Practice Nurse

Lambourn Surgery; Hungerford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Hungerford is looking for a practice nurse to join their clinical team. The position offers flexible working days and involves managing long-term conditions and providing immunisation services. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with experience but training can be provided. The practice emphasizes professional development and offers a friendly and supportive atmosphere for all staff.

Benefits

Support for CPD

Access to a mentor

Cost coverage for professional memberships

Qualifications

• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Responsibilities

• Complete long term condition reviews.
• Smear taking.
• Medication reviews.
• Partake in immunisation programmes.
• Process pathology results.

Skills

Infection prevention and control

Chronic disease management

Wound care

Venepuncture

ECGs

Immunisations

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Post graduate diploma or degree in Chronic Disease Management

Family planning qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit a new practice nurse to our clinical team at Lambourn Surgery. You will either be new to practice nursing, looking for your first post, or a more experienced nurse. We would ideally like 2 days a week working Mondays and Fridays, but we can be flexible for the right candidate. You will also cover extended hours on a rotational basis which will be paid as additional hours.

We are a training practice, with regular opportunities for CPD. We offer a minimum of one weeks study leave pro-rata per annum. Additional requests would be on a case by case basis.

The successful candidate will be responsible for theeffective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-basedpractice including care for elderly and housebound patients.

The post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the patient population.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinicalareas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, well women and well man clinics, as wellas actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing anddelivery of clinical policy and procedure.

We will ensure that the post holder has access toappropriate clinical supervision and a named mentor to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.

We cover the cost of your NMC, RCN and medical defence union memberships.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, GP's, clinical pharmacist and a skilled administrative support team.

We are looking for a treatment room nurse who can confidently cover all the normal treatment room requirements as listed in the job description. An interest in Diabetes would be an advantage but not essential as training can be given.

Experience of long term condition management especially with diabetes would be an advantage, but not essential as training can be given.

About us

Lambourn Surgery is based 10 minutes from junction 14 and 15 minutes from junction 15 of the M4 making it ideal for a candidate from Swindon or Newbury direction.

We are a small rural practice in the heart of the racehorse community serving 6500 patients across a wide practice area. We have an extended team of Doctors, nurses HCA, Clinical pharmacist and social prescriber.

Salary Agenda for change band 6 and dependent on experience

About us -

Supportive of progression and clinical development

Passionate and multi-disciplined team

Diverse patient demographic, keeping every day interesting

CQC Good in all areas

Friendly environment

Job responsibilities

To complete long term condition reviews

Smear taking

Medication reviews.

Partake in baby and adult immunisation programmes

Process pathology results

Contraception

To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers

To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy

To assist GPs with minor surgery and Larc fittings when required

To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

To partake in vaccination programmes for adults and children

To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery council
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Nurse prescriber
• Family planning qualification

Experience

• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples.
• ECGs.
• Venepuncture.
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
• Chaperone procedure.
• Immunisations (routine, childhood).
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of chronic disease management.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• New patient medicals.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Chronic disease management in 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.