General Practice Nurse

NHS; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swadlincote is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their team. The role focuses on delivering treatment room services and supporting long-term patient care in collaboration with GPs and other healthcare professionals. Candidates should have strong clinical skills, an NMC registered Nurse Degree, and experience in managing long-term conditions. This position offers opportunities for continuous learning, professional development, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Subsidised staff restaurant

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays

Free staff parking

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice as a nurse, focusing on treatment room services and long-term conditions.
• Management skills with evidence of working with various patient demographics.
• Safe practice in line with infection control measures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general treatment room nursing services to a growing patient population.
• Support patients with health promotions and monitor long-term conditions.
• Collaborate with other health professionals to ensure optimal patient care.

Skills

Strong clinical skills

Proficiency in IT

Excellent interpersonal abilities

Education

NMC registered Nurse Degree

Diploma in Long term conditions, diabetes, respiratory

Tools

TPP

Microsoft Teams

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Practice Nurse tojoin our dedicated team at Gresleydale Healthcare Centre. This opportunity hasarisen in response to the growth in our patient list, ensuring that ourexpanding patient community continues to receive high-quality care. Thesuccessful candidate will be fully supported by our established and welcomingnursing team and Nurse Partner.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within amulti-professional environment. You will collaborate closely with GeneralPractitioners (GPs), Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), and ClinicalPharmacists, all of whom are committed to delivering outstanding patient care.Our team values inclusivity, supportiveness, and a collaborative approach tohealthcare delivery working collaboratively with Swadlincote Primary carenetwork.

As a recognised training practice, we are deeply committedto fostering professional development and continuous learning. The successfulapplicant will be encouraged to advance their skills and knowledge, supportedby a team that is dedicated to both professional and personal growth within thepractice.

We are looking for a candidate with strong clinical skills,proficiency in IT, and excellent interpersonal abilities. The successfulapplicant should be enthusiastic about further developing their skills inresponse to the needs of the practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general treatment room nursing services to our growing practice population. Supported by our Lead nurse within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role and undertake general treatment room services, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the deliveryof policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

About us

Ourorganisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational valuesand we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Teamis tight knit and work well together.This vacancy would suit a newly qualified Nurse who is looking for aTeam that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-goingbasis. We have a wide range of socialevents which extend to our families and include trips to attraction and show.
Freeparking for staff is available on site as well as a subsidised staff restaurantwhich is open 7am-11pm 7 days a week.
AnnualLeave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
Long service awards
Supportive team environment inline with the NHS Peoples Promise
Opportunities for training andcareer development DPD planned events
Generous annual leave entitlementplus bank holidays
Free staff parking
MDU membership including staffsupport helpline
Staff Uniform
Annual Staff away day

How to Apply

If you are passionate aboutworking in a patient-centred environment and meet the above criteria, we wouldbe delighted to hear from you. Please send your CV and a covering letter detailingyour suitability for the role for the attention of Rose Cotton PracticeManager: [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities

Clinical practice

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.

Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.

Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.

Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.

Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.

Implement and participate in seasonal vaccination and national immunisation programmes for both adults and children.

Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad.

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.

Communication

Utilise anddemonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fullyinformed and consent to treatment

Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

Utilisecommunication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatmentregimens

Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication

Estimate andmaintain effective communication with individuals and groups within thepractice environment and with external stakeholders

Act as anadvocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others

Delivering a quality service

Recognise andwork within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by theNursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality

Deliver careaccording to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care

Assesseffectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking andformal evaluation

Participate inthe maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across theorganisation and its activities

Utilise theaudit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and theteam, implementing improvements where required

In partnershipwith other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care,responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

Evaluate thepatients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care

Support andparticipate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

Participate inthe management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinicalincidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework (Learningevents)

Participate inthe performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback asappropriate

Understand andapply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abusedchildren and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult healthprocedure and local guidance

Work withinpolicies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse andaddictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate

Personal and people development

Manage andassess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures arein place to protect staff and patients

Monitor workareas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conformto health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Ensure safestorage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Whereappropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation ofcontrolled drug usage according to legal requirements

Undertakemandatory and statutory training

Applyinfection control measures within the practice according to local and nationalguidelines

Apply policiesthat reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increaseaccess to health care for all

Participate inthe local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and cultureof general practice

Use technologyas an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presentingand communicating information

Review andprocess data using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easyand accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Manageinformation searches using the internet and local library databases, forexample, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition

Understand ownand others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedomof Information Act

Collate,analyse and present clinical data and information to the team

Learning and development

Act as mentorto students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and ifappropriately qualified

Disseminatelearning and information gained to other team members in order to share goodpractice and inform others about current and future developments

Assess ownlearning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

Make effectiveuse of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluatingtheir effectiveness and feeding back relevant information

Provide aneducational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environmentthat facilitates learning

Equality and diversity

Identifypatterns of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversityand quality of opportunity

Enable othersto promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture

Support peoplewho need assistance in exercising their rights

Monitor andevaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Act as a rolemodel in good practice relating to equality and diversity

Accept therights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care andrefuse care. Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered Nurse Degree
• Diploma in Long term conditions, diabetes, respiratory

Experience

• General practice nurse experienced in General treatment room services and management of long-term conditions.
• Management and treatment of Long-term conditions
• Women's health
• Men's health
• Excellent verbal communication & interpersonal skills
• Sound knowledge of computer literacy /IT and using TPP and Microsoft teams
• Ability to work with staff of all levels in a positive supportive manner
• Ability to cope manage change
• Good Consultation skills and the use of Ardens templates
• Requirement to work to IPC Infection Prevention control measures
• Up to date with practice policy requirements including working from PSD's.
• Seasonal/National Vaccination/Immunisation programme training
• Cervical smear taker training
• GDPR training
• Child/Adult safeguarding training.
• Wound care training
• Quality & Outcomes framework
• Team Lead skills

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.