Job summary
The post holder is responsible for the
delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population.
Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within
the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy,
monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs
of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing
nurse leadership as required.
The successful
candidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and
interpersonal skills who is enthusiastic and committed to join the team. The ideal candidate will have experience of
primary care, chronic disease management, diabetes, first contact and telephone
triage.
Candidate must
possess a practice nurse qualification with at least two years’ experience.
Long term conditions experience is desirable.
The successful applicant for this post will be
joining us at a particularly exciting time as we develop and expand our service.
Main duties of the job
- Promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- 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
About us
IntraHealth is one of the UK’s leading provider of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since the company was founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated Practice Nurse to provide a high quality service to our patients within our William Brown Centre.
Our aim is to provide an excellent standard of primary care whilst supporting personal and professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the
delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population.
Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within
the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be
healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening
activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to
meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,
and providing nurse leadership as required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Promote
health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and
well-being
- Implement
and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term
condition
- Identify,
and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of
effective emergency care
- Work with
patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to
live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient
medicals
- 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
- 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
Communication
- Utilise
and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are
fully informed and 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
- 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 NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
and evidence-based care
- Participate in the maintenance
of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and
its activities
- In partnership with other
clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care,
responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Support and participate in
shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the
performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as
appropriate
- Work within policies
relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate safeguarding children
Learning and Development
- Act as mentor to students,
assessing competence against set standards as requested and if
appropriately qualified
- Disseminate learning and
information gained to other team members in order to share good practice
and inform others about current and future developments
- Assess own learning needs
and undertake learning as appropriate
- Make effective use of
learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating
their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information
- Provide an educational
role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that
facilitates learning
Team Working
- Understand own role and scope
in the organisation and identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and
responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms
to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and
appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment
of competence of those taking on delegated duties
- Ensure clear understanding
and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice
- Accept delegation from
other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management
strategies are embedded in own practice
- Work effectively with
others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon
care delivery Participate in team activities that create opportunities
to improve patient care
Management of risk
- Manage and assess risk
within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in
place to protect staff and patients
- Ensure safe storage,
rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Where
appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control
- Undertake mandatory and
statutory training
- Apply infection control
measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
- Apply policies that reduce
environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access
to health care for all
- Participate in the local
implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of
general practice
Managing Information
- Use technology as an aid
to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and
communicating information
- Review and process data
using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and
accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
- Manage information
searches using the internet Understand own and other’s responsibility to
the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Equality and Diversity
- Identify patterns of
discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity
and equality of opportunity
- Enable others to promote
equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
- Support people who need
assistance exercising their rights
- Monitor and evaluate
adherence to local chaperoning policies
- Act as a role model in the
observance of equality and diversity good practice
- Accept the rights of
individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and
refuses care
- Assist patients from
marginalised groups to access quality care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the
delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population.
Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within
the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be
healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening
activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to
meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,
and providing nurse leadership as required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Promote
health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and
well-being
- Implement
and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term
condition
- Identify,
and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of
effective emergency care
- Work with
patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to
live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver
opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient
medicals
- 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
- 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
Communication
- Utilise
and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are
fully informed and 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
- 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 NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
and evidence-based care
- Participate in the maintenance
of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and
its activities
- In partnership with other
clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care,
responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Support and participate in
shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the
performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as
appropriate
- Work within policies
relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate safeguarding children
Learning and Development
- Act as mentor to students,
assessing competence against set standards as requested and if
appropriately qualified
- Disseminate learning and
information gained to other team members in order to share good practice
and inform others about current and future developments
- Assess own learning needs
and undertake learning as appropriate
- Make effective use of
learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating
their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information
- Provide an educational
role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that
facilitates learning
Team Working
- Understand own role and scope
in the organisation and identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and
responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms
to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and
appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment
of competence of those taking on delegated duties
- Ensure clear understanding
and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice
- Accept delegation from
other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management
strategies are embedded in own practice
- Work effectively with
others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon
care delivery Participate in team activities that create opportunities
to improve patient care
Management of risk
- Manage and assess risk
within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in
place to protect staff and patients
- Ensure safe storage,
rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Where
appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control
- Undertake mandatory and
statutory training
- Apply infection control
measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
- Apply policies that reduce
environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access
to health care for all
- Participate in the local
implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of
general practice
Managing Information
- Use technology as an aid
to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and
communicating information
- Review and process data
using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and
accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
- Manage information
searches using the internet Understand own and other’s responsibility to
the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Equality and Diversity
- Identify patterns of
discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity
and equality of opportunity
- Enable others to promote
equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
- Support people who need
assistance exercising their rights
- Monitor and evaluate
adherence to local chaperoning policies
- Act as a role model in the
observance of equality and diversity good practice
- Accept the rights of
individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and
refuses care
- Assist patients from
marginalised groups to access quality care
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills.
- IT skills including accurate data entry.
- Demonstrate appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Respects the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Desirable
- Experience of relevant clinical systems.
- Skills including : Venepuncture, ECG, wound care , adult /children vaccination and immunisation. Health Education, cervical cytology, ear irrigation, spirometry and NHS health checks.
- Qualification / Experience in running chronic disease management clinics.
- Cryotherapy.
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 years experience of working in general practice.
- Experience of treatment room duties required for the post.
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
- Experience of quality initiatives such as QOF and KPIs
- Chronic Disease Management experience in 1 or more chronic disease.
Desirable
- Knowledge of local health issues.
- Awareness of local and national health policy
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Current NMC registration and revalidation with NMC
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Work without direct supervision.
Desirable
- Qualifications/ experience in Cervical cytology.
- Childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills.
- IT skills including accurate data entry.
- Demonstrate appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Respects the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Desirable
- Experience of relevant clinical systems.
- Skills including : Venepuncture, ECG, wound care , adult /children vaccination and immunisation. Health Education, cervical cytology, ear irrigation, spirometry and NHS health checks.
- Qualification / Experience in running chronic disease management clinics.
- Cryotherapy.
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 years experience of working in general practice.
- Experience of treatment room duties required for the post.
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
- Experience of quality initiatives such as QOF and KPIs
- Chronic Disease Management experience in 1 or more chronic disease.
Desirable
- Knowledge of local health issues.
- Awareness of local and national health policy
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Current NMC registration and revalidation with NMC
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Work without direct supervision.
Desirable
- Qualifications/ experience in Cervical cytology.
- Childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
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).
