Job summary
Please note: This vacancy is being advertised by One Wight Health Ltd - GP Federation, on behalf of South Wight Medical Practice.
South Wight Medical Practice will be the employer for this post.
Hours:Two part time positions. Hours can be negotiated and/or job
share, to the equivalent of a full time position.
Salary: Dependent on experience.
You must be able to work at all three sites in the villages of Brighstone, Godshill and
Niton
We are a rural, dispensing GP Practice committed to
serving our community, with patient centred care and traditional values at the
heart of what we do.
We are looking to expand our small team by
welcoming two fully qualified nurses. Experience in General Practice is ideal
but not essential what matters most is your commitment to providing
high-quality, compassionate care.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to
build lasting relationships with patients, work as part of a supportive team,
and deliver personalised, evidence-based care in a welcoming environment.
Main duties of the job
The Main responsibilities of the role
include:
- Chronic disease management.
- Health promotion.
- Cytology.
- Basic wound care including removal of sutures.
- Vaccinations and immunisations.
- ECGs.
- Asthma, peak flow readings, Spirometry.
- INR monitoring using INR star.
- Provide travel advice for patients prior to travel.
- Monitor appropriate use of medical supplies e.g dressings,vaccines.
- Implement and adhere to Infection Prevention and control measures and requirements.
About us
We are a small but friendly team in caring for our population of 6000 patients. We are based across three sites in the villages of Brighstone, Godshill and Niton.
We host a multi disciplinary team across our 3 sites in the South Wight and are an active member of the South Primary Care Network (PCN).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full job description see supporting document.
Job
Summary:
This role is responsible
for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the
practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of
practice to the entitled patient population.
Working autonomously, the Practice Nurse will be responsible for a
number of clinical areas such as public health and screening programmes,
including infection prevention and control, chronic disease management,
immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and
cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed population health management
approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving
access.
The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice
team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network and
multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formal training events and
to promote best practice in their area of expertise as well as supporting the
practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and
procedure.
This organisation must ensure that the
post-holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate
named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a
day-to-day basis. Further information on clinical supervision can be sought
within the organisations Clinical Supervision Policy.
Key Responsibilities:
The following are
the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:
- Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead
and work to the IPC Policy.
- Consult with patients and their families to
undertake assessments of patient need.
- Support in the
long-term condition management within the organisation, including being
involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
- Develop,
implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and
housebound patients registered with the organisation.
- Support public
health and screening programmes, including childhood immunisations,
vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health
promotion advice.
- Embed population
health management approaches within general practice, targeting health
inequalities and improving access.
- As required,
provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based
evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Support
new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the
organisation.
- Teach and advise
patients and their families on how to manage their condition.
- Participate in
clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required,
including supporting with the development, and updating of practice
protocols/guidelines and procedures locally.
- Work within
national and local protocols where these exist.
- Recognise the
boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be
referred.
- Support in the
delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
- Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical
governance.
- Support the practice team with the reviewing and
implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to
extant legislation.
- Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least
every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress
will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
- Partake in and promote public health campaigns (e.g.,
flu clinics).
- Provide travel advice services.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction
programmes.
- Participate in the management of patient complaints
when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary
learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events.
- Be aware of
duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to
practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding
Children.
- Provide wound
care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients.
- Maintain accurate
clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT
codes are used effectively.
- Contribute to
practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance.
- Maintain chronic
disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system.
- Maintain a clean,
tidy, effective working area at all times.
- Chaperone
patients where necessary.
- Support the team
in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Liaise with
external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately
(vulnerable patients, etc.).
There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full job description see supporting document.
Job
Summary:
This role is responsible
for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the
practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of
practice to the entitled patient population.
Working autonomously, the Practice Nurse will be responsible for a
number of clinical areas such as public health and screening programmes,
including infection prevention and control, chronic disease management,
immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and
cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed population health management
approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving
access.
The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice
team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network and
multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formal training events and
to promote best practice in their area of expertise as well as supporting the
practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and
procedure.
This organisation must ensure that the
post-holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate
named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a
day-to-day basis. Further information on clinical supervision can be sought
within the organisations Clinical Supervision Policy.
Key Responsibilities:
The following are
the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:
- Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead
and work to the IPC Policy.
- Consult with patients and their families to
undertake assessments of patient need.
- Support in the
long-term condition management within the organisation, including being
involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
- Develop,
implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and
housebound patients registered with the organisation.
- Support public
health and screening programmes, including childhood immunisations,
vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health
promotion advice.
- Embed population
health management approaches within general practice, targeting health
inequalities and improving access.
- As required,
provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based
evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Support
new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the
organisation.
- Teach and advise
patients and their families on how to manage their condition.
- Participate in
clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required,
including supporting with the development, and updating of practice
protocols/guidelines and procedures locally.
- Work within
national and local protocols where these exist.
- Recognise the
boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be
referred.
- Support in the
delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
- Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical
governance.
- Support the practice team with the reviewing and
implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to
extant legislation.
- Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least
every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress
will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
- Partake in and promote public health campaigns (e.g.,
flu clinics).
- Provide travel advice services.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction
programmes.
- Participate in the management of patient complaints
when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary
learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events.
- Be aware of
duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to
practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding
Children.
- Provide wound
care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients.
- Maintain accurate
clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT
codes are used effectively.
- Contribute to
practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance.
- Maintain chronic
disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system.
- Maintain a clean,
tidy, effective working area at all times.
- Chaperone
patients where necessary.
- Support the team
in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Liaise with
external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately
(vulnerable patients, etc.).
There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified NMC Registered Nurse (at least 2 years).
- Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Desirable
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with chronic disease management.
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
- Experience of working autonomously.
Desirable
- Experienced in Asthma and COPD or Diabetes management.
- Experienced in running a treatment room with wound care management, and immunisations/injections (including Childhood vaccinations).
- Experienced in cervical smear taking.
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking .
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and womans health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs .
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes .
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service.
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified NMC Registered Nurse (at least 2 years).
- Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Desirable
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with chronic disease management.
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
- Experience of working autonomously.
Desirable
- Experienced in Asthma and COPD or Diabetes management.
- Experienced in running a treatment room with wound care management, and immunisations/injections (including Childhood vaccinations).
- Experienced in cervical smear taking.
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking .
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and womans health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs .
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes .
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service.
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines).
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).
