Practice Nurse

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité excitante se présente pour un(e) infirmier(e) praticien(ne) expérimenté(e) au sein d'une équipe de soins infirmiers respectée. Le candidat retenu fournira des soins de haute qualité aux patients, gérera son propre secteur QOF et soutiendra les revues sur des conditions de longue durée telles que le diabète et l'asthme.

Benefits

Compensation compétitive en fonction de l'expérience

27 jours de congés plus jours fériés

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years d'expérience post-enregistrement en soins primaires.
• Qualifications requises en gestion des maladies chroniques et en soins infirmiers.
• Développement professionnel continu requis.

Responsibilities

• Évaluer et développer des plans de soins pour les patients.
• Gérer un éventail d'interventions en santé.
• Participer à des programmes de vaccination et d'immunisation.

Skills

Evidence based care

Health promotion

Chronic disease management

Patient adherence support

Education

NMC registration

RGN with minimum 2 years relevant post-registration education

Practice Nurse qualification

Chronic disease management qualification

Family planning qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our esteemed nursing team. This position is offered on a full or part time basis between 15 to 30 hours. The successful candidate will provide high quality patient care, manage their own QOF area and support in long term condition reviews such as Diabetes and Asthma.

Main duties of the job

• Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
• Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and other chronic disease management reviews.

About us

We are a large practice located in Warrington serving a population of around 12500 patients. The practice has a friendly, supportive team who work closely this consists of 6 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GP, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 2 Healthcare Assistants, 3 Managers and a team of 12 Administrators.

We use Systmone/ TPP and experience using this system would be an advantage, but full training will be offered. We offer a competitive salary depending on experience along with 27 days holidays plus bank holidays which rises after continued service.

Job responsibilities

Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training and achieved competence;

Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care, procedure, intervention.

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies in healthy living.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with long term conditions.

Work with other health professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat patients with long term conditions.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to patients needs and evidence-based practice

Support adherence for the recall of patients with long term conditions and adherence to prescribed medication.

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing conditions in line with the National service Frameworks.

Participate in and promote the national screening programmes, including cervical cytology.

Participate in and promote the national immunisation programmes for children and adults with appropriate training.

Administer Adult/Child vaccinations under agreed PGD/PSD directives

Participate and support patients attending for travel vaccination, with appropriate training.

Perform opportunistic and planned NHS health screening checks.

Support patients in general health promotion, healthy lifestyle and promote self-well-being with appropriate referral as indicated.

Participate with QoF, enhanced services and medicines management initiatives to maintain practice high achievements in these areas.

Undertake appropriate activities/responsibilities related to own lead areas.

Support the PCN initiative.

Support and participate in shared learning across practice and wider organisation.

Support the nurse team and respond to requests for home visits to housebound patients;

Assist GPs in Family Planning procedures/chaperone as necessary for intimate examinations.

Assist GPs in the running of child developmental assessments.

Provide support and guidance to the health care assistants and junior staff as needed.

Support the Nurse Manager in her role on behalf of the Partners/Managers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Current mandatory training
• NMC registration
• RGN with minimum 2 years relevant post-registration education
• Completion of a Practice Nurse qualification
• Chronic disease management qualification
• Family planning qualification

Experience

• Application of evidence based care
• Experience/knowledge of working to Patient Group Directions, policies and guidelines
• Experience of working in a primary care setting
• Liquid based cytology
• Taking ECGs
• Providing care and support to housebound patients

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.