Practice Nurse

Beckington Family Practice; Frome; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A growing healthcare facility in Frome is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to enhance nursing services. The role is part-time, requiring flexibility for cover. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration, experience in chronic disease management, and a commitment to high-quality patient care. This opportunity includes support for career development within a professional team and offers competitive benefits such as NHS pension and flexible working hours.

Benefits

NHS pension

Holiday and study leave

Supportive environment for career development

Qualifications

• Active NMC registration required for practice.
• Experience in chronic disease management is desirable.
• 3+ years of post-registration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake nursing assessments and provide appropriate care.
• Manage chronic diseases and support other nursing staff.
• Participate in regular clinical governance meetings.

Skills

Planning & Organising

Performing under pressure

Using initiative

Venepuncture

Chronic Disease Management

Cervical Smears

Education

NMC Registration

Registered General Nurse

Job description

Beckington Family Practice is looking for a permanent Practice Nurse for 2 - 4 days per week

We are a friendly, well established and growing semi-rural training practice based South of Bath, offering a supportive environment and with an ethos for a high standard of patient care. We are currently looking for a hardworking, reliable enthusiastic and committed nurse, who shares our ethos to join our nursing team to enhance nursing services within the practice.

The ability to work flexibly to cover extra sessions is an express requirement for this role

Main duties of the job

Ideally you would have Practice Nurse experience, however we would also like to hear from Nurses who are keen to develop their skills in order to move into Practice Nursing.

Experience or a keen interest in chronic disease management would be desirable but not essential.

Essential qualifications:Active registration with the NMC

About us

We are a friendly, well established and growing semi-ruraltraining practice based south of Bath, with an ethos for a high standard ofpatient care. We seek to preserve the best of traditional family practice witha willingness to adapt and modernise to ensure a continuing high standard ofcare to patients with a sustainable work environment.

GMS Practice list size of 11,400

Three partners, eight salaried GPs, one ANP and oneParamedic Practitioner

FourFirst Contact Physiotherapists, two PCN Paramedics, Health Connector, Practice and PCN Pharmacist and two PCN Pharmacy Technicians

Purpose built main surgery in Beckington, modern branchsurgery in Frome Health Centre

We can offer:

A very friendly, supportive and professional environment,joining an established team which is looking forwards to new ways of working.

Support to develop your career to include in-houseeducational peer support.

Regular clinical governance meetings and MDTs

Flexibility around working hours and locations

NHS pension, holiday and study leave

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The successful candidate will work at Beckington Family Practice toenhance nursing services within the practice.The Practice Nurse will undertake a range of nursing assessments andprovide appropriate care / treatment in conjunction with GPs, and otherPractice Nurses or independently as appropriate for the need, according topractice policy, protocols etc. ChronicDisease management will form part of the role as well as the mentoring of ourother Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants. Knowledge of the GMS contract, e.g. TheQuality and Outcomes Framework, is a vital element of the post. The PracticeNurse will strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifyingpractice population needs. Additionallythe successful candidate will be encouraged and supported to undertake anyfurther training required to ensure appropriate role development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ProfessionalResponsibilities

Assist GP's to help deliver effective implementation of management of patientswith chronic diseases as detailed by the Department of Health and Practicepolicies.

Contribute to the development of policies / protocols / guidelineswithin the practice.

Aid thePractice team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of chronicdisease management services.

Formulatereports as required for the Practice Manager and or Partners

Support theimplementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the Practice Nursingteam.

Encourage thedevelopment of integrated services within Primary Care to include integratedpractice based teams and multidisciplinary working.

Promote thecontinuing professional development of yourself and other nurses & HCAswithin the practice.

Recognise theopportunities for working in partnership with the Primary Health careteam.

Participate in an annual appraisal.

Leadership Responsibilities

Provide professional and managerial support to other Practice Nurses,Health Care Assistants and review the monitoring of patients within primarycare.

Offer guidance and support to the other Practice Nurses and Health CareAssistants to improve standards of care if needed.

Participate in chronic disease management clinics within the practice ifasked and only after appropriate training, & provide practical assistanceand professional advice to achieve minimum standards of care.

Provide clinical input where required alongside other Practice Nurses,particularly newly appointed Nurses and GPs, to assist in skill development andsharing of best practice.

Delegate to others, with appropriate skills, knowledge and competence.

Encourage nursing practice in line with relevant evidence basedresearch.

Act as a resource to the general public, patientswithin the health care system and their families, carers and various healthcareprofessionals.

Clinical Responsibilities

Work alongside Health Care Assistants to help develop their skills.

Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets of theGMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.

Undertakeopportunistic screening when clinically required.

Performvenepuncture and electrocardiography when required - following appropriatetraining if required.

Undertake wound care/management/dressing techniques.

Carry out ear examination.

Perform cervical screening andpromote breast awareness - following appropriate training if required.

Administer adult and paediatricinjections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction,ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Undertake accredited training inspecific chronic disease management as or if required. e.g. diabetes,respiratory, epilepsy, CHD etc. following appropriate training if required.

