Practice Nurse

Porter Brook Medical Centre; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a qualified Practice Nurse to join their growing team. The role involves providing nursing and health promotion services, managing chronic diseases, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have significant experience in a primary care setting and be registered with the NMC. A proactive and motivated approach is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a primary care environment is essential.
• Up-to-date training in Childhood and Adult Immunisations required.
• Training in long-term condition management is necessary.
• Experience in contraception and sexual health including cytology is required.
• At least 2 years post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Conduct immunisations and health promotion activities.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
• Prescribe medications within competence and scope of practice.
• Participate in clinical governance and improvements.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent oral communication

Ability to prioritise and manage workload

Teamwork

Motivational interviewing

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Current registration with NMC

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

We are delighted to announce that we have a position to join our team as a Practice Nurse. We have a growing list of 30,000 patients, with a diverse mix of inner city residents and students from Sheffield Hallam University.

Our large expanding team consists of Doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nursing team (NP, PNs, HCAs), Clinical pharmacy team (2 CPs and 2 pharmacy technicians) and first contact Physiotherapists.

We work very closely with Sheffield Hallam University, and have a medical centre housed in the heart of the university.

Our most valuable asset is our staff and our reputation and we were rated Outstanding by the CQC in 2020.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a proactive, reliable and forward thinking practice nurse to join our team.

The successful candidate will form part of the nursing team in providingnursing and health promotion services to the Practice population. The candidate will provideholistic care to patients with or without direct referral from a doctor orsenior nurse, within clinical guidelines.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for several clinical areas such as COPD and Diabetes as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

About us

We are a forward thinking practice in Sheffield led by 5 partners with shared management and clinical leadership.

The culture is encouraging, supportive, forward thinking and there is a commitment to continually improving the quality of healthcare

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached.

Please submit your CV at the earliest opportunity.

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse (prescriber). Theremay be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will bedependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Clinical

Toassess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care

Tobe involved in immunisation, including campaigns as required by the publichealth needs of the Practice population

Toexercise knowledge and skills in chronic disease, wound assessment and management,ear care, contraception, and other clinical skills as appropriate to the role

Toparticipate in infection control

Toparticipate in the screening and health promotion activities of the Practice

Todevelop skills in sexual health, including cervical cytology and sexual healthscreening

Toparticipate in chronic disease management within Practice guidelines

Tomake referrals to, and receive referrals from other health care professionals

Tom demonstrate a level of knowledge clinical skill appropriate to the needs of therole

Toprescribe medications within competence and scope of practice

Management

Toparticipate in the development of Practice philosophy, strategy, and policy

Tobe involved in the management of change within the Practice and theimplementation of systems to improve patient care

Toparticipate in, and contribute to, the clinical governance agenda of thePractice

Toassist the Practice in achieving the Quality and Outcome Framework (GMScontract)

Toevaluate and audit care

Toparticipate in multidisciplinary protocol development

Tobe responsible for the maintenance of supplies and equipment

Training and education

Tocontribute to the training of GP Registrars, Medical and Nursing students, andother students and members of staff as required

Toparticipate in the clinical meetings within the Practice

Tomaintain own professional development and PDP

Toattend study days, courses and other educational events as required by the role

Toparticipate in the Practice appraisal process

Communication

Tomaintain accurate and contemporaneous records

Towork with the wider nursing team in developing an integrated service forpatients

Tomake referrals to other members of the Practice team, and to voluntary andstatutory agencies as necessary

Professional

Towork within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of ProfessionalPractice

Toundertake professional development as required by the role

To undertake an annual non-medical prescribingaudit.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Empathetic approach
• Able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Highly motivated
• Able to use initiative
• A keen learner
• Flexible approach to type of work and hours worked
• Smart, polite and confident

Other requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

Qualifications

• RGN
• Current registration with NMC
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development appropriate to the role

Experience

• Experience of working within Primary Care Environment
• Up to date training in Childhood and Adult Immunisations
• Training and experience in the management of long term conditions
• Training and experience in contraception and sexual health including cytology
• 2 years post registration experience

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Ability to work well as a member of a multi disciplinary team
• Motivational interviewing skills

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.