Bank Practice Nurse

Integrated Care 24 Ltd; Hastings; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading not-for-profit social enterprise in the UK is seeking a Bank Practice Nurse to provide high-quality patient care for a diverse community. Key responsibilities include managing chronic diseases, performing health screenings, and working alongside nurses and GPs. Ideal candidates are experienced in areas like wound care and asthma management, possess an NMC nursing qualification, and are proficient in System One IT. This role emphasizes a patient-centered approach and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team.
• Experience managing Infection Control procedures.
• Understanding of confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Work independently and with a team of nurses and GPs.
• Diagnosis, monitoring, and development of management plans.

Skills

Smear testing

Chronic disease management

Asthma management

Diabetes management

Wound care

Health screening

Risk assessment

Education

NMC Nursing Qualification

Tools

System One IT

Job description

Express new ideas, take initiative and save lives. Others talk about being brave, at IC24, were made that way.

From providing high quality integrated urgent care for over six million people, to thinking of innovative solutions for our patients every role at IC24 is made to be brave.

Location Hastings Hub

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Practice Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care, working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct. You will provide assessment, treatment, screening, and health education to our patients, working independently and alongside our team of nurses and GPs.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in smear testing, chronic disease management, asthma, diabetes, wound care, health screening, and risk assessment.

As a clinical member of the team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the safe and effective delivery and future development of the overall service, working towards the achievement of the Practice aims and objectives and supporting the delivery of the Practice business plan.

About us

Who are we?

We are Integrated Care 24 (IC24), the leading not for profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and patient focused primary care services. IC24 is committed to improving access to health and social care for our patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out-of-hours services, NHS 111, primary care and secondary care support services.

Job responsibilities

• Management of chronic disease
• Identifying significant abnormalities.
• Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
• Ensuring that all investigations required for QOF or Enhanced services are carried out and coded efficiently in patient records.
• Carry out appropriate tests i.e Spirometry, reversibility.

Therapeutic monitoring

• Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using an holistic patient-centred approach.
• Recognising abnormalities.
• Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.

Wound Care and management

• Assessing routine wounds including trauma.
• Assessing [and prescribing] to support good wound management in complex situations e.g. use of Doppler technique.

Patient health checks

• Identifying significant abnormalities.
• Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues.
• Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified.

Risk assessment

• Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems).

Health screening

• Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer e.g. womens and mens health, sexual health, older people.
• Undertaking monitoring tasks e.g. smears and providing advice as appropriate.
• Providing in depth monitoring and advice as appropriate to the level of the postholder's specialty and working with the patient in deciding on management plans.

Travel health

• Administering injections and providing guidance in accordance with guidelines.
• Identifying problems.
• Provision of specialist and evidence based support to the team.

Immunisation - adult and child

• Administering appropriate immunisation autonomously.
• Working with patients with more complex immunisation issues.

Minor operations

• Assisting the general practitioner and/or undertaking some simple procedures.

Ear care

• Providing routine ear care.
• Dealing with more complex problems and prescribing if appropriate.

Mental health

• Communicating with key workers.
• Administering appropriate prescribed therapies and monitoring for side effects.

Phlebotomy

• Provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
• Clear awareness on patient consent.
• Follow practice policy.

Blood pressure monitoring

• Follow practice policy.
• Awareness of safe and comfortable procedure.

Cardiovascular/NHS Health Checks

• Awareness of National Framework & local objectives.
• Identifying significant abnormalities.
• Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues.
• Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified.

ECGs

• As per practice policy.

Blood sugar monitoring

• Assessment.
• Follow practice policy.
• Carry out procedure safely and in line with Infection Control procedures.

Smoking Cessation

• Carry out reviews following local policy.

Management

• Leading Nursing Team.
• Holding one to one, supervision and appraisals.
• Supporting team members.
• Analysing workforce needs, training opportunities and further support required.
• Managing and supporting change.

Person Specification

Experience

• Understanding of confidential information
• System One IT experience

General

• Friendly and understanding manner
• Confident
• Able to work as part of a team or individually
• A flexible approach to work
• A patient centred focus

Qualifications

• NMC Nursing Qualification
• Experience leading a team
• Experience of one to ones / appraisals
• Experience of managing Infection Control procedures / protocols

Practical Skills

• Experience and ability to work with the general public

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.