Job summary
Practice Nurse
Leicester
£27,655 - £47,672 with
additional payments for unsociable hours
Enhancements /
Benefits:
You will attract an additional 30% when working Monday to
Friday evenings and 45% working weekends.
Generous annual leave entitlement & NHS Pension we
also honour NHS continuous service bring your entitlement with you!
Main duties of the job
About the role
As a Practice Nurse, you will be responsible for is
responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care for
the whole practice population. The post holder can work alone without direct
support within own levels of competency, undertaking nursing duties, and work
with other practice staff to ensure the smooth running of the service. The post
holder will use nursing skills to deliver the highest standards of nursing care
in accordance with evidence-based practice and national practice protocols.
The post holder will participate in promoting and advancing DHU
Health Care CIC, whilst working towards DHUs Values, behaviours, and principles
We are always:
Compassionate we show
kindness, consideration and understanding in everything we do and demonstrate
our caring nature to our patient, people, and communities.
Accomplished we are
available day and night a response, adaptable, professional NHS partner,
providing the best advice, care, and treatment for every individual.
Respectful we recognise
the value that individual and team difference bring welcoming views,
listening, being honest, and learning from others experiences.
Encouraging we believe
everyone matters, so we inspire confidence in other promoting speaking up,
fostering career-long learning and development, and supporting improvement
ideas.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest
company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including
urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We care
for patients across the West and East Midlands a population totalling around
14 million. As a socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate,
high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to
our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to find out more about us, you can
visit our website at Our
profile: DHU Healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- To participate in clinical team meetings.
- To work within guidelines and policies, to support the implementation of policies in own work area and participate in working groups as required.
To run clinics as directed by the clinical management team.
- To recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic investigations.
- To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
- To provide health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
- Develop and maintain competency in core clinical skills including: -
- Ear Care
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy and Cannulation
- Wound Management
- Spirometry Recording and Interpretation
- Sexual Health Screening
- Wound Care
- First Aid and Emergency Medical Management of Life-Threatening Conditions
- Ambulatory Monitoring
- Immunisations
- Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist injection administration.
- NHS health Checks
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Near Patient Testing
To prescribe medication and work within the limitations of current extended Non-Medical Prescribing legislation.
Discharge or refer patients as appropriate to internal or external clinical pathways.
Support Clinical and Operational service leads
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- To participate in clinical team meetings.
- To work within guidelines and policies, to support the implementation of policies in own work area and participate in working groups as required.
To run clinics as directed by the clinical management team.
- To recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic investigations.
- To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
- To provide health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
- Develop and maintain competency in core clinical skills including: -
- Ear Care
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy and Cannulation
- Wound Management
- Spirometry Recording and Interpretation
- Sexual Health Screening
- Wound Care
- First Aid and Emergency Medical Management of Life-Threatening Conditions
- Ambulatory Monitoring
- Immunisations
- Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist injection administration.
- NHS health Checks
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Near Patient Testing
To prescribe medication and work within the limitations of current extended Non-Medical Prescribing legislation.
Discharge or refer patients as appropriate to internal or external clinical pathways.
Support Clinical and Operational service leads
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Practice nurse Qualification or accredited long term condition modules
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and long-term conditions in primary care across the lifespan.
- Can formulate management plans for patients with Long Term Conditions
- Advanced Clinical Assessment skills
- Telephone Triage experience
- Has experience in one of the following:
- Primary Care / GP Surgery
- Emergency Care Centres
- Out of hours facilities/WIC
Desirable
- Computer literacy. Familiarity with SystmOne, ICE, and Ardens Templates Self-motivated, able to work without supervision, using own initiative to complete tasks.
- Be prepared to travel between different sites when on duty.
- ALS / PALS
- Cannulation and Venepuncture
- ECG recording and interpretation.
- Plastering Suturing and wound closure
- IRMER & X-Ray interpretation.
- Pathology interpretation Telephone triage
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Practice nurse Qualification or accredited long term condition modules
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and long-term conditions in primary care across the lifespan.
- Can formulate management plans for patients with Long Term Conditions
- Advanced Clinical Assessment skills
- Telephone Triage experience
- Has experience in one of the following:
- Primary Care / GP Surgery
- Emergency Care Centres
- Out of hours facilities/WIC
Desirable
- Computer literacy. Familiarity with SystmOne, ICE, and Ardens Templates Self-motivated, able to work without supervision, using own initiative to complete tasks.
- Be prepared to travel between different sites when on duty.
- ALS / PALS
- Cannulation and Venepuncture
- ECG recording and interpretation.
- Plastering Suturing and wound closure
- IRMER & X-Ray interpretation.
- Pathology interpretation Telephone triage
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).
