Job summary
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.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the 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, which can be flexible from minimum two days up to four days and 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.
Practice Nurse duties:
1. Provide nursing advice and be a resource of best practice for the team.
2. 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.
3. Treatment room duties in line with competency Suture/clip removal, Basic & complex wound care, ECG, Phlebotomy, Urinalysis.
4. Vaccination under patient group directions and ordering of vaccines, ensuring correct storage.
5. Monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions/chronic diseases, with a holistic patient centred approach.
6. Assist with cervical screening programme.
7. Administer prescribed drug therapy, ensure safe custody of drugs.
8. Assist with Warfarin monitoring.
9. Assist in provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings.
10. Assist with co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
11. Chaperone patients
12. Training and supervision of junior nursing staff
13. Continue education/development to benefit service delivery and meet educational requirements.
14. Ensure confidentiality at all times
15. Work with nursing team to ensure clinical areas meet a satisfactory infection control level and remain adequately stocked with consumables.
16. 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 two sites which make up The House Partnership between Greystone House Surgery and The Moat House Surgery in Merstham.
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.
17. Ten Partners across the whole Partnership (5 based at Redhill)
18. Purpose built practice
19. GMS, 16,000 patients (29,000 across the two site Partnership)
20. Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Pharmacists
21. Training Practice for Registrars, Foundation Yr 2 GPs, Physician Associates, Medical students & Nurses
22. EMIS Web
23. Consistently high QOF achievement
24. Involvement with East Surrey Federation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice Nurse
Grade: A ccording to experience
Accountableto: GP Principal, reporting to Practice Manager
JOB PURPOSE
Topromote the mental, physical and emotional health of the Practice population
Toassess the health needs of the Practice population
Toprovide and maintain a high standard of care for the Practice population
Tobe an effective member of the Primary Healthcare Team and to link with otherorganisations and disciplines in the development of services
DIMENSIONS
Service development
Clinical Practice development
Clinical practice
1. Service development
Towork collaboratively with other members of the nursing team to influence andimplement policy and change in the Practice
Tomaintain an awareness of changing services needs within the scope of servicesin Primary Care, the Trust and Social Services
2. Management
Tobe responsible for the effective use of resources within the sphere ofresponsibility
Toensure the maintenance of accurate and up to date manual and electronicrecords, as well as collecting and recording activity monitoring data, careaims and other contractual requirements
3. Clinical
Toadhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
Tofurther develop practice through continuing education which will benefitservice delivery and meet educational requirements
Toprovide nursing advice and to be a resource of best practice for the team
Toassess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate clinical work carried out toensure effective care delivery in the partnership with clients andfamilies/carers
Topromote and advise on healthy lifestyles
Toprovide treatmentroom duties in line with competency Suture/clip removal, Basic & complexwound care, ECG. Phlebotomy, Urinalysis
Togive vaccination as appropriate under patient group directions and to beresponsible for the ordering of vaccines and their correct storage
Toassist with monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-termconditions / to chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach
Toassist with the cervical screening programme
Toadminister prescribed drug therapy and ensure safe custody of drugs
Toassist with Warfarin monitoring
Toassist in the provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings
Toassist with the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
ToChaperone patients when required
Toprovide training and supervision to junior members of nursing staff
Toensure confidentiality on all matters relating to patients and informationobtained during the course of employment
Toparticipate in the Practice/Trust/s staff development and performancemanagement and supervision systems
OTHER DUTIES
Toundertake such other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time asare consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
Tohave responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others inthe working environment, to follow safe working practice and to comply at alltimes with the Trust/Practice health and safety policy and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
25. NMC Registration
Desirable
26. NMC Registration
Experience
Desirable
27. Phlebotomy
28. Complex Woundcare
29. Travel vaccinations
30. Diabetes care