Practice Nurse

Teldoc; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Shropshire is seeking an experienced Practiced Nurse to join their dynamic team. The role includes providing assessment, treatment, and preventive care services to patients. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of post-registration experience and chronic disease management qualifications. This position offers the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary environment focused on high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• Understanding of health and safety issues.
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, screening and treatment services.
• Provide a wide range of nursing services for the practice.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Flexibility

Education

Minimum 2 years post registration

Chronic disease management qualifications

Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic and experienced Practiced Nurse (PN) who wants to work in a dynamic team environment where the quality of patient care matters.

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of the practices multidisciplinary team to deliver practice nursing services to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The role includes long term condition management, childhood immunization, cytology, travel and other vaccinations.

About us

Teldoc is Shropshires only Super Practice, formed through the merger of three of Telfords most forward-looking practices.

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

Assisting medical personnel in the care of practice patients, to include treatment, preventative care,screening and patient education.

Job responsibilities:

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

• Provide a wide range of nursing services for the practice, to include the delegation of duties toother practice nursing staff as appropriate
• Provide a wide range of nursing treatments to patients in participation with generalpractitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols
• Provide general and specific health screenings to practice patients (within agreed protocols)with referral to general practitioners as necessary
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Undertake telephone consultation as required

Supplies and equipment treatment room and other areas

• In participation with the wider team, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levelsrelating to patient care

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

• Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens includingintravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipmentso used.
• Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administrative and professional responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients noteson the clinical computer system as appropriate
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the practice
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hocreports
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as requiredAssist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriateprotocols

Research projects

• Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice

Student/staff education and training

• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of allmembers of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff
• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and withall other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality
• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful ornecessary for professional development

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and havethe right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may haveaccess to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the businessof the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitivedata

Health & safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their ownand others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy,the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and publishedprocedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process includingcollection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for own use.
• Awareness of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementationof those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infectioncontrol, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed andweaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way thatmanages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage thetraining of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring thatprovision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical workingenvironment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean andsterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action whereneeded or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infectionhazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issuesand hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assumingresponsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business inconsultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management,storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, toinclude:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of individuals rights, interpreting them in away that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of thisemployment, to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skillsand activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or undersupervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize individuals needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other team members how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect theirown work
• Participate in audits where appropriate

Person Specification

Additional requirements

• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for cover

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post registration.
• Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
• Chronic disease management qualifications.
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
• Understanding of health and safety issues.

Experience

• Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
• Good team player and ability to get on with others at all levels.
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.

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.