Practice Nurse

Integrated Care System; Stalybridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive GP surgery in Stalybridge is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves delivering essential clinical services, managing chronic conditions, and promoting health within the community. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in primary care. The surgery is committed to high-quality care and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• NMC registration is mandatory.
• Experience in primary care or general practice.
• Proficiency in chronic disease management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care to diverse populations.
• Implement individual treatment plans for long-term conditions.
• Support patients in healthy living strategies.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Vaccination skills

Wound care

Education

Registered first level nurse

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Are you a dedicated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse looking to make a positive impact in a welcoming and progressive GP surgery? We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse to join our multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse patient population. This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll play a key part in delivering essential clinical services and promoting long-term health and wellbeing within the community.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be committed to delivering high-quality patient care and have experience in primary care nursing. Duties include chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening, wound care, health promotion, and supporting the GP team with clinical services. Excellent communication skills, clinical competence, and a patient-centred approach are essential.

Requirements:

NMC registration

Experience in primary care or general practice

Proficiency in chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, asthma)

Skills in vaccination, smears, and wound care

Join us and help make a real difference in the community.

About us

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our supportive and welcoming team at Lockside Medical Centre.

Our multidisciplinary team includes six GP partners, two Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and Health Care Assistants. We work collaboratively to deliver outstanding care to our diverse and growing patient population of over 8,000.

Lockside is a high-achieving training practice, ratedOutstandingby the CQC. We are proud of our positive, team-based culture where everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute. We are also committed to supporting ongoing professional development for all staff members.

We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about patient care and want to be part of a forward-thinking, inclusive, and stable team many of our staff have been with us for years.

If you're looking for a rewarding role in a supportive environment that values quality care, teamwork, and career growth, wed love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Main Purpose of Job:

The post holder isresponsible for the delivery of basic Practice nursing services and care to thePractice population. Supported by senior nurses within the Practice, they willdeliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supportingpatients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health preventionand screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the generalPractice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policyand procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

Responsible to:

The PracticeManager/Partners.

Maintasks of job:

Clinical Practice:

1)Assess, plan,develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being,and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.

2)Implement andevaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-termcondition.

3)Identify, andmanage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing along-term condition.

4)Prioritise healthproblems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgentor emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

5)Support patientsto adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily,and apply principles of self-care.

6)Deliveropportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patientmedicals.

7)Provideinformation and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication onmedication regimens, side effects and interactions.

8)Support patientsto adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily,and encourage principles of self-care.

9)Assess and carefor patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.

10)Support andadvise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.

11)Support andmanage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.

12)Recognise, assessand refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with theNational Service Framework (NSF) for Mental Health.

13)Implement andparticipate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults andchildren.

14)Advise, supportand, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad.

15)Promote anddeliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.

16)Assist seniorpractitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions.

Communication:

1)Utilise anddemonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fullyinformed and consent to treatment.

2)Communicate withand support patients who are receiving bad news

3)Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.

4)Utilisecommunication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatmentregimens.

5)Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication.

6)Estimate andmaintain effective communication with individuals and groups within thePractice environment and external stakeholders.

7)Act as anadvocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.

Delivering a QualityService:

1)Recognise andwork within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by theNursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

2)Produce accurate,contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent withlegislation, policies and procedures.

3)Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality.

4)Deliver careaccording to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care.

5)Assesseffectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking andformal evaluation.

6)Participate inthe maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across theorganisation and its activities.

7)Utilise the auditcycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of yourself and theteam, implementing improvements where required.

8)In partnershipwith other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care,responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

9)Evaluate thepatients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.

10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.

11) Participate in the management, review and identifylearning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss eventsutilising a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).

12) Participate in the performance monitoring review ofthe team, providing feedback as appropriate.

13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.

14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.

Team Working:

1)Understand ownrole and scope in the organisation and identify how this may develop over time.

2)Work as aneffective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring themechanisms to develop new ways of working.

3)Delegate clearlyand appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment ofcompetence of those taking on delegated duties.

4)Ensure clearunderstanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the Practice.

5)Accept delegationfrom other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-managementstrategies are embedded in own practice.

6)Work effectivelywith others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting uponcare delivery. Participate in team activities that create opportunities toimprove patient care.

7)Participate inand support local projects as agreed with the Practice management team.

Management of risk:

1)Manage and assessrisk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are inplace to protect staff and patients.

2)Monitor workareas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conformto health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures andguidelines.

3)Ensuring the safestorage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Whereappropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation ofcontrolled drug usage according to legal requirements.

4)Undertakemandatory and statutory training.

5)Apply infectioncontrol measures within the Practice according to local and nationalguidelines.

6)Apply policiesthat reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increaseaccess to health care for all.

7)Participate inthe local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and cultureof general practice.

1)Use technology asan aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting andcommunicating information.

2)Review andprocess data using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easyand accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

3)Manageinformation searches using the internet and local library databases, forexample, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition.

4)Understand ownand others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedomof Information Act.

5)Collate, analyseand present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate chartsand/or graphs to enhance care.

Learning and Development:

1)Act as mentor tostudents/trainees, assessing competence against set standards as requested andif appropriately qualified.

2)Disseminatelearning and information gained to other team members in order to share goodpractice and inform others about current and future developments.

3)Assess ownlearning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

4)Make effectiveuse of learning opportunities within and outside the Practice, evaluating theireffectiveness and feeding back relevant information.

5)Provide aneducational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environmentthat facilitates learning.

Equality and Diversity:

1)Identify patternsof discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity andequality of opportunity.

2)Enable others topromote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture.

3)Support peoplewho need assistance in exercising their rights.

4)Monitor andevaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.

5)Act as a rolemodel in good practice relating to equality and diversity.

6)Accept the rightsof individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refusecare. Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse
• Clinical supervision training and experience

Experience

• Management of long term conditions
• Working within a Nursing team
• Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisations and vaccination, ear care,
• Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of local and national health policy
• Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
• Diabetic management
• Family planning
• Respiratory 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.