Practice Nurse, Clydeview Medical PracticeGP Practice

PRACTICE NURSE
Part-time or Full-time (flexible for the right candidates)

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic highly motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and pro-active team at Clydeview Medical Practice. We are a 4 Partner GP practice, supported by a Practice Manager, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Long term GP locums, Practice Nurse, Healthcare Support Worker and friendly administration team. We also have a Community Link Worker, Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner, Community Drug Worker and Pharmacy support via the Pharmacy Hub.

We are also an accredited training practice, currently supporting ST3s and FY2 Doctors.

The Practice is based within the Renfrew Health and Social Work Centre, in Renfrew and we have excellent motorway links from the M8 west and east bound and the Clyde tunnel. We are only 5 minutes from Braehead Shopping Centre.

Our list size is just over 10,000 patients and we currently use Vision and DOCMAN.

The post holder would be accountable for the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population, supporting patients to be healthy, early management of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. The focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with acute and chronic conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. You will support the wider clinical team providing advice and guidance where applicable.

To fulfil requirements of the post you should be familiar with:
• Cervical cytology
• Management of long term conditions (or willingness to undertake the training)
• Infection Control & Clinical Governance

The job holder would ideally be an experienced Practice Nurse and be registered with a recognised professional body and adhere to the standards recommended by the NMC.
The successful applicant should be an enthusiastic and reliable person who enjoys working autonomously but also as part of a team. They should have good communication skills, IT skills and knowledge; organisational skills together with the ability to prioritise and think creatively about service provision.

The post will include general nursing duties, chronic disease management, and cervical screening. This list is not exhaustive and you will be supported and encouraged in your continuing professional development.

All applicants should hold a valid NMC registration, agree to PVG Scheme membership/record and be eligible to work in the UK. They should also have excellent interpersonal, communication, administrative and organisational skills as well as a willingness to work collaboratively and be an active part of our clinical team.

Please see job description attached at the bottom of this advert for an extended list of responsibilities.
Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
A prescribing qualification would be preferred.
If you are committed to delivering high quality care then we would like to hear from you.
Informal visits and contacts are welcomed.

Please contact [email protected] or 0141 207 7730.

1. JOB IDENTIFICATION
Post Title: General Practice Nurse
Grade: Dependent on experience
Hours: Part-time or Full-time
Responsible to: GP Partners
Registration: Registered Nurse
Adult Nurse Level 1 (NMC)
Role To provide a comprehensive nursing service as part of a multi-disciplinary
and integrated community and primary health care team, within a general
practice setting
2. JOB DIMENSIONS
The current patient list size at Clydeview Medical Practice is just over 10,150. There are 2 nursing homes, 1 residential care home and 1 supported living scheme in the practice catchment area. There are 2 other GP practices in Renfrew providing care at this site.
The practice is actively involved in the provision of medical services within the primary healthcare setting. All members of the primary healthcare team work closely together utilising the expert skills of individual members thus providing the best possible care for the patient population.

3. SCOPE AND RANGE
Accountability
The general practice nurse will be accountable for their own actions adhering to the NMC’s Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives. They will also be responsible for their own continuing personal and professional development CPD to meet the NMC Revalidation requirements.

4. MAIN TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Practice
• Provide a high standard of nursing care within the practice premises, making accurate observations and reporting as appropriate to the GP or Senior Nurses
• Under the guidance of the Senior Nurses or GPs, assess nursing need, plan and implement care in partnership with patients and evaluate nursing interventions
• Support patients with a wide range of conditions with self-management of their condition
• Develop knowledge of a broad range of conditions, local care pathways and evidence-based management experienced by patients in community and general practice settings to include long-term conditions such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension and stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, dementia and other common mental illnesses, frailty and palliative care.
• Manage emergencies/first aid; assessment by triage; implementation of appropriate emergency/first aid measures, with appropriate referral to GP or hospital A&E
• Provide Health Promotion services working to guidelines developed by the practice team including: cervical cytology, smoking cessation and general health screening
• Clinical assessment of patients, considering their physical, mental and social states alongside the impact of their environment and social support available to them
• Negotiate care plans that are person-centred and focused on self-care with clear objectives, using a range of assessment tools pertinent to the patient’s needs to inform the assessment and assess risk for patients and staff
• Work with patients and wider integrated community teams using care and support planning to provide patients with person-centred and focused self-care with clear goal setting
• Deliver anticipatory and preventative care
• Works to patient group directives
• Undertakes risk assessment
• Provide health promotion and illness prevention services, by undertaking health screening programmes in conjunction with the GPs, Senior Practice Nurses, the integrated community team and the wider MDT
• Practice independently within areas of clinical competence, with reference to Practice Guidelines and Protocols and in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives.
• Identify and be responsible for own CPD (utilising clinical supervision networks) in accordance with NMC Revalidation requirements
• Maintain concise and accurate documentation of care and utilise IT
• Implements standards for infection control and safeguards Health and Safety of self and others within the performance of their duties
Facilitation of Learning
• Identify personal training needs and be responsible for own continuing personal and professional development (utilising clinical supervision networks) in accordance with NMC Revalidation requirements
• Undertake learning as designated by the practice to ensure effective, evidence-based practice.
• Participate in annual appraisal review and maintain a personal learning profile
• Liaise with Senior Nurses, GPs or Practice Manager to enable the delivery of identified development needs
• Participate in the training of students of all clinical disciplines
• Participate in the induction of new members of the primary healthcare team
Leadership
• Collaborate with the GPs and other members of the Primary Healthcare Team in the care of patients
• Actively participate in nursing focused meetings for the wider community integrated team, GPs and Practice Manager
• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team and ensure system for record keeping is adhered to accurately
• Promote professionalism to ensure consistent provision of safe, effective and person-centred outcomes
• Co-ordinate the management of a defined group of patients, as delegated within the practice
• Has ability to prioritise a delegated workload, effectively manage time and work effectively within the team
• Has knowledge of resource management to ensure care is clinically effective and signposted to the patient and family, ensuring principles of confidentiality and
disclosure is maintained
• Recognise personal accountability and responsibility to monitor and evaluate care to ensure optimal practice
• Assist the team leader in undertaking and reviewing population needs assessments and community profiles or other data in general practice that reflect the demographics within broader public health issues within the local community and general practice populations
• Demonstrate leadership through appropriate delegation and supervision of non-registered staff.
Evidence, Research and Development
• Be conversant with current research in nursing and update knowledge and skills in order to contribute to the ongoing improvement of clinical and practice nursing expertise
• Participate in the development of practice protocols and their subsequent implementation and monitoring
• Actively participate in changes in nursing practice as necessary in light of audit findings
• Actively participate in setting and maintaining practice standards for practice nursing within the practice
Equality and Diversity
• Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues
• Act in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice Procedures and policies and current legislation
• Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Conduct yourself in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights

These duties are only a sample of the duties that may be encountered within the role of this level of nurse and are not exhaustive. Other duties and developments may be encountered within the scope of the role.