Practice Nurse

NHS; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ormskirk is seeking a motivated Practice Nurse to join their team. The ideal candidate will manage chronic diseases and perform vaccinations, while having experience in primary care. Your excellent communication skills and commitment to patient care will be highly valued in this supportive environment. Opportunities exist to develop special interests and contribute to a well-established practice.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.

Responsibilities

• Manage long-term conditions like asthma, hypertension, and diabetes.
• Deliver vaccinations and manage pathology services.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with legislation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with chronic disease management

Competent in the use of Office and Outlook

Effective time management

Education

Registered Nurse

Postgraduate diploma or degree in Primary Care

Tools

ECGs

Venepuncture

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated part-time or full-time Practice Nurse to join our friendly, innovate team who are committed to delivering high standard of patient care. You will ideally have previous experience of working in primary care and have fully rounded skills, however training can be provided to the right candidate.

As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to our patient population. You'll be involved in the management of long-term conditions such as asthma, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes, as well as performing smears, baby immunisations, travel vaccinations, and blood tests.

You will work both independently and as a member of our multidisciplinary team and will be fully supported by clinical and non-clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

Candidates should be experienced in all areas of Chronic Disease Management, Cervical Cytology and Vaccination and Immunisation. A specialist interest in Diabetes and COPD would be desirable.

You will work with the full support of the practice team together with benefitting from the substantial networking opportunities across our other practices in the area. This is a great opportunity to join a well established team.

There are opportunities to develop special interests for those with drive and enthusiasm.

The ideal applicant will have experience in the Quality and Outcomes framework and other targets required of modern day general practice, confident with IT and management of processes in a rapidly changing environment.

You will have excellent communication skills, a compassionate and friendly nature who can operate in a busy environment with a range of people and professions, as you will be working with our clinical and administration teams.

You will be joining a dynamic, supportive team where your skills and initiative will be highly valued. If you're passionate about delivering excellent patient care and making a difference in the managament of long-term conditions, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Parkgate Surgery is a 5 GP partnership led Practice. We are based in Ormskirk, A market town and home to Edge Hill University in West Lancashire.

We are a large surgery across 2 sites with nearly 10,000 patients.

We have a high prevalence of frail and elderly patients, of which we employ our own Frailty Nurse to complete home visit anticipatory care management plans for our patients.

We are a digitally forward-thinking practice with implementation of modern access to General Practice through our total triage system and cloud-based telephony system.

We have recognised the live challenges of balancing and meeting patient demand but also ensuring the wellbeing of our staff by holding frequent full Practice Wellbeing Meetings and keeping in regular contact with our PPG.

We house Medical Students from the local university and recently qualified for being a training practice and enjoy having GP registrars at our surgery.

We are part of a successful PCN Group and utilise, support and mentor ARRS Roles.

We received Outstanding on our last CQC visit and frequently get full points on QOF.

We have our own Care Co-ordinator who is the first point of call for all our Palliative Care patients, ensuring they receive all the care they need.

We conduct a weekly inhouse MDT meeting with local agencies which is very successful.

Job responsibilities

Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

Request pathology services as necessary

Process pathology results as required

Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

Ensure read codes are used effectively

Maintain chronic disease register

Chaperone patients where necessary

Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

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

Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

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

Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Other Requirements

• NMC registration
• Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

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 experienceCompetitive rate of pay