Practice Nurse

Vassall Medical Centre; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in London is seeking a dedicated Nurse to conduct nursing assessments and provide care for patients with chronic conditions. The ideal candidate will be NMC Registered and competent in chronic disease management, offering advice and training to patients. This role emphasizes quality care delivery and professional development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered with competency in managing chronic diseases.
• Experience in providing professional advice to healthcare staff.
• Ability to support chronic disease management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist in chronic disease management for patients.
• Provide mentorship and guidance for junior nursing staff.
• Participate in continuous professional development.
• Promote health education and prevention measures.

Skills

Competence in chronic disease management

Effective communication

Teamwork

Leadership skills

Education

NMC Registration

Competent in smears and child immunizations

Job description

Main duties of the job

Toundertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care andtreatment in conjunction with the GPs, Nurse Practitioners and other practicenurses or independently, in line with competence and need.

Tomaintain or improve standards of care and be actively involved in identifyingpractice population needs.

Todemonstrate and apply knowledge related to the Quality and Outcomes Framework(QOF).

Toprovide therapeutic interventions within a broader health promotion/publichealth strategy and enable patients to take action to meet their priorities forhealth.

To helpprovide education and training regarding chronic clinical conditions asrequired.

Toprovide specialist advice to patients and relatives in relation to COPD, Asthmaand, where qualified, Diabetes chronic disease conditions

Toundertake any further training required to ensure appropriate role development.

Topractice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain accuraterecords

About us

Vassall Medical Centre is a practice that offers a high quality of primary care services for a diverse population, with focus on inclusion and equality.

Our size list is around 7800 patients and our clinical team consists of 2 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 1 practice nurse, 1 HCA, 2 pharmacists. Our supportive admin team includes an IT manager, 1 practice manager, 1 Managing Partner and a great team of administration / reception staff.

Hours of work will be between 7 am- 6:30 pm, excludes weekends

Job responsibilities

Professional Responsibilities

Assistpractice GPs/NP to deliver effective and holistic management of patients withchronic diseases as required by the Quality and Outcomes framework.

Contribute to the development of policies / protocols / guidelines within thepractice.

Aidthe practice team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery ofchronic disease management/enhanced services.

Formulate reports as required for the practice manager and or nursepractitioner.

Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with thepractice clinical team.

Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to includethe practice based teams and multidisciplinary working with external providers.

Promotethe continuing professional development and skills of both yourself and othernurses within the practice.

Leadership

Provide professional advice and support to the practice nursing teams.

Offerguidance and support to the practice nursing teams to maintain/improvestandards of care.

Participate in chronic disease management within the practice & providepractical assistance and professional advice to achieve the highest standardsof care.

Provide clinical input where required alongside other practice nurses,particularly newly appointed nurses, to assist in skill development and sharingof best practice.

Delegate to others, with appropriate skills, knowledge and competence.

Maintain nursing practice in line with relevant evidence based research.

Act asa resource to the general public, patients within the health care system, theirfamilies, carers and external healthcare professionals.

Infection Control lead

Clinical

Workalongside other practice staff to help develop their knowledge and skills.

Support the practice in achieving 100% QOF and enhanced service targets.

Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required/indicated.

Perform venepuncture and electrocardiography where required.

Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.

Carryout ear examination and syringing.

Undertake family planning assessments, provide advice and refer patientsappropriately.

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness.

Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescriptionor Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal ofvaccines and drugs.

Undertake accredited training/updates in chronic disease management.

Contributeto the maintenance of the practice disease registers.

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients in changingtheir behaviours and refer appropriately.

Support the adult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient GroupDirections. Deliver travel healthcare, including vaccinations and advice forpatients.

Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults,substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies and demonstrateawareness of local referral procedures.

Support the implementation and effective use of the child safe trigger tool

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling laboratoryspecimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluidspillages and report and treat sharps injuries according to protocol.

Undertake annual training and demonstrate competency in anaphylaxis andresuscitation techniques

Research, Audit and Quality

Support the practice audit strategy, action plan and evaluation.

Contribute to the provision of equitable, high quality services for patients inthe locality.

Helpsupport the integration across primary, secondary and tertiary care services.

Maintain an interest in national research initiatives (NICE) and disseminateappropriate information to health professionals as required.

Ensure all care is evidence based using up to date validated literature.

Education and Training

Provide professional advice/support to healthcare professionals within thePrimary health care team

Following identified training needs, participate in training, facilitation andclinical supervision of other practice nurses.

Provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff.

Participate in partnership programmes, raising awareness, detection andprevention of chronic diseases.

Maintain a high level of expertise in specific chronic disease management,specifically Diabetes, COPD & Asthma and seek to develop new and improvedskills.

Advise members of the public on the concepts of health promotion, education,prevention and protection

Seekout new knowledge of nursing and health by reading, enquiring and partaking ininternal and external continuous education programmes.

Takeresponsibility for personal development and education including in-housetraining & monthly PLT.

Actively participate in multidisciplinary education and training.

Direct, supervise and help mentor junior nursing staff in the clinical setting.

Monitor and maintain consistency of professional standards and take appropriateaction if standards are not met.

Maintain professional development by attending relevant courses and study daysto keep abreast of current knowledge and developments.

Abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice andmaintain periodic professional registration with the NMC

Participate in an annual appraisal

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• smears, child imms and chronic disease management competent

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.