Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollyns Health and Wellbeing is recruiting a practice nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave at its GP surgery. The role centres on integrated nursing care, chronic disease clinics for diabetes, asthma and COPD, cervical screening and immunisations.

The post is full time with part time considered. GP practice experience is essential, and the post needs an active NMC registration.

Qualifications

• Post-basic primary care nursing qualification, including chronic disease management of diabetes
• Active NMC registration as a first level nurse
• Experience in cervical cytology and immunisations would be advantageous
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment and clinical governance in primary care

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver integrated nursing care for the practice population, contributing to QOF and CQC standards
• Offer chronic disease management in line with local and national policy
• Undertake cervical cytology and opportunistic screening in line with guidelines
• Administer injections, immunisations and vaccines under prescription or Patient Group Direction
• Perform venepuncture, electrocardiography, ear examination and irrigation
• Promote health and wellbeing and advise patients on lifestyle change
• Apply infection control when handling specimens, waste and body fluid spills
• Assist with clinical emergencies
• Cover sickness and annual leave and assist in extended surgeries
• Carry out home visits when required

Skills

GP practice experience

Cervical cytology and immunisations

Infection control procedures

Communication skills

Education

Post-basic primary care nursing qualification

Active NMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Excel

Data analysis

Job description

Hollyns Health and Wellbeing is recruiting a practice nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave at its GP surgery. The role centres on integrated nursing care, chronic disease clinics for diabetes, asthma and COPD, cervical screening and immunisations. The surgery is an active GP and nursing training and teaching practice within a Primary Care Network, and the post is full time with part time considered. GP practice experience is essential, and the post needs an active NMC registration.

What the job involves

• Plan and deliver integrated nursing care for the practice population, contributing to QOF and CQC standards
• Offer chronic disease management in line with local and national policy
• Undertake cervical cytology and opportunistic screening in line with guidelines
• Administer injections, immunisations and vaccines under prescription or Patient Group Direction
• Perform venepuncture, electrocardiography, ear examination and irrigation
• Promote health and wellbeing and advise patients on lifestyle change, referring on as needed
• Recognise signs of abuse, neglect, substance misuse and suicidal risk and use local referral procedures
• Apply infection control when handling specimens, waste and body fluid spills, and report sharps injuries
• Assist with clinical emergencies
• Complete annual anaphylaxis and resuscitation training and demonstrate competency
• Cover sickness and annual leave and assist in extended surgeries
• Carry out home visits when required

Qualifications

• Post-basic primary care nursing qualification, including chronic disease management of diabetes

Registration & licences

• Active NMC registration as a first level nurse

Experience

• Significant experience as a qualified nurse, with GP practice experience essential
• Experience in cervical cytology and immunisations
• Experience promoting healthy lifestyles, self-care and prevention

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of Patient Group Direction and associated policy
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment and clinical and information governance in primary care
• Good working knowledge of infection control procedures
• Effective verbal and written communication, including high quality records
• Basic IT skills for record management and data inputting
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload

Other

• Able to work core hours and cover extra hours as required
• Team player who stays calm under pressure
• Physically able to undertake the demands of the post, with adjustments where needed
• Commitment to continuing professional development and further training

Nice to have

• Family planning or other further academic achievement relevant to primary care
• Nurse prescribing
• Chronic disease management qualifications
• Experience in long-term conditions, vaccination, doppler and clinical examination in general practice
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and developing staff
• Use of SystmOne
• Advanced IT skills such as Excel and data analysis
• Able to drive for home visits

What’s offered

• Continued NHS Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement for candidates transferring from the NHS