Practice Nurse

NHS; Cullompton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Practice Nurse to join their dynamic team in Cullompton. The role involves providing a full range of nursing services, managing chronic diseases, and supporting patient care in a friendly environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dedicated team and contribute to high-quality patient care in a community-focused practice.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a practice, community or acute nurse.
• Experience of chronic disease management.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing services, treatments and health screening to patients.
• Manage chronic disease, following agreed protocols.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments.

Skills

Wound Care

ECGs

Venepuncture

Immunisations

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Registered Nurse

Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Tools

SystmOne patient record system

Job description

An opportunity has arisen at College Surgery Partnership for a practicenurse, to join our friendly team of nurses who serve a community of 18000+patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be involved with a full range of treatmentroom duties and management of long term conditions. This is an excitingproposition for the right candidate to work with a forward thinking and dynamicteam. The successful candidate will provide assessment, treatment, screening,health education services and advice to patients on general health with supportand guidance from our experienced team of 12 GP Partners, 6 salaried GPs, 5 Nurse Practitioners and nursing team.

About us

We are a friendly, innovative, and enthusiastic team, seeking a similarly motivated Practice Nurse, who is passionate about great patient care.

We operate from modern, premises in Cullompton, a historic market town set surrounded by beautiful Devon countryside, yet only 15 miles north of the vibrant city of Exeter. We have four branches in surrounding villages and care for over 18,500 patients.

Were proud to have been rated Outstanding by the CQC. We are a teaching and training practice for many different clinical roles.

Our team meets together every day for a clinical meeting over a cuppa and have lunch together whenever we can out in our award-winning garden.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Within agreed protocols provide nursing services, treatments and health screening topatients in participation with General Practitioners or independently

Undertake the establishment of clinics; plan, assess, interpret, implement and evaluate careof specific groups of patients, or those with special conditions, including specialistmanagement of chronic disease, following agreed protocols

Manage the collection and dispatch of pathological specimens, including blood samples,cytology, urine tests etc. and other swabs

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to general or nursepractitioners as necessary

Assist other clinicians and general practitioners in the emergency management of patients

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults andchildren

Advise, support and administer vaccinations where appropriate for patients travellingabroad

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions

Providing complex wound and ulcer care

Undertaking clip and suture removal

Providing oral contraceptive pill checks

Ascertaining smoking status and advising on cessation

Performing and recording of blood pressure, temperature, pulse, height, weight, BMImeasurements and ECGs

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Ensure recording of rooms/fridges as per practice protocol and monitoring vaccine storage

Ordering of health support materials

Stock replenishment and rotation as required

Clinical Governance

Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to your clinical care

Participate in audits as indicated

Report all near miss or adverse incidents to the appropriate person in the practice

Attend significant event audit meetings

Training and role development

Attend the induction sessions on joining the practice

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to keep up-to-date withevidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role to meet clinicalgovernance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a PersonalDevelopment Plan (PDP) utilising a reflective approach to practice.

Undertake as required a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with theimprovement of clinical care, medical diagnosis and treatment where appropriate

Promote and support a learning culture within the practice and assist in clinical instruction,mentoring and supervision of other learners that may periodically be attached to the practice

Contribute to regular multi-disciplinary and or practice educational meetings

Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up and/orimproving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against ClinicalGovernance and Quality Indicator targets

Provide additional services to the practice that meet the needs of the population

Undertake additional training where necessary to provide these enhanced services

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.administering/prescribing medications (if relevant), confidentiality, data security andprotection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice / local initiatives

Meet timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meetsquality standards

Professional

Maintain your professional registration and license to practise as applicable to your role,working within the latest applicable codes of professional conduct

Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required by the practice

Demonstrate clinical leadership

Pro-actively promote your role within the practice

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and havethe right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may haveaccess to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff andother healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practiceas a business organisation. All such information, from any source, is to be regarded asstrictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the businessof the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data

Administration

Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal andadministrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards

Work in accordance with internal administrative systems relating to but not limited to themanagement of clinical data

Send and receive written information on behalf of the practice relating to the physical andsocial welfare of patients

Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up and/orimproving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against ClinicalGovernance and Quality Indicator targets and work to deliver the NHS contract pertinent tothe practice including the terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and locallyenhanced services

Ensure that all practice policies are fully implemented

Support, contribute to, and participate in external inspections

Special Working Conditions

The post holder is required to travel independently between sites, patients homes and toattend meetings etc.

The post holder will have contact with bodily fluids i.e. wound exudates, urine, blood, etcwhilst in clinical practice and must take precautions as required to minimise the risk ofinfection/contamination using personal protective equipment (PPE)Vulnerable Adults, Children and Young People

All members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults,children and young people in all relevant areas of their work. This will include timelyattendance at relevant training events and compliance with the practices policiesHealth and Safety

Comply at all times with the practice Health and Safety policies by following agreedprocedures and policies for safe working and reporting incidents

Comply with all applicable legislation and regulatory guidelinesEquality and Diversity

Co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to support equality of employment

Treat all co-workers, patients and visitors in line with the practices equality and diversitypoliciesCommunication and working relationships

Establish and maintain effective communication pathways with all practice staff and visitingclinical team members including the community nursing teams.

General

This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities.There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the position.This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into accountdevelopments within the practice.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working as a practice, community or acute nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of working in a primary care environment

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Occupational Health Clearance
• NMC registration

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to on-going professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Understands the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Use of patient record keeping system
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with clinical risk management
• User of SystmOne patient record system

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

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.