Practice Nurse

Parkside Family Practice; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Reading is seeking an enthusiastic Nurse to join their team. The role entails practicing independently, maintaining accurate care documentation, and ensuring effective use of nursing skills. Candidates should possess a Bachelor Degree in Nursing and a dedication to patient care. Knowledge of diabetes care and infection control standards is important. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Fully understanding and following Nurse PGDs.
• Up to date revalidation and knowledge of infection control standards.

Responsibilities

• Practice independently according to policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of care.
• Ensure skills are effectively used to deliver care.

Skills

Team Player

Patient Care

Knowledge of Diabetic Care

Infection Control

Education

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Tools

Emis

Word

Excel

Docman

Job description

Weare looking for an enthusiastic team player to join the nurses team at ParksideFamily Practice. We are a very friendly, 2 site practice inBerkshire.(Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire ICB).We have over 17,500patients and need someone who is keen to take on an active Nurse role.

Weare a training practice and high QoF achievers.

Main duties of the job

The applicant will need to be able to practice independently in accordance with all protocols and procedures and referring to a GP when needed.

Be up to date with all aspects of nursing including complex wound control, diabetes care, health promotion, Cytology, childhood immunisations and all treatment room duties.

About us

We are a busy local practice based at two sites, one in Woodley and the other in Earley. We have three partners and six salaried GP's as well as a strong nursing team including HCA's, pharmacists, trainee GP's, and a reception and administration team.

We have regular meetings with a proactive management team as well as social functions in the year.

Job responsibilities

• Practice independently in accordance with Parkside Family Practice policies, procedures, protocols and code of conduct. Appropriately referring to GPs when needed. Fully understanding and following NursePGDs
• Maintain accurate documentation of care and utilisation of I.T.
• Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks.
• Share responsibility for ensuring effective inter-Practice communication.
• Ensure skills are appropriately and effectively used to deliver care.
• Ensure care is delivered by Practice Nurse Team members with relevant and appropriate skills.
• Ensure an effective Nurse Appointment system, in collaboration with Practice Manager.
• Ensure that efficient and appropriate stock control is in place.

Person Specification

Experience

• It is essential to be a commited team player dedicated to patient care always putting what is best for their ongoing welfare at the front of everything you do and able to work under pressure.
• Dealing with vulnerable patients with care and empathy and able to get along with other departments in the practice.
• Previous experience of NHS IT systems would be useful but training will be given.

Qualifications

• Up to date revalidation, knowledge of diabetic care, child immunisations, knowledge of injectable medication, complex wound care, dedicated to infection control and meeting CGC standards, cytology, up to date with QOF guidelines, travel vaccinations, safeguarding, full ability to undertake the 6 C's in nursing and always promoting health care.
• The applicant would have a Bachelor Degree in nursing, previous urgent PGN experience, knowledge of COPD care.
• Previous knowledge of Emis, Word, Excel, Docman is useful but training will be given on all IT systems.

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.