Job summary
Full Time / Part time Practice Nurse, Robin Lane Health & Wellbeing Centre, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 7DE
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our nursing team as a Practice Nurse at Robin Lane Health & Wellbeing Centre. You will work under the direct supervision of a lead nurse and strictly in accordance to practice guidelines and protocols.
This role will be subject to you passing a 6-month probatinary period.
Please contact clinicarehr@clinicareservices.net to arrange an informal site visit.
This advert may close early should the right candidate be found
Main duties of the job
Clinical practice
Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where possible.
Delivering a quality service
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
About us
Our GP Practice looks after the healthcare of around 13,500 patients by our forward thinking, multi-disciplinary team. We are a supportive team and we offer training practice for medical students, nursing students and GP registrars. We have a modern purpose-built practice building. Rated Good by the CQC. We use SystmOne. We have a large non-clinical team providing additional support including, IT, Finance, HR and Administration, across both our practices, Manor Park Surgery and Robin Lane Health & Wellbeing Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical practice
- Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where possible.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions within your sphere of competence.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, leg ulcers and complex wound presentation within your sphere of competence.
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based ear care for patients.
Communication
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed prior to consent to treatment
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders
- Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to the Practice protocols and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising Datix .
- Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance
- Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Specific Areas
This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the role. You may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with your competence.
Policies and Procedures
a) You are required to familiarise yourself with all the Practices policies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.
Confidentiality and Data Protection
a) You must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business and meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act (2018) at all times.
b) You must comply with all the Practices information and data protection policies at all times. You will be required to work in a confidential manner and any information gained must not be communicated to other persons except where required in the recognised course of duty.
Health and Safety
a) You must be aware of the responsibilities placed on you under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and you must follow these in full at all times, including ensuring that you act in line with all agreed procedures at all times in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
Equality and Diversity
a) The Practice complies with equality and diversity regulations and has appropriate policies in place. You are expected to comply with these policies.
Use of Technology
a) You are expected to use automated information systems in your work in order to improve quality and co-ordination of services, and to enable faster and more certain communication.
No Smoking Policy
a) The Practice operates a no-smoking policy, in line with Government legislation. This applies to all staff, visitors and patients. It is a condition of employment for staff that they do not smoke whilst on duty or in uniform or anywhere on the premises. This includes electronic cigarettes.
Infection Prevention and Control
a) Infection Prevention and Control is everybody's responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical are required to adhere to the Practices Infection Prevention and Control policy and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Health Care Associated Infections.
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
b) The Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous recruitment checks are carried out and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical practice
- Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where possible.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions within your sphere of competence.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, leg ulcers and complex wound presentation within your sphere of competence.
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based ear care for patients.
Communication
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed prior to consent to treatment
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders
- Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to the Practice protocols and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising Datix .
- Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance
- Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Specific Areas
This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the role. You may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with your competence.
Policies and Procedures
a) You are required to familiarise yourself with all the Practices policies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.
Confidentiality and Data Protection
a) You must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business and meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act (2018) at all times.
b) You must comply with all the Practices information and data protection policies at all times. You will be required to work in a confidential manner and any information gained must not be communicated to other persons except where required in the recognised course of duty.
Health and Safety
a) You must be aware of the responsibilities placed on you under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and you must follow these in full at all times, including ensuring that you act in line with all agreed procedures at all times in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
Equality and Diversity
a) The Practice complies with equality and diversity regulations and has appropriate policies in place. You are expected to comply with these policies.
Use of Technology
a) You are expected to use automated information systems in your work in order to improve quality and co-ordination of services, and to enable faster and more certain communication.
No Smoking Policy
a) The Practice operates a no-smoking policy, in line with Government legislation. This applies to all staff, visitors and patients. It is a condition of employment for staff that they do not smoke whilst on duty or in uniform or anywhere on the premises. This includes electronic cigarettes.
Infection Prevention and Control
a) Infection Prevention and Control is everybody's responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical are required to adhere to the Practices Infection Prevention and Control policy and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Health Care Associated Infections.
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
b) The Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous recruitment checks are carried out and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC.
- Baby Immunisation.
- Wound Care.
- Travel Immunisation.
Desirable
- Smear Taker Qualification.
- Diploma in long term conditions management (e.g. Asthma, COPD or diabetes).
- Non-Medical prescribing (V300) qualification.
Skills
Essential
- Negotiation and conflict malmanagement skills.
- IT skills.
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients & families.
- Communication skills, both written & verbal.
Desirable
- Practice supervisor and/or assessor qualification.
- Experience in chronic disease management, COPD & asthma.
- Contraception and other aspects of women's health e.g. cytology/sexual health.
Experience
Essential
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a Nurse led service.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Awareness of clinical governess issues in Primary Care.
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Desirable
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of local and national health policy.
- Awareness of issues in the wider health economy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC.
- Baby Immunisation.
- Wound Care.
- Travel Immunisation.
Desirable
- Smear Taker Qualification.
- Diploma in long term conditions management (e.g. Asthma, COPD or diabetes).
- Non-Medical prescribing (V300) qualification.
Skills
Essential
- Negotiation and conflict malmanagement skills.
- IT skills.
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients & families.
- Communication skills, both written & verbal.
Desirable
- Practice supervisor and/or assessor qualification.
- Experience in chronic disease management, COPD & asthma.
- Contraception and other aspects of women's health e.g. cytology/sexual health.
Experience
Essential
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a Nurse led service.
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Awareness of clinical governess issues in Primary Care.
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Desirable
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of local and national health policy.
- Awareness of issues in the wider health economy.
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).
