for the practice population
  • Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with General Practitioners (GPs) or independently, following agreed protocols
  • Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to GPs as necessary
  • Advise patients on general healthcare and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Essential duties:

  • Cytology and sexual health screening
  • Wound care
  • Sexual health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Removal of sutures
  • Zoladex
  • Contraception
  • Routine immunisations/childhood immunisations

Non essential duties:

  • Travel health
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Spirometry
  • FeNO
  • Student/staff education and training

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and other members of the nursing and healthcare assistant team.

Liaison:

Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality

Only those candidates who are able to demonstrate competence for the essential duties highlighted will be considered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care in negotiation with other members of the nursing team and as directed by GPs.

General:

  • Work with other members of the nursing and healthcare team to organise and provide nursing services for the practice population
  • Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with General Practitioners (GPs) or independently, following agreed protocols
  • Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to GPs as necessary
  • Advise patients on general healthcare and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Essential duties:

  • Cytology and sexual health screening
  • Wound care
  • Sexual health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Removal of sutures
  • Zoladex
  • Contraception
  • Routine immunisations/childhood immunisations

Non essential duties:

  • Travel health
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Spirometry
  • FeNO
  • Student/staff education and training

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and other members of the nursing and healthcare assistant team.

Liaison:

Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality

Only those candidates who are able to demonstrate competence for the essential duties highlighted will be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Qualified Practice Nurse
  • Cervical Cytology
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Qualified Practice Nurse
  • Cervical Cytology

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

Kingston GP Chambers

Address

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR


Employer's website

https://www.kingstongpchambers.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Kingston GP Chambers

Address

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR


Employer's website

https://www.kingstongpchambers.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Workforce Development Lead

Mark Mensah

kgpc.recruitment@nhs.net

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary dependent upon experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

B0276-24-0065

Job locations

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR


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