Practice Nurse

Yorkleigh Surgery; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Cheltenham seeks a Practice Nurse to join their friendly team. The role involves delivering nursing services, managing chronic disease care, and supporting health promotion in a welcoming environment. Qualifications include being a Registered Nurse (NMC) with required experience. The practice offers a supportive atmosphere and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Collaborative team environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC) qualified.
• Experience with chronic disease management and health promotion.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practice nursing services to the patient population.
• Support the management team in clinical policy reviews.
• Manage health promotion and chronic disease management.

Skills

Immunisations

Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries

Excellent communication skills

Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

We are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our small, friendly team at Yorkleigh Surgery.

The Practice prides itself on creating a warm, welcoming environment for staff and patients. We provide quality clinical care to approximately 8000 patients and have worked to establish close connections within the local community, including nursing and residential homes, pharmacies, the District Nursing Team and other healthcare professionals.

We are also proud to be part of Central PCN, named 2023 PCN of the Year at the General Practice awards.

Hours to be worked on a rota basis, Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8:00am - 18:30pm. Anticipated working days are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Main duties of the job

Actively partake in duties associated with general practice nursing, in line with Practice policies and procedures. Which includes, but is not limited to:

• Dressings and wound care
• Medication administration
• Cervical Screening
• Long term condition reviews
• Opportunistic health promotion
• Venepuncture
• Clinical administration

About us

Our clinical team, alongside our senior GPs, consists of three salaried GPs, two Practice Nurses, one phlebotomist and one HCA, as well as the extended team of Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and First Contact Practitioners.

They are supported by a committed team of care navigators, administrative support and managerial team.

As a smaller team we have to work collaboratively to ensure we are achieving the high standards that we attain to and are providing care to our patients to be proud of. To encourage an ethos of us working together as a team, we arrange bi-monthly socials, have small gifts at special times of the year and have a big, post Christmas celebration.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

The practice nurse will be responsible for a variety of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Qualified in Asthma and/or COPD
• Qualified in Diabetes
• Qualified in Cytology
• Qualified in Contraception

Experience

• Immunisations
• Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries / Removal of sutures & staples
• Dressings
• Cardiovascular disease primary prevention
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Chaperone procedure
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)Travel Health and vaccination
• Mental Health
• Learning Disability
• New patient medicals
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Asthma

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Willing to complete training in areas such as cytology, family planning, respiratory.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

General Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Competent in the use of patient record management systems: SystmOne
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Competent in other portals: CMS
• Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service

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.