Are you looking for a more fulfilling role or the next step in your career journey? One that gives you a sense of achievement knowing that each day you are helping people access the healthcare that they need?
If this sounds like you, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for individuals to join our Practice Nurse Team who:
* Are enthusiastic and self-motivated
* Are able to use their initiative
* Are excellent communicators, both written and verbal
* Are able to listen and empathise
* Are keen to learn and develop
* Can be flexible and adaptable
* Are competent with IT
Main duties of the job
In the role of Practice Nurse, you will be responsible for the provision of skilled nursing care to the practice population. You will deliver care within the boundaries of your role, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions, health prevention, and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
In return you will receive:
* Full induction and training plan
* Long service rewards
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Ride to work scheme
* Uniform
* Support to develop your skills and career
About us
We are a leading primary care organisation that delivers high-quality care from GP practices in York, Hull, and Scarborough. Innovative and committed, we are at the forefront of developments within our field. We are well organised and deliver high-quality care with a range of friendly and supportive staff.
Job responsibilities
You must work at all times within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and use your own judgement, knowledge, and common sense in your day-to-day activities.
It is expected that you will fully utilise all opportunities for learning under the guidance of the nursing and practice leadership team and will demonstrate evidence of professional development and increasing responsibility for patient care and related duties.
Clinical Responsibilities:
* Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care to improve health and wellbeing and meet the healthcare needs of individuals and groups.
* Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
* Enable patients, families, and carers to develop their knowledge and understanding about their health and well-being and be as self-managing as possible.
* Offer health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment, which may include:
o BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis and smoking status
o Breast health awareness
o Cervical screening
o New patient checks
o Well man/woman checks
o Advice for healthy eating, exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking
* Perform routine nursing tasks such as Venepuncture, Recording ECG, Spirometry, Chaperoning, and assisting patients.
* Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and administer vaccines according to current guidelines and legislation.
* Advise and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
* Assist in the provision of treatment plans to meet family planning needs.
* Administer and monitor medication consistent with protocols, standards, and legislation.
* Assist in the provision of minor surgery and other surgical procedures that are carried out within Haxby Group.
* Assist in the provision of nursing care within the context of primary care for patients with mental health problems.
* Delegate aspects of care as appropriate.
* Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment.
Person Specification
* Gets on well with people at all levels.
* Ability to listen and empathise.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
* Demonstrable commitment to professional development.
* Practice nursing or other community nursing experience.
* Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision.
* Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
* Experience of Microsoft Office applications.
* Experience of GP Clinical IT systems.
* Experience of audit.
Other
* Ability to work independently.
* Ability to work as a team player.
* Initiative and drive.
* Pleasant and articulate.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Self-motivated and positive.
* Empathetic, honest, caring.
* Adaptable and forward looking.
* Enthusiastic and energetic.
* Diplomatic and considered.
* Hard working, willing and flexible.
* Observance of strict confidentiality.
* Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense.
Physical Requirements
* Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
* Reliable.
* Flexible.
* Excellent attendance record.
Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills
* Registered Nurse (NMC).
* Aware of accountability of own role and that required of a Practice Nurse.
* Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
* Recognised cervical screening qualification.
* Clinical skills - vaccination, wound care, ear care, venepuncture, recording ECGs, spirometry.
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
* Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
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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