Practice Nurse

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their team. In this vital role, you will support clinicians in delivering high-quality patient care, conduct clinical observations, and assist with minor procedures. Your expertise will ensure effective patient management in a busy clinical environment, where you will work closely with a diverse patient population. You will play a key role in maintaining infection control and supporting new staff and students. If you are passionate about providing exceptional care and improving service delivery, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with pharmacological knowledge required.
• Ability to conduct clinical observations and manage infection control.

Responsibilities

• Assist at clinics and support other clinicians ensuring patient care.
• Conduct pre-clinic checks and clinical observations.
• Deliver injections and manage wound care.

Skills

Clinical observations

Venepuncture

Wound care knowledge

Infection control procedures

Ability to work independently

Education

Registered General Nurse

Tools

Clinical systems

Job description

To undertake all duties in line with the postholder's training and on instruction provided by the Management Team and General Practitioners.

To support new members of staff and nursing and medical students.

To be able to prioritise presenting problems in the treatment room, assess and plan an appropriate course of action, on a day-to-day or emergency situations.

Ability to use clinical systems and templates to record consultations.

Ability and confidence to work alone in the treatment room, seeking advice from colleagues/GPs where necessary.

Main duties of the job

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

1. Assist at clinics, setting up and supporting other clinicians and ensuring patient care.
2. Conduct pre-clinic checks.
3. Conduct clinical observations such as weight and height measurements, test and record blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
4. Test and record results of clinical specimens.
5. Take and prepare clinical specimens for collection.
6. Provide assistance in minor operations, contraceptive implants and coil fittings.
7. Provide chaperone support.
8. Venepuncture.
9. NHS Health Checks.
10. Undertake dressings for wound and leg ulcer care.
11. Deliver injections to the practice population as per PGD/PSDs.
12. Ensure adequate infection control procedures in treatment and consulting rooms.
13. Ensure adequate stock levels in stock room, treatment rooms, fridges and cupboards.
14. Ordering medical supplies and checking/recording and storage of supplies on receipt.
15. Ensure the safe storage, recording, rotation and disposal of vaccines.
16. Log fridge temperatures, reporting any cold chain issues as necessary.
17. Assist with emergency patient situations, keeping updated with resuscitation skills.

About us

Diamond Medical Group has a patient population of approximately 20,000 across 4 sites. We aim to provide high quality services adhering to principles of best practice, promoting equal opportunities and working positively with diversity.

The post has two main functions:

• To carry out the duties as outlined.
• To be proactive in continuously improving service delivery.

We expect all employees to carry out their duties in a professional manner with a client focus, ensuring that respect and courtesy is shown to them, colleagues, other service providers and all those in contact with the organisation.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Diamond Medical Group

LOCATION:

POST: Practice Nurse (non-prescriber)

SALARY: TBA

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Nurse Manager

ORGANISATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

Diamond Medical Group has a patient population of approximately 20,000 across 4 sites. We aim to provide high quality services adhering to principles of best practice, promoting equal opportunities and working positively with diversity.

The post has two main functions:

• To carry out the duties as outlined.
• To be proactive in continuously improving service delivery.

We expect all employees to carry out their duties in a professional manner with a client focus, ensuring that respect and courtesy is shown to them, colleagues, other service providers and all those in contact with the organisation.

OUTLINE OF POST:

To undertake all duties in line with the postholder's training and on instruction provided by the Management Team and General Practitioners.

To support new members of staff and nursing and medical students.

To be able to prioritise presenting problems in the treatment room, assess and plan an appropriate course of action, on a day-to-day or emergency situations.

Ability to use clinical systems and templates to record consultations.

Ability and confidence to work alone in the treatment room, seeking advice from colleagues/GPs where necessary.

MAIN TASKS:

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

1. Assist at clinics, setting up and supporting other clinicians and ensuring patient care.
2. Conduct pre-clinic checks.
3. Conduct clinical observations such as weight and height measurements, test and record blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
4. Test and record results of clinical specimens.
5. Take and prepare clinical specimens for collection.
6. Provide assistance in minor operations, contraceptive implants and coil fittings.
7. Provide chaperone support.
8. Venepuncture.
9. NHS Health Checks.
10. Undertake dressings for wound and leg ulcer care.
11. Deliver injections to the practice population as per PGD/PSDs.
12. Ensure adequate infection control procedures in treatment and consulting rooms.
13. Ensure adequate stock levels in stock room, treatment rooms, fridges and cupboards.
14. Ordering medical supplies and checking/recording and storage of supplies on receipt.
15. Ensure the safe storage, recording, rotation and disposal of vaccines.
16. Log fridge temperatures, reporting any cold chain issues as necessary.
17. Assist with emergency patient situations, keeping updated with resuscitation skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Some pharmacological knowledge required, especially relating to wound care/infection.

Knowledge of treatment room Patient Group Directives and associated policies.

Knowledge and understanding of patients with Long Term Conditions and acute illness presenting in the treatment room.

Confidentiality

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information Governance

Employees are expected to adhere to NHS rules for computer IT governance and security.

Health and Safety/Risk Management

The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practice's Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisation's Incident Reporting System.

The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).

This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the position and within their scope of practice.

This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within the Practice. All members of staff should be prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the efficient running of the Practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

• See attached

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.

Depending on experience.