Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Level 1: Dressings

Level 2: Family planning to include contraceptive initiation and review, and immunisations.

Level 3: Chronic disease management (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, CVD)

The post holder will:

Provide treatment room services, and others, depending on competency level and scope of practice. To include, but not limited to; wound care, cervical cytology, swabs, family planning such as contraceptive initiation and checks, Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes)

Screening; Undertake opportunistic screening including BP, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status and alcohol intake.

Health promotion: offer education and motivation for patients to change unhealthy behaviours. Recognise a patients readiness to change. Develop and maintain health promotion material.

Infection control: Ensure that the highest infection control standards are met.

Emergency management: Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Safeguarding: Be aware of recognising the need for safeguarding children and adults, raising concerns appropriately.

Administration and paperwork: Arising directly from this caseload (record-keeping, other written communications with local GP surgeries as required) and ensuring all appropriate templates and coding is completed for QOF, LCS, DES.

Team meetings: Essential to the delivery of team-based care, contributing to discussion of clinical practice standards, developing protocols, mutual professional support for colleagues, you will need to attend meetings and actively participate in these.

Personal CPD (continuing professional development): A mix of in-house events, private study and external education events are expected, to remain up to date as is required by your professional registration.

Company-wide training. Join and engage in events to maintain a good understanding of the businesses needs and colleagues.

Adherence to KPIs without jeopardising the safety of the patient.

Identify opportunities and to proactively encourage health promotion and education to all patients.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical decision making within your clinical competence.

To provide mentorship and support to junior staff as and when required.

To assist in the development of new models for service delivery which have a positive impact on the health economy.

To participate in regular performance reviews with your designated line manager.

Clearly demonstrating, always, adherence to PHLs core values.

Additional reasonable duties as directed by the business that are not explicitly stated in this job description.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to and support the development of the service.

It is expected that the post holder will:

Communicate with the Governance Lead and support the delivery of a high-quality service and raise any governance issues that may arise.

Work with the manager to ensure training, significant events, complaints, audits, surveys and other professional service development activities are achieved to ensure the smooth running of the service.

Work as part of the clinical and operational team to deliver high standards of patient centred care.

Undertake effective multidisciplinary liaison across the primary and secondary care interface and PHL Clinical and Operational Team.

Actively participate in investigation of incidents, complaints and investigations as required.

Engage with education and development, and take a responsibility to meet learning objectives as set out in your appraisal and maintain levels of CPD in line with your professional registration.

Integrate within the clinical and operational teams to identify and deliver service requirements and improvements.

Support junior members of the team, offer educational and clinical supervision opportunities and guidance through clinical discussion.

Engage with additional activities under direction of your line manager that may not be detailed in your job description.

Engage with key stakeholders as required to deliver high standards of patient centred care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 2 years of experience working as a Practice Nurse in a Primary Care setting.
• At least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Competence in providing treatments such as immunisations, wound care and Chronic Disease Management.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise own workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Clear understanding of professional responsibilities and accountability.

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS clinical IT system

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the NMC/HCPC
• BSc Level qualification in Nursing
• Be able to clear an enhanced DBS check.
• Must be authorised to work in the EEC.
• Level 3 in Safeguarding of adults and children.
• Must be able to demonstrate and meet competencies of all mandatory training as required within the policies of the organisation.

Desirable

• Minor injury or illness qualification
• Teaching and/or mentorship qualification

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

Partnering Health Ltd

Address

Oaks Healthcare Centre

26 - 30 London Road

Waterlooville

Hampshire

PO8 8DL

Employer's website

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