Practice Nurse

Randstad (Schweiz) AG; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their innovative team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality care to patients with long-term conditions, ensuring effective management through evidence-based practices. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, implementing health promotion initiatives and managing chronic disease clinics. This temporary position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing organization committed to improving patient outcomes and enhancing the overall quality of care. If you are passionate about making a difference in primary care, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of practice nursing experience required.
• Registered Nurse with relevant training in immunisation and chronic disease management.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes for managing patients with long-term conditions.
• Develop health promotion and wellbeing programmes for patients.
• Provide routine nursing care and manage acute and chronic conditions.

Skills

Immunisation and Vaccination Training

Chronic Disease Management

Wound Care and Management

Venipuncture

Cervical Cytology Training

Travel Health Training

Education

Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Job title: Practice Nurse

Location: Lamberhurst Surgery

Salary: £23.79 per hour

Working hours: Monday or Tuesday 1-6pm

Job type: Temporary maternity cover, starting Jan 2025

About Us:

We are a rapidly growing GP-led organisation with a mission to ensure that all patients have access to comprehensive, coordinated and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system. We appreciate that our whole primary care system is struggling, which is causing a negative effect on patient care and staff happiness. We believe that we can turn this around by reimagining how primary care is delivered from the ground up by placing a focus on data insights, technology and clinical innovation. Ultimately, we want to improve patient access, patient experience and health outcomes to significantly increase the quality of care for our patients.

Duties:

To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients. Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, well women and well man clinics, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

1. To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
2. To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the practice manager.
3. To develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered at the practice.
4. To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice.
5. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.
6. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing.
7. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients’ health.
8. As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
9. As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
10. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice.
11. To review patient medications to enhance compliance.
12. To provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages.
13. To coordinate the provision of travel medicine services.
14. To request pathology services and process pathology results as required.
15. To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
16. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
17. To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team.
18. To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers.
19. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics.
20. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics.
21. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
22. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
23. To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
24. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
25. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
26. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.).
27. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual).
28. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.

Essential:

1. Immunisation and Vaccination Training
2. Cervical Cytology Training
3. Chronic Disease Management Training (chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, etc.)
4. Travel Health Training
5. Wound Care and Management Training
6. Venipuncture Training
7. Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with 2+ years of practice nursing experience

Desirable: Experience using EMIS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such will be necessary for a submission for the Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.