Contribute to the maintenance ofthe practice diseases registers.

Provideadvice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients in changing theirunhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately.

Provide anadult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient Group Directions -following appropriate training if required.

Deliver travel health care,including vaccinations and advice for patients - following appropriate trainingif required.

Recognise the signs of childabuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictivebehaviours, suicidal tendencies and is aware of local, referral procedures.

Ensure that current evidencebased approaches to patient care is standard practice

Apply appropriate infectioncontrol measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens,disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages andreport and treat sharps injuries.

Undertake first aid andmanagement of emergencies, eg burns, haemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycaemicemergencies/asthma attacks.

Undertake annual training anddemonstrate competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Research, Audit and Quality

Encourage thedevelopment of a practice audit strategy and action plan for Primary Care.

Contribute to the provision of equitable, high quality services forpatients in the locality.

Help supportthe integration across primary, secondary and tertiary care services.

Maintain aninterest in national research initiatives anddisseminate appropriateinformation to health professionals if asked to do so.

Ensure allcare is evidence based using up to date validated literature.

Contribute toresearch and development programmes where required to improve clinicalpractice.

Education and Training

Provide professional advice /support to health care professionals withinthe Primary health care team

Following identified training needs, participate in training andfacilitation of other Practice Nurses & Health Care Assistants.

Providementorship and guidance for Health Care Assistants.

Participatein partnership programmes of awareness raising, detection and prevention ofchronic diseases.

Maintain a level of expertise in specific chronic disease management(when appropriate) and other pertinent areas of health care, and seek todevelop new and improved skills.

Advise members of the public on the concepts of health promotion,education, prevention and protection

Seek out newknowledge of nursing and health by reading, enquiring and partaking incontinuous education programme.

Takeresponsibility for personal development and education including in-servicetraining and annual appraisal.

Direct,supervise and help mentor Nurses and Health Care Assistants in the clinical setting.

Activelyparticipate in multidisciplinary education and training.

Monitor and maintain consistencyof professional standards and take appropriate action if standards are not met.

Maintain professionaldevelopment by attending relevant courses and study days to keep abreast ofcurrent knowledge and developments.

Abide by the legal requirementsand statutory rules relating to practice and record and maintain periodicprofessional registration with RCN & NMC

Communication

Maintaincommunication and liaise with other disciplines across primary, secondary andtertiary care services as and when necessary

Contribute toand work effectively within the primary care team

Assist inclinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care.

Advise and support other membersof the team aiming towards common objectives.

COMPETENCE

You areresponsible for limiting your actions to those which you feel competent toundertake. If you have any doubts aboutyour competence during the course of your duties, you should immediately speakto a GP or one of the Partners in the first instance.

REGISTERED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

All employeesof Beckington Family Practice who are required to register with a professionalbody, to enable them to practice within their profession, are required tocomply with their code of conduct and requirements of their professionalregistration.

SUPERVISION

Where theappropriate professional organisation details a requirement in relation tosupervision, it is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure compliancewith this requirement. If you are in any doubt about the existence of such arequirement, in the first instance advice should be sought from one of thePartners.

RISKMANAGEMENT

It is astandard element of the role and responsibility of all staff of BeckingtonFamily Practice that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management ofrisk in all of their actions. Thisentails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriateactions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.

RECORDSMANAGEMENT

As anemployee of Beckington Family Practice, you are legally responsible for allrecords that you gather, create or use as part of your work within theOrganisation (including patient health, financial, personal andadministrative), whether paper based or on computer. You should consult the Practice Manager ifyou have any doubt as to the correct management of records with which you work.

HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

All employeesof Beckington Family Practice have a statutory duty of care for their ownpersonal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts oromissions. Employees are required toco-operate with management to enable the practice to meet its own legal dutiesand to report any hazardous situations or defective equipment.

Demonstrate due regard for safeguardingand promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

CONFIDENTIALITY

All employeesof Beckington Family Practice are required to maintain the confidentiality ofmembers of the public and members of staff in accordance with Beckington FamilyPractice policies.

EQUALITY

Beckington Family Practice will take all practicable steps to ensure staff are recruited, managed, developed, promoted and awarded on merit and that equal opportunities are given to all staff.

Each employee is responsible for his or her own professional and personal behaviour.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Registered General Nurse
• Diabetes

Skills & Abilities

• Planning & Organising
• Performing under pressure
• Adaptability able to cope with change
• Using initiative
• Self-motivation
• Flexability
• Integrity/Confidentiality
• Intrapersonal skills
• Time Management
• Venepuncture
• Vital Signs
• ECGs
• Urinalysis
• Knowledge and experience of working in a Healthcare setting
• Travel Advice
• Child Immunisations
• Contraception
• Chronic Disease Management
• Cervical Smears

Experience

• Current Treatment Room Skills
• Three years post registration ??
• Diabetes
• COPD & Asthma

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrable commitment to establishing productive working relationships with clinicians and other professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills influencing, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships both within the team and the organisation.

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.