We are currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and reliable person to join our friendly team.
Working up to 37.5 hours a week, within the Practice opening times of 07.30-20.00.
Salary depending on experience.
An opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join our experienced and friendly nursing team at our forward-thinking and supportive practice. We have a dynamic team of nurses, healthcare assistants, and phlebotomists providing chronic disease management and enhanced services to our 14,500 patient list.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a primary care setting. We are looking for an experienced primary care Nurse who has at least Chronic Disease Management in either Diabetes or Asthma. You should be keen to keep yourself updated in the new challenges facing primary care and be prepared to undertake further training as required for the position.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The duties will include but are not limited to day-to-day primary care nursing such as phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care, adult and child immunisations, B12 injections, BP monitoring as well as Enhanced Practice Nurse skills in chronic disease management, cervical screening, and compression dressings.
Job responsibilities
Primary:
* Able to document contemporaneous Consultations according to NMC guidelines using EMIS clinical system.
* Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with legislation.
* Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
* Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence.
* Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines.
* Request pathology services as necessary.
* Process pathology results if required.
* Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines and local wound protocol.
* Suture removal.
* Perform ECGs.
* Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
* Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
* Ensure confidentiality of information gained at work is always preserved.
* Ensure read codes and templates are used effectively.
* Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health.
* Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
* Maintain chronic disease registers.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
* Provide vaccination and travel medicine services.
* Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
* Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests (if carrying out this service).
* Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
* Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
* Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
* Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
Secondary:
* Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
* Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
* Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.
* Chaperone patients where necessary.
* Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
* Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately.
* Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicines.
* Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary.
* Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
* Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
* Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
* Participate in the review of learning events.
Educational:
* Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Nurse manager and deputy Practice Manager.
* Participate in clinical supervision and annual appraisals.
* Support others with their training and development needs.
* Participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
Personnel:
* Maintain good professional relationships.
* Take reasonable care of his/her/their own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her/their act or omission.
* Cooperate with the practice to ensure all members of the team adhere to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments' safety rules.
* Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
* Maintain a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
* Take an active involvement in staff meetings.
Confidentiality:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:
* Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
* Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs, and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
* Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental, and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
* Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
* Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
* Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.
* Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
* Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
* Communicate effectively with other team members.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
* Recognize people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Standard Requirements:
* RGN with current PIN number.
* To work in accordance with NMC code of conduct.
* Membership of professional body e.g., RCN/MDU.
* Appropriate training/experience in chronic disease management and other training as identified by their manager; evidence of updates required.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Previous nursing skills in primary care: ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, adult and child immunisations, etc.
* Cervical screening.
* Knowledge and experience with chronic disease management.
* Knowledge of current issues affecting the NHS, particularly in Primary Care.
* Desire to gain further nursing skills/qualifications.
* Contraceptive reviews.
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Recognised qualification to diploma level or above in chronic disease preferably Diabetes or Asthma.
* Vaccinations/Immunisation training.
* Prescribing.
Qualities/Attributes
* An understanding, acceptable, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
* Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense.
* Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
* Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
* Pleasant and articulate.
* Ability to work under pressure.
Experience
* Experience of dealing with patients and the public.
* Experience working within Primary Care.
* Experience of EMIS 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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