Practice Nurse

NHS; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in High Wycombe is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to join their team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in chronic disease management and work closely with a vibrant multidisciplinary team. This role involves various nursing duties aimed at providing high-quality care to patients while ensuring confidentiality and supporting the healthcare team. Opportunities for professional development are provided.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Free staff car parking

Qualifications

• Qualification as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience with chronic disease management preferred.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing services to patients.
• Perform treatment room duties including chronic disease management.
• Maintain confidentiality and support GPs and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Diploma in Asthma care

Diploma in Diabetes care

Job description

An unusual yet exciting opportunity is available for a Registered Nurse to join our experienced, stable team of nurses. Our Surgery has two sites and c.12500 patients. We are looking for a motivated, team player. We have a vibrant multicultural practice popualtion and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary teams.

We are looking for a qualified nurse to join our team of four nurses and HCA, ideally with chronic disease management such as asthma and or diabetes care.

Main duties of the job

Treatment room duties including baby imms and cervical screening. Chronic disease management - asthma and or diabetes.

We are a training practice and thrive on developing our staff, clinical supervision, training and support as you develop your professional career with us.

About us

Our Main site is in Hughenden Valley and sister site is in Prestwood - both have free staff car parking. We have 4 GP Partners, 3 salaried GPs, a prescribing Paramedic, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and the nursing team. To support their success and workload we have a team of admin also.

We also have Hughenden Valley Pharmacy located within the Hughenden site.

Come and meet us!

Job responsibilities

Job Title: PRACTICE NURSE -

Accountable to: Lead Nurse on clinical issues and the Practice Manager on

all other issues.

Daily Supervisor: Self-managed Lead Nurse, Drs or Practice Manager for

exception management.

Overall Job Objectives:

To be an effective member of a team providing comprehensive nursing

services to the patients of the Practice: Also:

a. Ensuring that patients are dealt with in a caring and efficient manner

whilst meeting the Practice aims and values in relation to the assigned

duties and responsibilities.

b. Ensuring that the General Practitioners (GPs) and all Healthcare

Professionals are given appropriate support as set out in the following

detailed description of duties, to enable them to fulfil their duty of care for

their patients.

c. Ensure both practice and patient confidentiality is maintained at all

times. This applies to all activities taken. Confidentiality is essential at all

times. No information about the patients, either medical or personal, may be

disclosed to persons other than those employed by or attached to the

Practice and for whom such information is relevant. Additionally, no

information about Practice affairs may be disclosed to outside parties or

other members of the Practice team without the express permission of the

GPs or the Practice Manager.

Liaison and communication

Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers

The nature of the job involves contact by telephone or in person with a

wide range of people and organisations.

Internal Medical, nursing, reception and clerical staff at both surgeries.

District Nurses, Health Visitors, Midwives and any others that arise from

time to time.

Description of Duties:

The job entails a wide range of detailed duties which may change from time

to time in line with government regulations and the ongoing development

of the Practice and its patients. The following sections set out the key

duties, but the job holder may be asked by the GPs, Lead Nurse or the

Practice Manager to undertake other duties from time to time to ensure the

smooth running of the Practice. Any such additional duties will be within the

established skill levels related to the defined role.

Patient contact and services

These may be face to face contact or by telephone:

o Dressings, ongoing management of wounds, leg ulcers dopplers etc

(with referral to a GP/more experienced nurse where appropriate)

o Childhood immunisations in accordance with NHS guidelines and

policy which may vary from time to time

o Vaccinations as required; to include advice on recommended

vaccines, health and hygiene management as appropriate

o Vaccinations for foreign travel: to include advice as appropriate

o Giving general health advice and health promotion

o ECGs

o Venepuncture.

o Family Planning

o Urinalysis

o Chronic illness management clinics according to practice/national

protocols (dependent on experience)

o Smears

o Removal of sutures/clips

o Assisting with fitting of IUCD/IUS

o New Patient checks

o Undertaking and recording new patient health checks in accordance

with NHS requirements.

o Ear examination and onward referral to microsuction

Administration and professional responsibilities

o Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of

the practice team

o Ensure accurate, timely notes of all consultations and treatments are

recorded in the electronic patient record (EPR)

o Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required

for research, teaching and audit

o Attend and participate in practice meetings

o Ensuring the reception team has the appropriate information to book

appointments with the nurses.

o Ensuring rooms are stocked with appropriate equipment and medical

disposables.

o Ensuring nurse equipment is serviceable and suited for purpose

o Bringing to the attention of GPs, Lead Nurse and Practice Manager

the possible need for new or different equipment

o Ordering and storage of vaccines

o Identifying personal training needs

o Advising on nursing issues and development of the Practice and its

changing role within the primary care

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be assessed by annual appraisal and will be in

accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be

encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals

responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

o Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines

and the induction of all members of the Practice staff where

appropriate

o Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study

days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.

Ensuring revalidation requirements are met

Equality

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients,

carers and colleagues to include:

o Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,

interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures,

policies and current legislation

o Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, cares

and colleagues

o Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is

non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities

and rights

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain high quality standards within the

practice and will:

o Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

o Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,

either directly or under supervision

o Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and

team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and

enhance the teams performance

o Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients

needs

o Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma in Asthma care and or Diabetes.

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.