Treatment Room/Practice Nurse

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Redditch seeks a Treatment Room trained Nurse to join a supportive team. Responsibilities include conducting nursing assessments, managing chronic diseases, and supporting patient care initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a nursing degree, be registered with the NMC, and have a Treatment Room Diploma. This position offers a competitive pay rate of £17.50 to £19.50 per hour with emphasis on professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full reimbursement of NMC fees

Pro-rata annual leave

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified nurse with post registration/graduate experience.
• Experience of Primary care Treatment Room practices is required.
• Must be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Assist GP's in delivering effective management of patients.
• Support implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with practice nursing team.
• Conduct opportunistic screening and manage chronic diseases.

Skills

Nursing assessments

Chronic Disease Management

Family Planning

Education

Degree in Nursing or Equivalent

Registration with NMC

Treatment Room Diploma

Job description

Would you like to join a friendly, supportive and close-knit team to provide high quality care to the local Redditch community? If so, come and join us!

We have a 6 sessions per week vacancy for a Treatment Room trained Nurse to join our thriving, democratic and enthusiastic team at our surgery located in Redditch Town Centre. Redditch is located 15 miles south of Birmingham within easy reach of Stratford, Worcester and surrounding countryside with good transport links and an increasing and diverse population.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a range of nursingassessments and provide appropriate care / treatment in conjunction with GPsaccording to policy and protocols and adhereto the Practice policies, protocols and guidelines at all times.

Strive to improve standards ofcare and be involved in identifying practice population needs.

Knowledge of the GMS Contract isan essential part of the role as well as the mentoring of our Health CareAssistants to assist with achieving the GMS Contract needs.

To maintain a safe andeffective level of practice and to bring any deficits in training to theattention of the Lead Practice Nurse so that these can be addressed.

About us

About us/Our Team

Our team consists of 4 GP partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 2 pharmacists, 5Nurses, a HCA and Phlebotomist supported by a fantastic administrative team. We are passionate about teachingundergraduate students from Birmingham Medical School, FY2 Doctors and GPTrainees.

Why work with us?

We have excellent team morale with manageable, shared working patternsand regular meetings. We offer acompetitive salary with full reimbursement of NMC fees. We encourage development and trainingand have monthly educational meetings. 5weeks pro-rata annual leave andstudy/course budget.

If you are happy, the patients will be happy. We aim to get the rightwork-life balance whilst providing high quality patient centred care.

A bit more about us.

- Single site with Staff parking

- List size of 11,800 patients

- Training practice

- Rated Good in all areas by CQC

- We use EMIS Web and Docman

Job responsibilities

Main Duties andResponsibilities

Assist GP's to help deliver effective implementation of managementof pts in Primary Care.

Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines inconjunction with the practice nursing team.

Encourage the development of integrated services within PrimaryCare to include integrated practice based teams and multidisciplinary working.

Promote your own continuing professional development.

Recognize the opportunities for working in partnership with the PCNand Practices involved within the PCN.

Participate in an annual appraisal.

Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets ofthe GMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.

Experience in Chronic Disease Management or Family Planning orwillingness to train/progress in these areas

Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required.

Perform venipuncture and electrocardiography

Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.

Leg ulcer management, Doppler and bandaging.

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness.

Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualisedprescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation anddisposal of vaccines and drugs.

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients inchanging their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately.

Provide an adult and childhood immunisation service working toPatient Group Directions - following appropriate training if required.

Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice forpatients - following appropriate training if required.

Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerableadults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours and suicidal tendencies and beaware of local, referral procedures.

Ensure that current evidence based approach to patients arestandard practice

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling oflaboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and bodyfluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries.

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns,haemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks.

Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency inanaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques Research, Audit and Quality

Encourage the development of a practice audit strategy and actionplan for Primary Care.

Contribute to the provision of equitable, high quality services forpatients in the locality.

Help support the integration across primary, secondary and tertiarycare services.

Maintain an interest in national research initiatives anddisseminate appropriate information to health professionals if asked to do so.

Ensure all care is evidence based using up to date validatedliterature.

Contribute to research and development programs where required toimprove clinical practice

Following identified training needs, participate in training andfacilitation of other practice nurses & health care assistants.

Participate in partnership programs of awareness raising, detectionand prevention of chronic diseases.

Maintain a level of expertise in specific chronic diseasemanagement (when appropriate) and other pertinent areas of health care, andseek to develop new and improved skills.

Advise members of the public on the concepts of health promotion,education, prevention and protection

Seek out new knowledge of nursing and health by reading, enquiringand partaking in continuous education program.

Take responsibility for personal development and education.

Direct, supervise and help mentor nurses and health care assistantsin the clinical setting.

Actively participate in multidisciplinary education and training.

Monitor and maintain consistency of professional standards and takeappropriate action if standards are not met.

Maintain professional development by attending relevant courses andstudy days to keep abreast of current knowledge and developments.

Completing all mandatory training modules as specified.

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on ownand team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance theteams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patientsneeds

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

Maintain communication and liaise with other disciplines acrossprimary, secondary and tertiary care services as and when necessary

Contribute to and work effectively within the primary care team

Assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring ofstandards of care.

Advise and support other members of the team aiming towards commonobjectives.

Additional Duties

To assist in seasonal projectsas requested e.g. Flu campaign

Assisting doctors and nurseswith minor surgical procedures as required.

Key Skills and Personal Characteristics

An understanding, acceptanceand adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

An understanding andacceptance of ones capabilities and awareness of own limitations

Ability to work without directsupervision and to determine own workload priorities

Flexibility of working hours

Registered HealthProfessional

Abide by the legal requirementsand statutory rules relating to practice and record and maintain registrationwith NMC/ Medical Indemnity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
• Registration with NMC
• Treatment Room Diploma
• Chronic Disease or Family Planning experience
• Nurse prescriber
• Further clinical study relevant to clinical practice

Experience

• Experience of Primary care Treatment Room practices
• Must be a qualified nurse with post registration/ graduate experience
• Hold an accredited course in Treatment Room practice
• Must be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge
• Experience of working in a GP practice

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.

£17.50 to £19.50 an hourExperience and/or qualifications in FP & Chronic disease desired