Practice Nurse - GP Surgery

NHS; South Shields; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their team. This role involves delivering essential nursing services across two surgery locations, supporting patient care through various health management and promotion tasks. Candidates should possess strong nursing qualifications and be ready to work in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with full Practice Nurse training.
• Competent in basic nursing duties and chronic disease management.
• Flexibility in working hours to cover sickness/holidays.

Responsibilities

• Deliver basic practice nursing services including immunisations and chronic disease reviews.
• Work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.
• Implement and lead on health promotion and infection control.

Skills

Communication skills

Chronic disease management

Health promotion

Infection control

Teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse qualification

Practice Nurse training

Job description

Ravensworth Surgery hasan exciting opportunity for a registered Practice Nurse to join our team. We have a patient population of just shy of 6000patients spread across 2 surgeries in South Tyneside. We are a friendlypractice looking for an experienced practice nurse to work with us.The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services and care to the practice population.The postholder will work collaboratively with other members of the general practice team in order to meet the needs of the patient, and may need to liaise with members of the wider community teams. A full job role and person spec is available but this site does not offer sufficient space to include it here.

Main duties of the job

Clinical NursingPractice (not exhaustive)

Travel health/Woundmanagement/Screening/Healthpromotion/Chronicdisease review incl housebound patients /Earcare/Vaccinations(including child imms ) InfectionControl/EmergencyManagement (incl Annual CPR/anaphylaxis update)/Mentalhealth/Contraceptionand sexual health advice/ChildHealth/Adult Safeguarding/Health & safety.

The post-holder will implement andlead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others healthand safety and infection control. Full job spec available-as too large to print here.

Equality and diversity-The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights ofpatients, carers and colleagues.

Personal/Professional development-The post-holder will participate in any training programmeimplemented by the practice as part of this employment.

About us

Candidates should beable to demonstrate the following qualities and experience:

Essential-Registered General Nurse with full PRACTICE NURSE training and experience.Recognised qualification todiploma level of above/Full driving license and owntransport. Competent in basic nursing duties/Excellent communication skills/Knowledge of chronic diseasemanagement and NHS screening programmes. Enthusiasm to develop nursingskills/Understanding and adherence tostrict confidentiality /Ability to manage workloadpriorities/Able to work in a changingenvironment and adapt with this/Able to take on new challenges/Able to use own initiative withinpersonal competency/Able to work in a busy environmentand as part of a team/Flexibility in working hours tocover sickness/holidays as required. Desirable-Certificates in chronic diseasemanagement/Immunisation training/Cervical cytology taker training.EMIS Web/Working within general practice/Chronic disease management

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE

HOURS: NEGOTIABLE

REPORTS TO: NURSE MANAGER/GP PARTNERS (CLINICALLY)

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basicPractice nursing services and care to the Practice population. This includes (butis not limited to) immunisations, screening (including cervical screening),opportunistic consultations, chronic disease reviews, ear care, woundmanagement, health promotion and contraceptive advice/review. The postholder will work collaboratively withother members of the general practice team in order to meet the needs of thepatient, and may need to liaise with members of the wider community andhospital teams to ensure the delivery of holistic care to the patient. The postholder will initiate and manage amethodical assessment of patient needs including public health, healtheducation and promotion in consultation with the GP partners. They will alsoassist in the development of clinical protocols and guidelines in addition toaudit such as infection control. They will ensure the maintenance of equipment,storage of vaccinations and stock levels relating to patient care.

MAIN DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical NursingPractice (not exhaustive)

Travel health

Woundmanagement

Screening

Healthpromotion

Chronicdisease review incl housebound patients

Vaccinations(including child immunisations)

InfectionControl

EmergencyManagement (incl Annual CPR/anaphylaxis update)

Contraceptionand sexual health advice

ChildHealth

Adult Safeguarding

Health & safety

The post-holder will implement andlead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others healthand safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safetypolicy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice InfectionControl policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not belimited to):

• Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practiceguidelines
• Awarenessof national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsiblefor the correct and safe management of the specimens process includingcollection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers,storage and transport
• Managementand maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practiceincluding provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage bystaff
• Responsiblefor hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownershipof infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, andimplementation of those protocols across the practice
• Activeobservation of current working practices across the practice in relationto infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring thatprocedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified,escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate andmanage the training of others across the full range of infection controland patient processes
• Monitoringpractice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control,ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc aresufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack offacilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safemanagement of sharps procedures including training, use, storage anddisposal
• Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in atidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation ofremedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsiblemanagement
• Activelyidentifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards andinfection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keepingown work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile,identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areaswithin the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance ofgeneral standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation(where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertakingperiodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Routinemanagement of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work spacestandards
• Wastemanagement including collection, handling, segregation, containermanagement, storage and collection
• Spillagecontrol procedures, management and training
• Decontaminationcontrol procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenanceof sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights ofpatients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Actingin a way that recognizes the importance of individuals rights,interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures andpolicies, and current legislation
• Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behavingin a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmentaland respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

The post-holder will participate in any training programmeimplemented by the practice as part of this employment, to include:

• Participationin an annual individual performance review, including takingresponsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development
• Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance anddemonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similarwork
• Attendanceat clinical and administrative meetings in addition to local meetingsrelating to patient care and individual learning as deemed necessary bythe practice.
• Disseminatelearning and information gained to other team members in order to informgood practice.
• Thetraining and mentorship of students/trainees.

Person Specification

Experience

• Applicants must be already qualified and experienced in Practice Nursing to ensure continuity of patient care and help meet patient demand and expectation.
• Previous applicants need not re-apply, thank you.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following qualities and experience:
• 1.Qualifications
• Registered General Nurse
• Recognised qualification to diploma level of above AND TRAINED UP AND EXPERIENCED IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE NURSING [IE: 2YR PRACTICE NURSE UNI TRAINING OR LONG TERM WORK AS A PRACTICE NURSE.
• Full driving license and own transport
• 2.Knowledge/Skills
• Competent in basic nursing duties
• Knowledge of chronic disease management and NHS screening programmes
• 3.Qualities
• Understanding and adherence to strict confidentiality
• Ability to manage workload priorities
• Able to work in a changing environment and adapt with this
• Able to take on new challenges
• Able to use own initiative within personal competency
• Able to work in a busy environment and as part of a team
• Flexibility in working hours to cover sickness/holidays as required
• 1.Qualifications
• Certificates in chronic disease management
• Immunisation training
• Cervical cytology taker training
• 2.Experience
• EMIS Web
• Working within general practice
• Chronic disease management

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.