Practice Nurse (Maternity Cover)

NHS; Exmouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Exmouth is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse for maternity cover. The role involves delivering high-quality care and managing long-term conditions collaboratively within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have a nursing background with experience in primary care and a commitment to patient-centered practice.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
• Experience of chronic disease management.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan treatment programmes that promote health.
• Work with healthcare professionals to manage long-term conditions.
• Implement vaccination and immunisation programmes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Effective time management

Problem solving and analytical skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Post graduate diploma or degree in Primary Care

Tools

Office

Outlook

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse, on a maternity cover basis, to join our friendly supportive and dynamic team in Exmouth, which is on the beautiful East Devon coast. This is a key role within the clinical team and we are looking for someone confident and competent in delivering high-quality care in a busy general practice setting.

We are a very happy practice with strong positive working relationships which contribute to fantastic team working and morale. We have a good reputation as an employer and hold the best parties!

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. To deliver evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a long-term condition and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. They will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures.

About us

Rolle Medical Partnership provides high quality primary care under a General Medical Services Contract delivering full general practice and additional enhanced services as well as care and support for our patients with long term conditions who live within our area.

Our list size is around 27,000 and we monitor our size and workload to ensure we have adequate clinical and administrative staff to adapt accordingly. We have four surgery sites, including our dispensing surgery in Lympstone.

We strive to be as effective and efficient as possible in terms of the healthcare we provide. We will be focussed on providing excellent primary care services for patients and listen to feedback to reflect.

We will provide a rich educational environment for our under and post graduate learners and encourage personal and career development for our staff to enhance their skills.

We will maintain our commitment to improvement, by use of innovation, technology and review of our systems.

We will continue to build on our excellent practice team working and our mutual support networks

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities

Clinical practice

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition

Work with other health care professionals to monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions, including non-drug-based treatment methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols with support from NMP or GP.

Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations

Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children

Advise, support and administer vaccinations where appropriate for patients travelling abroad

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions

Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care

Communication

Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Communicate with and support patients receiving bad news

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues

Delivering a quality service

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation

Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the practice

Evaluation of the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required

Collaborate on improving the quality of health care in partnership with other clinical teams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care

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

Participate in the management and review of patient complaints and identify learning from clinical incident and near-miss events.

Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance

Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate

Leadership - personal and people development

Take responsibility for own development learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

Support the development of others in order to maximise potential

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice

Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services

Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of GPN services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority

Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards

Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS), and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Promote the role of the senior GPN in the provision of care

Understand own role and scope, and identify how this may develop over time

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessing competence

Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care

Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team

Management of risk

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health and safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements

Support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements

Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to healthcare for all

Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information

Review and process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition

Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act

Learning and development

Act as mentor to students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified

Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments

Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information

Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Equality and diversity

Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity and quality of opportunity

Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture

Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care.

Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent communication skills written and oral
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organisation)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team

Experience

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of chronic disease management

Clinical knowledge and skills

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Understanding the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Women\'s health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc)

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Post graduate diploma or degree Primary Care
• Prescribing Nurse

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.