Practice Nurse

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a Practice Nurse to work in General Practice within the Central Halifax Primary Care Network. You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, perform routine nursing duties, vaccinations, wound care and clinical observations, and support CPD and professional development.

You will join a collaborative nursing team, provide supervision to HCAs and students, maintain accurate records, and contribute to QOF and quality improvement initiatives in line with

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks, with a focus on promoting good health and independence.
• Provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals.
• Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE Guidelines etc
• Work as part of larger nursing team to support colleagues
• Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
• Develop own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace with Clinical Lead
• Provide support and supervision to other colleagues within the nursing team; Healthcare Assistants, Phlebotomists, Students etc
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring SNOMED coding
• Conduct Long Term Condition Reviews—Diabetes with COPD & Asthma as required
• Provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks
• Perform and record clinical observations such as BP, temp, pulse
• Provide vaccinations including Flu, COVID & child immunisations
• Provide other services such as venipuncture, Cervical Screening, NHS Health Checks
• Undertake additional training to provide other clinical tasks
• Enhance own performance through CPD and share knowledge
• Care for individuals with Dementia, Mental Health conditions, Learning Disabilities
• Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management
• Communicate with colleagues across the Practice and PCN and attend meetings
• Access regular clinical supervision with line manager
• Contribute to clinical governance
• Maintain a clean, tidy working area
• Assist nursing team with stock ordering and rotation to minimise waste
• Be an accountable professional
• Support delivery of QOF and quality improvement initiatives
• Assist with COVID-19 tasks
• Undertake tasks consistent with the level of the post and scope of the role

Job description

The Practice Nurse works alongside a team within General Practice and within the Central Halifax Primary Care Network (PCN).

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks, with a focus on promoting good health and independence.
• To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals
• To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE Guidelines etc
• Work as part of larger nursing team to support colleagues
• Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
• Work with Clinical Lead to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace
• Provide support and supervision to other colleagues within the nursing team; Healthcare Assistants, Phlebotomists, Students etc, and those on learning assignments/placements as required.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes
• To conduct Long Term Condition Reviews- focusing on Diabetes, with additional COPD & Asthma as required
• To provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, and pulse etc.
• Provide vaccinations including- Flu, COVID & child immunisations and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the Practice and PCN in line with the competencies of the role
• Provide other services such as venipuncture, Cervical Screening, NHS Health Checks
• Undertake additional training where required to provide other relevant clinical tasks as required by the Practice and PCN, in line with the competencies of the role.
• Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service
• Care for individuals with Dementia, Mental Health conditions, and Learning Disabilities
• Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
• Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the Practice and PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required
• Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area
• To assist the nursing team with stock ordering and maintaining rotation of stock to minimise waste

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse may be requested to:

• Be an accountable professional
• Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, quality improvement projects, audits and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care
• Assist with COVID-19 tasks as required
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
• To have a good understanding of practice protocols and policies
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• To act as a chaperone