NTGP has a fantastic opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team. The position will require sessions from both locations (on different days). We are flexible with sessions available. The days can be negotiated to suit you, the team & patients.
The Practice Nurse will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits.
You will be responsible for the provision of medical services to our patient population managing a caseload dealing with a wide range of health needs. You will be supporting & supported by the wide range of clinical and non-clinical team within the practice.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits.
About us
We are large forward-thinking practice of 15,000 patients, providing quality healthcare and outcomes for our patients in the North Trafford area. We operate from two sites Chester Road and Seymour Grove.
The team at NTGP comprises of 3 GP Partners, 8 Salaried GPs, 2 Physician Associates, 2 Pharmacists, and 6 Nursing team along with non-clinical team of 30+ staff managed by the Business Manager.
Our practices have been rated as Good by CQC and we take pride in delivering quality care to our patients and have a strong training and personal development ethos. We are part of North Trafford Primary Care Network one of the partners is the Clinical Director.
We are using EMIS Web and DOCMAN as our clinical system along with Ask My GP to provide digital platform to our patients.
Job responsibilities
* Practice independently in accordance with NMC code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines
* Maintain accurate documentation of care and utilisation of IT
* Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development, facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks.
* Provide focus for nursing expertise within practice, advising nursing staff, appropriate to level of competence
* Administer adult and child immunisations andvaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Is incompetent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensure safestorage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and durgs and adequate stock levelsare maintained.
* Takes a lead in areas such as Asthma and COPDmanagement, undertakes the establishment and running of disease managementclinics and provides specialist nursing care for the patients orcommunities that practice serves.
* Management of chronic diseases which includesasthma, hypertension, COPD,CVA/TIA, CHD, and CHD risk assessment and management. Initiates theprocess of diagnosis with patients suspected to have chronic disease
* Initiates and carries our programmes of Healthpromotion and screening, cervical and sexual health screening.
* Acting as a coordinator for helping Nurse Lead for Infection Control
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Nurse
* Registered with NMC
* Experience of working in General Practice
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing team
* Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
* Experience of working in primary care
* Experience of working in a GP practice
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.
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