Practice Nurse Opportunity Musters Medical Practice, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire Are you ready to be part of something new and exciting?
Our forward-thinking practice in Rushcliffe is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Practice Nurse to join our dynamic and growing team. Serving a diverse patient list of 8,500, we are in the midst of an exciting transformation - building a team that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and delivering exceptional patient care.
* Fresh Energy, New Ideas: We're embracing change with open arms and welcome new team members to bring their passion and expertise to the table.
* Supportive Environment: Work in a practice that values professional development and provides opportunities for you to flourish in your role.
* Community Focused: As part of the Rushcliffe healthcare community, we understand the unique challenges and rewards of providing care in this area.
Main duties of the job
What we're looking for:
* A skilled, motivated, and experienced Practice Nurse who thrives in a collaborative setting.
* Confidence in managing a variety of clinical tasks, including chronic disease management, immunisations, and health promotion.
* A proactive approach to improving patient outcomes and contributing to practice development.
About us
What we offer:
* Competitive salary, aligned with experience and qualifications.
* Flexible working arrangements to promote a healthy work-life balance.
* Opportunities to shape the future of a practice undergoing positive transformation.
If you're looking for a role that combines challenge, opportunity, and the chance to make a real difference in a thriving local practice, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us as we reimagine the future of primary care right here at Musters.
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post: Practice Nurse
Reporting to: Senior Nurse
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To work as a Practice Nurse within the organisation taking responsibility for assessing the nursing needs of patients attending surgery with a broad range of long-term illnesses. All duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with protocols developed by the Nursing Team and in agreement with the Nurse Clinical lead. To provide a high quality, evidence-based easily accessible service for patients. To be able to time manage during clinics to ensure a seamless service that is delivered on time, as far as reasonably practical, to the patients. To work with the Senior Nurses in liaison with the site Team Leaders on a day-to-day basis and particularly with regard to arrangements for patient recall and review, holidays and rotas, and as a member of the surgery team.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* To provide treatment room nursing care including wound management, venepuncture, ECG, routine injection, and urinalysis.
* To assess and treat minor illness and injury in accordance with protocols. To discharge or refer patients as appropriate.
* To provide a triage service for patients, including by telephone, offering advice if appropriate in accordance with protocols.
* To organise medication and wound dressings with a GP / Non-Medical Prescriber as part of a plan of care for an individual patient as needed.
* To assess those patients wishing to travel. To offer basic vaccination, malaria prophylaxis and advice about where to seek more specialist advice.
* To provide contraceptive, sexual health, coil check and menopause advice and administer depo-provera injections according to protocol. To ensure patients are monitored appropriately depending on their chosen method of contraception or menopause treatment.
* To provide a cervical screening service in accordance with the National Policy and local NHS recall system.
* To carry out routine swabs as part of a request by GP / ACP as required.
* To provide childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with the British Vaccination Schedule.
* To provide screening examinations e.g. new patient health check, elderly screening and lifestyle advice as requested by GP colleagues or as part of a recall system.
* To visit patients in their homes to undertake work on behalf of the Practice as requested by the GP / Nursing Services Manager / Lead Practice Nurse.
* To assist in the provision of care to those with long-term conditions such as Coronary heart disease, hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, taking responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients. To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.
* In cases of co-morbidity, to work closely with the lead GP, Nursing services manager and Lead Practice Nurse, as appropriate in accordance with protocol and personal competencies.
* Aside from any provision of chronic disease management care, to perform general medication reviews with patients.
* To be responsible for the maintenance of accurate records, reflecting consultations and communications with patients. To ensure the careful labelling of specimens and printing of prescriptions.
* To ensure nursing care is evidence-based and evaluated appropriately. To undertake a role in research and audit, independently or in conjunction with other members of the team.
* To act as a representative for Belvoir Health Group at PCN and ICB level, as delegated by Nursing Services Manager.
* To take responsibility for the teaching and supervising of the Health Care Assistant, phlebotomists and Nursing students as required.
* To attend designated meetings and relevant training courses keeping professionally up-to-date.
* To be fully conversant with the in-house complaints procedure. To be responsible for ensuring that patient queries and complaints are dealt with according to the procedures laid down by the Practice, adhering to the NHS Executive guidelines and requirements.
* To make sure that the clinical room is kept tidy, and instruments are sterilised as required. To participate actively in Infection Control and Health and Safety audit.
* Any other duties within the range and scope of this Job Specification as deemed necessary and appropriate to skill by the Nursing Services Manager as the organisation and structure of the Nursing Team moves forward.
Person Specification
Experience
* Practical experience of working with others
* Experience of using own initiative
* Experience of working within a Primary Care setting
* Practical experience of System one record keeping system
Behaviour
* Planning and organising
* Performing under pressure
* Self-motivated
* Flexibility
* Confidentiality
Skills
* Excellent communication skills (Written and Oral)
* Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines
* Conflict management
* Interpersonal skills
* Car Driver
Qualifications
* Good standard of general education
* Registered Nurse
* Membership of professional body
* Non-Medical Prescriber
Knowledge
* A detailed understanding of a General Practice environment
* Some working knowledge of staff motivation techniques
* An understanding of the GMS/PMS contract competency framework
* Some knowledge of the Practice clinical system
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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