We are looking to recruit a caring and motivated Practice Nurse who is committed to patient care and willing to further develop our dedicated nursing team. We are ideally looking for a Nurse with a very strong background in Diabetes care and General Practice Nursing.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our other Practice Nurses and HCA to treat our patients, maintain systems including infection control to meet CQC requirements and influence and implement policy and change in the Practice.
This is a part-time position, ideally for 3 days per week. Salary is competitive, depending on experience, with access to NHS pension scheme.
Main duties of the job
As part of our nursing team you will be required to adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
* Provide nursing advice and be a resource of best practice for the team.
* Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate clinical work carried out to ensure effective care delivery in partnership with patients/carers. Promote and advise on healthy lifestyles.
* Treatment room duties in line with competency e.g. Suture/clip removal, Basic & complex wound care, ECG, Phlebotomy, Urinalysis.
* Vaccination under patient group directions and ordering of vaccines, ensuring correct storage.
* Monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions/chronic diseases, with a holistic patient centred approach.
* Assist with cervical screening programme.
* Administer prescribed drug therapy, ensure safe custody of drugs.
* Assist with Warfarin monitoring.
* Assist in provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings.
* Assist with co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
* Training and supervision of junior nursing staff.
* Continue education/development to benefit service delivery and meet educational requirements.
* Ensure confidentiality at all times.
* Work with nursing team to ensure clinical areas meet a satisfactory infection control level and remain adequately stocked with consumables.
* Other duties as reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility, training and scale of the post.
About us
Greystone House Surgery is a modern friendly Practice in Redhill, representing one of the three sites which make up The House Partnership between Greystone House Surgery in Redhill, The Moat House Surgery in Merstham, and Caterham Valley Medical Practice in Caterham.
We are a forward thinking, well organized training practice with a high reputation for quality and standards. We encourage and support the personal development of all our staff and are keen to ensure the right person joins our friendly team.
Job responsibilities
Practice Nurse
Grade: According to experience
Accountable to: GP Principal, reporting to Practice Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To promote the mental, physical and emotional health of the Practice population.
To assess the health needs of the Practice population.
To provide and maintain a high standard of care for the Practice population.
To be an effective member of the Primary Healthcare Team and to link with other organisations and disciplines in the development of services.
DIMENSIONS
Clinical practice
To work collaboratively with other members of the nursing team to influence and implement policy and change in the Practice.
To maintain an awareness of changing services needs within the scope of services in Primary Care, the Trust and Social Services.
Management
To be responsible for the effective use of resources within the sphere of responsibility.
To ensure the maintenance of accurate and up to date manual and electronic records, as well as collecting and recording activity monitoring data, care aims and other contractual requirements.
Clinical
To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
To further develop practice through continuing education which will benefit service delivery and meet educational requirements.
To provide nursing advice and to be a resource of best practice for the team.
To assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate clinical work carried out to ensure effective care delivery in partnership with clients and families/carers.
To promote and advise on healthy lifestyles.
To provide treatment room duties in line with competency e.g. Suture/clip removal, Basic & complex wound care, ECG, Phlebotomy, Urinalysis.
To give vaccination as appropriate under patient group directions and to be responsible for the ordering of vaccines and their correct storage.
To assist with monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions / chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach.
To assist with the cervical screening programme.
To administer prescribed drug therapy and ensure safe custody of drugs.
To assist with Warfarin monitoring.
To assist in the provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings.
To assist with the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
To Chaperone patients when required.
To provide training and supervision to junior members of nursing staff.
To ensure confidentiality on all matters relating to patients and information obtained during the course of employment.
To participate in the Practice/Trust staff development and performance management and supervision systems.
OTHER DUTIES
To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post.
To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment, to follow safe working practice and to comply at all times with the Trust/Practice health and safety policy and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
Experience
* Complex Woundcare
* Diabetes care
* Prescribing
* Respiratory care
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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