Practice Nurse

St Austell Healthcare; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in St. Austell seeks a highly motivated Practice Nurse to deliver quality care in a busy practice setting. The role involves assessing and managing long-term conditions, health promotion initiatives, and mentoring students while adhering to clinical governance. This position offers competitive benefits, including generous annual leave and opportunities for career advancement in a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

Contractual sick pay dependent on length of service

Electric car and bike salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with post-registration qualifications.
• Experience in chronic disease management is essential.
• Ability to perform various clinical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general practice nursing to the whole practice population.
• Assess, plan, develop and deliver nursing care.
• Provide health promotion and educational outreach.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong IT Skills

Effective time management

Competent in use of Office and Outlook

Ability to work flexibly and autonomously

Education

Registered Nurse

Evidence of Post registration qualifications

Post graduate diploma or Degree in Primary Care

Job description

We are looking to recruit ahighly motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly proactiveteam. St Austell Healthcare are a forward thinking and progressive organisationthat is embracing and adapting to change in General Practice, and we are lookingfor a nurse who is confident and competent in delivering high -quality care ina busy general practice setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsiblefor the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population(across all sites). To deliver evidence-based practice for patients presentingwith long term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to thepractice population. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible forthe care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinicaldecision making in the management of patients. They will be collaboratively tomeet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures.

About us

We provide services to a population of over38,000 patients across 5 sites currently. As we are a research and training practice this is an excitingopportunity for those who wish to develop their professional career and todemonstrate strong clinical expertise along with good organisational skills.

Advantages include:

• 6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Additional annual leave with long service
• Contractual sick pay dependent on length of service
• Electric car and bike salary sacrifice schemes

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, development and delivery of nursing care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing on health prevention, monitoring of long term conditions and screening activities.
• To perform a wide range of clinical skills such as but limited to venepuncture, wound care/dressings, removal sutures/clips, therapeutic injections, adult and childhood immunisations, vaccinations, ECGs, spirometry and peak flow readings, Dopplers, blood pressure, and medication reviews.
• To develop and provide health promotion programmes and screening for chronic diseases; offering health education and lifestyle advice in the areas of smoking, alcohol, diet, exercise, and sexual health/contraception to promote health and prevent disease.
• To review patients with chronic diseases and provide monitoring, management, follow up, supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care and referral in accordance with practice protocol and national guidelines.
• To supervise and support Health Care Assistants working within the Practice sites.
• Act as a mentor to students ensuring that an appropriate learning environment is maintained.
• To respond to emergencies as the situation arises.
• To work independently and autonomously, flexibly and competently, and refer to the GP or other health care professionals, either in primary or secondary care as the need arises.
• Keep up to date with relevant evidence and research related to area of practice.
• Keep up to date with all mandatory training and updates.
• To attend practice meetings as required and to participate in development sessions.
• To undertake any additional duties, as may be required, according to competence and prior training and undertake other work and general duties as deemed necessary by the practice and for on-going personal development.
• Work within own competencies and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs.
• Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and Abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health,

Quality & Clinical Governance

To clearly document all consultations, treatments, tests, and advice in the patients within System1, including onward referrals or tasks to other professionals.

To provide a telephone advice service to patients to give symptomatic advice or urgent GP appointments/or refer to other services. Make appointments where necessary.

To participate in the development of practice protocols and guidelines in accordance with Clinical Governance and CQC.

Partake in clinical audit where appropriate.

Ensure that all equipment used during practice has been maintained and report any faults through the appropriate mechanisms.

Ensure that all rooms are stocked to appropriate levels and order replacement items, as necessary.

Report any untoward/critical incidents and participate in debriefs as required.

To participate in Clinical Supervision and Personal Development Reviews.

Professional Responsibilities

Responsible for own professional practice and accountability according to NMC guidelines and to maintain ensure Revalidation is effective registration.

To acknowledge clinical limitations and not undertake any procedures for which one is not adequately trained and shows competency.

Maintain knowledge and skills by attending educational updates and courses as required in accordance with continuing professional development.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent communication skills written and oral;
• Strong IT Skills;
• Clear, polite telephone manner;
• Competent in use of Office and Outlook;
• Effective time management;
• Facilitate learning of students and act as a learning resource;
• Ability to work flexibly and autonomously & in stressful situations
• Driving Licence/Car owner

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Wound care /removal of sutures & staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Broad knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing results, advising patient accordingly.
• Chaperone procedure.
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine; childhood and travel)
• Womens Health (cervical cytology; contraception etc)

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of Post registration qualifications e.g. Family Planning
• Post graduate diploma or Degree in Primary Care
• Prescribing Nurse
• Experience of Chronic Disease management
• Working in Primary Care

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.