Practice Nurse

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Practice Nurse to support and develop the Practice nursing team in assessment, treatment, screening and health education for patients. You will work independently and with nurse colleagues and GPs, following protocols and using prescribing qualifications where appropriate.

You will contribute to chronic disease management, immunisations and cytology, while maintaining strict confidentiality and upholding health and safety policies.

Qualifications

• First level nurse, relevant nursing/health degree.
• Professional registration with the NMC - Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Cervical Screening, Chronic Disease Management, Baby Immunisations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the Practice population.
• Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.
• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the Practice nursing team.
• Assist with management of Chronic Diseases, wound care, health screening, travel health, health screening, immunisations (Adult and Child), Cytology.
• Stock maintenance and ordering.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
• Confidentiality: information relating to patients, carers and staff must be treated as confidential.
• Health & Safety: promote health and safety and infection control.
• Equality and Diversity: support equality and rights of patients and colleagues.
• Participation in training programmes to meet NMC development requirements.
• Quality: maintain quality and work with others to improve performance.
• Communication: effective communication with team, patients and carers.

Skills

Excellent communication

Motivated

Flexible

Enthusiastic

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

First level nurse/health degree

NMC registration

Job description

Working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will support and develop the Practice nursing team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients. The post-holder will agree protocols and guidelines to provide nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners. The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the Practice population.
• Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.
• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the Practice nursing team.
• Assist with management of Chronic Diseases, wound care, health screening, travel health, health screening, immunisations (Adult and Child), Cytology.
• Stock maintenance and ordering.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Confidentiality: In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health & Safety: The post-holder will implement and assist with a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Health & Safety Manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Personal/Professional Development:

• In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that NMC professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment.

Quality:

• The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Qualifications required:

• First level nurse, relevant nursing/health degree.
• Professional registration with the NMC - Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Cervical Screening, Chronic Disease Management, Baby Immunisations.

Personal attributes:

• Excellent communication skills, highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic, attention to detail, team player.