Practice Nurse

Queensbridge Group Practice; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established NHS GP surgery in Hackney is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse/Advance Nurse Practitioner with a focus on clinical excellence and patient care. The successful candidate will work as part of a friendly, supportive team, providing nursing care and managing chronic diseases. Qualifications in nursing and experience in General Practice are preferred. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance.

Benefits

On-site parking

Public transport links

Team lunches

Employee wellbeing focus

Qualifications

• Experience in chronic disease management is essential.
• Working knowledge within General Practice is preferred.
• Qualification in Childhood/Routine Vaccines and Contraception is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, provide, and evaluate nursing care for the practice population.
• Manage Chronic Disease registers alongside GPs including Asthma, COPD, Diabetes.
• Participate in administrative systems in the Practice.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Knowledge of EMIS Web

Communication skills

Patient care

Education

Registered Nurse

Nurse Prescriber

Cervical smear sample taker qualification

Job description

Queensbridge Group Practice is a well-established NHS GP surgery in Hackney with approximately 10, 500 registered patients. We are a friendly, supportive, training practice that has a record of good performance against local and national requirements, as well as a committed multi-professional team. We currently use the Emis Web clinical system.

We are looking to recruit a caring and dedicatedPractice Nurse/ Advance Nurse Practitioner, preferably with GP experience. Weare a high performing, patient - orientated and friendly team with a focus onclinical excellence, education and staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Primary Care experience is desirable; however we will considercandidates with experience in secondary or community care sectors. We are keento support the right candidate in developing their skills via internalmentorship/ external development and offer an opportunity for clinical andmanagerial leadership.

City and Hackney has an active Practice Nurse Community that holdsregular Practice Nurse Forums and is represented by Practice Nurse Directors onthe City and Hackney CCG/ GP Confederation board.

About us

Our ethos is working together to:

• Provide high quality patient care for our diverse patient community
• To develop professionally and maintain a good work-life balance
• Maintain a happy, supportive team

5 Partners and 4 Salaried GPs

GMS practice with growing list size of approximately 10,500

High QOF LTC and LES achievement

Range of services provided

Training practice (undergraduate, post graduate) lots of opportunities to get involved with teaching. No prior experience necessary

• Member of forward thinking and well-developed London Fields Primary Care Network with access to an extensive Wellbeing Team, Clinical and Mental Health Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, Physician Associates to support the best patient care through effective care navigation

Outstanding local hospital with engaged consultant advice and guidance for Primary Care

Last CQC inspection (Good)

Excellent local and national GP survey results

Modern premises London E8 3XP

Covid Secure working

• Strong focus on staff wellbeing (Table Tennis on site, Sports day, monthly team lunches and much more)
• On-site parking/good public transport links

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

Work as part of the Nursing team to assess, plan, provide and implement and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals in the practice population including assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of:

• Wound management including Post-operative wound care
• Immunisation/injection including childhood and basic travel
• Spirometry/respiratory testing
• Cervical cytology
• Ear syringing
• Blood pressure and other physiological measurements
• Venepuncture
• Long Term conditions annual reviews

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

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs

Working alongside the GPs to manage Chronic Disease registers including Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Disease etc. Maintain disease registers in liaison with administrative staff. Undertake annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage.

Ordering of clinical supplies including vaccines

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Experience

• * Experience of chronic disease management
• * Working within General Practice
• * Knowledge of EMIS Web
• * Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/ Membership of professional body
• * A Nurse Prescriber
• * Qualified Cervical smear sample taker
• * Qualification in Childhood/Routine Vaccines, Contraception, Chronic Disease management or Wound care management

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.