GP Practice Nurse

Leigh View Medical Practice; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wakefield is searching for an experienced Nurse to join their team. The role includes managing chronic diseases, administering vaccinations, and ensuring compliance with infection control protocols. Candidates should have strong communication skills and previous experience in a GP practice. Competitive hourly pay is offered, dependent on experience and training.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced Practice Nurse.
• Experienced in delivering chronic disease management.
• Familiar with System One software.

Responsibilities

• Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD.
• Administer adult and paediatric injections and immunisations.
• Participate in the smoking cessation service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong planning and organisational skills

Ability to multitask

Positive attitude

Excellent telephone manner

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving experience

Education

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

Leigh View Medical Practice is recruiting an experienced Nurse to expand the team. Leigh View consist of 7 Partners 3 salaried GPS 3 3 HCA 2 nurses increasing this to 3

Leigh View Medical have 16800 patients is operated on 1 site.

We are a system 1 practice who are high achievers in QOF, DES, LES and all flu and vaccine services.

Main duties of the job

To be fully proficient in Chronic disease management, vaccinations and immunisations, cervical screening, contraceptive reviews, wound care including compression, as well as other general treatment room duties.

To provide support to junior members of the nursing team including healthcare assistants and will direct their work to ensure that the Practices provide high quality care.

You will oversee infection control standards and cold chain compliancy.

About us

To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed Practice standards and protocols

Oversee recall systems for chronic diseases, cervical screening, immunisations, and other key areas as relevant to Practice Nursing

Delivery effective implementation of management of patients with Chronic Diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local quality schemes and national quality schemes

Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the wider team

Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working

Oversee infection control and cold chain systems to ensure compliancy

Ensure that all nurse-related Care Quality Commission evidence table indicators are compliant, demonstrating evidence, review, and audit cycle

Job responsibilities

• Participate in an annual appraisal
• Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings
• Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.
• Clinical duties
• Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD
• Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness
• Administer adult and paediatric injections
• Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets
• Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs
• Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography
• Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques
• Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging
• Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately
• Participate in the smoking cessation service
• Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients
• Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures
• Work with safeguarding teams where relevant
• Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice
• Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries
• Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks
• Provides a comprehensive family planning service
• Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle
• Maintain and update disease registers

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience - Essential criteria
• Positive attitude Ability to multitask Strong planning and organisational skills Excellent communication skills Highly motivate Excellent telephone manner Excellent negotiation skills Demonstrable problem-solving experience Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers. Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy. Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy
• Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing - related indicators to a high standard, Stable career history, showing clear commitment and progression Independent prescribing qualification.
• Experience of working in a GP practice working via System One.

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.

£17 to £21 an hourdependant on experience and training