Practice Nurse

Integrated Care System; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS trust is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join its team in Hull. The role involves delivering quality nursing care, conducting health assessments, and providing health promotion advice. Candidates should be registered nurses with strong communication skills and a commitment to patient care. This position offers full training and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Full induction and training plan

Long service rewards

Generous holiday entitlement

Ride to work scheme

Uniform

Support to develop your skills

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in practice nursing or community nursing.
• Demonstrable commitment to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care to the practice population.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care.
• Monitor health issues and administer vaccinations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Empathy

Initiative

Competence with IT

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Relevant nursing/health degree

Job description

Are you looking for a more fulfilling role or the next step in your career journey? One that gives you a sense of achievement knowing that each day you are helping people access the healthcare that they need?

If this sounds like you, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We are looking for individuals who to join our Practice Nurse Team who:

• Are enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Are able to use their initiative
• Excellent communicators, both written and verbal
• Are able to listen and empathise
• Are keen to learn and develop
• Can be flexible and adaptable
• Are competent with IT

Candidates please note interviews will be held in the second week of August.

Main duties of the job

In the role of Practice Nurse, you will be responsible for the provision of skilled nursing care to the practice population. You will deliver care within the boundaries of your role, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures

In return you will receive:

• Full induction and training plan
• Long service rewards
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Ride to work scheme
• Uniform
• Support to develop your skills and career

About us

We are a leading primary care organisation that delivers high quality care from GP practices in York, Hull and Scarborough. Innovative and committed, we are at the forefront of developments within our field. We are well organised and deliver high quality care with a range of friendly and supportive staff.

Selection for Interview process

If you are applying through NHS Jobs, you will notice you are asked if you would like a guaranteed interview as part of the Two Tick disability scheme. Whilst this is an admirable government initiative, please be aware we are not signed up to this scheme. This is a question on the NHS jobs application form which is outside of our own control. Our own process ensures we consider candidates on the merit of their application only and we do not ask any questions regarding a disability as part of our selection process.

Job responsibilities

You must work at all times within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and use your own judgement, knowledge and common sense in your day-to-day activities.

It is expected that you will fully utilise all opportunities for learning under the guidance of the nursing and practice leadership team and will demonstrate evidence of professional development and increasing responsibility for patient care and related duties.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care to improve health and wellbeing and meet the healthcare needs of individuals and groups

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Enable patients, families and carers to develop their knowledge and understanding about their health and well-being and be as self-managing as possible

Offer health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment, which may include:

- BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis and smoking status

- Breast health awareness

- Cervical screening

- New patient checks

- Well man/woman checks

- Advice for healthy eating, exercise, alcohol consumption and smoking

Perform routine nursing tasks such as Venepuncture, Recording ECG, Spirometry, Chaperoning and assisting patients

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines

Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and administer vaccines according to current guidelines and legislation

Advise and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad

Assist in the provision of treatment plans to meet family planning needs

Administer and monitor medication consistent with protocols, standards, and legislation

Assist in the provision of minor surgery and other surgical procedures that are carried out within Haxby Group

Assist in the provision of nursing care within the context of primary care for patients with mental health problems

Delegate aspects of care as appropriate

Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment

Person Specification

• Gets on well with people at all levels. Ability to listen and empathise. Ability to organise and prioritise workload. Demonstrable commitment to professional development. Practice nursing or other community nursing experience. Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision. First contact care. Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Experience of Microsoft Office applications. Experience of GP Clinical IT systems. Experience of audit.

Other

• Ability to work independently. Ability to work as team player. Initiative and drive. Pleasant and articulate. Able to work under pressure. Self-motivated and positive. Empathetic, honest, caring. Adaptable and forward looking. Enthusiastic and energetic. Diplomatic and considered. Hard working, willing and flexible. Observance of strict confidentiality. Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.

Physical Requirements

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
• Reliable. Flexible. Excellent attendance record.

Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills

• Registered Nurse (NMC). Relevant nursing/health degree. Aware of accountability of own role and that required of a Practice Nurse. Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. Keyboard skills.
• Additional post-registration qualification. Recognised cervical screening qualification. Mentor/teaching qualification. Clinical skills - vaccination, wound care, ear care, venepuncture, recording ECGs, spirometry. Knowledge of health promotion strategies. Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.

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.