Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join our well established team at Camberley Health Centre GP Practice.
The vacancy is for 3 days per week and we are open to discussion on hours.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practices multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
About us
Camberley Health Centre offers general medical services to the population of Camberley, Surrey and the surrounding area.
We are a friendly practice, serving a diverse community of approximately 9k patient list. With a multi-disciplinary team comprising of GPs, Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare assistants, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health.
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, compression bandaging etc.) to patients.
f. Provide travel medicine services.
g. Request pathology services as necessary
h. Process pathology results as required.
i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
k. Ensure read codes are used effectively.
l. Maintain chronic disease registers.
m. Chaperone patients where necessary
n. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
o. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
p. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
q. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
r. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
s. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
t. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice andthat the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
u. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
v. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.
w. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
a. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments.
b. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary.
c. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
e. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
f. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, root cause analysis (RCA).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Experience of working in a primary care environment
2. Experience of chronic disease management including Diabetes
3. Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Qualifications
Essential
4. Registered Nurse
Desirable
5. Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Skills
Essential
6. Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
7. Strong IT skills
8. Clear, polite telephone manner
9. Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
10. Effective time management (planning and organising)
11. Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
12. Good interpersonal skills
13. Problem-solving and analytical skills
14. Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
15. EMIS user skills
16. Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
17. Experience with clinical risk management
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
18. Wound care including complex dressings/removal of sutures and staples
19. Compression bandaging
20. ECGs
21. Venepuncture
22. New patient medicals
23. Chaperone procedure
24. Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
25. Travel medicine
26. Hypertension
27. CHD
28. Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
29. Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
30. Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
31. Broad knowledge of clinical governance
32. Ability to record accurate clinical notes
33. Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
34. Knowledge of health promotion strategies
35. Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Desirable
36. Diabetes
37. Asthma
38. Spirometry
39. Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
40. Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Personal Qualities
Essential
41. Polite and confident
42. Flexible and cooperative
43. Motivated, forward thinker
44. Problem solver with the ability to process information
45. accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
46. High levels of integrity and loyalty
47. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
48. Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
49. Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
50. Commitment to ongoing professional development
51. Effectively utilises resources
52. Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Other requirements
Essential
53. Flexibility to work outside core office hours
54. Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
55. Occupational Health clearance
56. NMC registration