Practice Nurse

Porter Brook Medical Centre

Sheffield

On-site

GBP 31,000 - 42,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Porter Brook Medical Centre in Sheffield is seeking a proactive Practice Nurse to join a diverse team serving a university community and surrounding population.

You will work across clinical areas, participate in immunisation campaigns, manage chronic disease, and contribute to policy review and clinical governance to maintain high-quality care.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Experience in primary care is desirable.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
Involve in immunisation campaigns as required by public health needs.
Manage chronic disease and contribute to health promotion activities.
Prescribe medications within competence and scope of practice.

Skills

IT skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Team player

Problem solving

Education

NMC registration

RN (RGN)

CPD evidence

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Immunisations administration

Clinical guidelines

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to announce that we have a position to join our team as a Practice Nurse. We have 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, NAs, 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 providing nursing and health promotion services to the Practice population. The candidate will provide holistic care to patients with or without direct referral from a doctor or senior 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.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
To be involved in immunisation, including campaigns as required by the public health needs of the Practice population
To exercise knowledge and skills in chronic disease, wound assessment and management, ear care, contraception, and other clinical skills as appropriate to the role
To participate in infection control
To participate in the screening and health promotion activities of the Practice
To develop skills in sexual health, including cervical cytology and sexual health screening
To participate in chronic disease management within Practice guidelines
To make referrals to, and receive referrals from other health care professionals
To demonstrate a level of knowledge clinical skill appropriate to the needs of the role
To prescribe medications within competence and scope of practice

Management

To participate in the development of Practice philosophy, strategy, and policy
To be involved in the management of change within the Practice and the implementation of systems to improve patient care
To participate in, and contribute to, the clinical governance agenda of the Practice
To assist the Practice in achieving the Quality and Outcome Framework (GMS contract)
To evaluate and audit care
To participate in multidisciplinary protocol development
To be responsible for the maintenance of supplies and equipment

Training and education

To contribute to the training of GP Registrars, Medical and Nursing students, and other students and members of staff as required
To participate in the clinical meetings within the Practice
To maintain own professional development and PDP
To attend study days, courses and other educational events as required by the role
To participate in the Practice appraisal process

Communication

To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records
To work with the wider nursing team in developing an integrated service for patients
To make referrals to other members of the Practice team, and to voluntary and statutory agencies as necessary

Professional

To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
To undertake professional development as required by the role
To undertake an annual non-medical prescribing audit

Person Specification

Personal Qualities - Essential

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 - Essential

Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Qualifications - Essential

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

Qualifications - Desirable

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Experience - Essential

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

Experience - Desirable

2 years post registration experience

Skills - Essential

IT skills
Excellent time management skills
Car driver
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
Well developed problem solving skills

Skills - Desirable

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Porter Brook Medical Centre is an equal opportunities employer.

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