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Job summary

Practice Nurse

Nettlebed Surgery Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire2 Sessions per week (In-person role)

Nettlebed Surgery is seeking a motivated and experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly and patient-focused team for two sessions per week (Mondays and Fridays but potentially Mondays and Thursdays).

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care within a supportive and well-established rural GP practice.

This is an in-person clinical role, working directly with patients at the surgery.

About You

We are looking for a nurse who:

• Is a Registered Nurse (NMC registered)
• Has experience in primary care (desirable)
• Demonstrates excellent communication and patient education skills
• Works independently while contributing positively to a team environment
• Is committed to safeguarding and professional development

Independent prescribing qualification is desirable but not essential.

What We Offer

• Supportive, friendly working environment
• Competitive sessional rate (dependent on experience)
• Opportunities for continued professional development
• Strong governance framework and clear clinical leadership
• Flexible working within agreed sessions

Equality & Safeguarding

Nettlebed Surgery is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity within our workforce. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to appropriate checks, including DBS.

Main duties of the job

The Role

Working as part of a supportive and multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care across a range of nursing services, including:

• Wound care
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient health checks
• Travel immunisations
• Diabetes management
• Hypertension reviews
• Asthma and COPD management
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) care
• Routine, childhood and travel immunisations
• Cytology
• Women's health service
• Support insulin initiation and optimisation (where appropriately qualified)
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to QOF and enhanced service targets
• Provide patient education to support self-management
• Participate in audit and quality improvement initiatives

Job description

Job Summary:

To work as part of the primary healthcare team providing high quality care to the patients of Nettlebed Surgery, including treatment, screening, preventative care, and education.

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

Clinical Role

The exact responsibilities will depend on the profile and experience of the person employed, and may include the following, as appropriate.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care.

Carry out treatment duties, including phlebotomy, suture/clip removal/blood pressure checks.

Provide a holistic evidence-based approach to wound management and the implementation of wound care in line with local formulary.

Offer leg ulcer management, including applying compression bandaging & Doppler Studies on completion of relevant training.

Perform ECGs

Participate in asthma & COPD reviews.

Carry out basic diabetes checks.

Promote and deliver the Cervical Cytology programme.

Administer both adult & childrens immunisations following National & Local policy.

Perform general health/NHS reviews and offering health advice/referrals.

Assist GPs with minor surgery.

Offer comprehensive Travel advice and vaccinations under Patient Group or Patient Specific Directions when appropriate to do so (currently not being offered routinely to patients 2023)

Care Management and Health Improvement

Communicate effectively with other team members, patients, and their carers.

Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit such as QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.

Involvement in chronic disease management including Diabetes, Respiratory & Hypertension reviews, offering advice and support where indicated.

Monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Participate in health screening programmes and promoting health improvement and disease prevention.

Educational Role

Ensure that clinical nursing activities remain evidence based and up to date with published literature.

Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses, and other health professionals.

Critically analyse own areas of competency and limitations, recognising the need for further study/updates, and attending appropriate training sessions

Be aware of current legislative and updated guidance that will influence any care given.

Additional Nursing Tasks

Maintain general tidiness & cleanliness of clinical areas and equipment.

Participate in stocking up and rotation of items.

Ordering vaccinations and ensuring continuity of the Cold Chain

Participate in administrative systems within the practice.

Reporting any potential problems or errors that occur

Professional Role

Maintain professional registration with the NMC.

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up to date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.

Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct to provide a high standard of care and conduct at all times.

Record accurate consultation data in patient records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards, and respect patient confidentiality at all times.

Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.

PRACTICE WIDE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matter. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in the Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carer, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice polices and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality & Diversity

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

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

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

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility of own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Undertake mandatory training requirements to include CPR, anaphylaxis, immunisation, cytology, safeguarding, and information governance.

This job description is not exhaustive and is intended to be an outline only. Changes may be made by agreement at any time.

Training opportunities will be available to help gain skills and experience

About us

About Us

Nettlebed Surgery is a well-established, purpose-built practice serving approximately 4,000 patients within a five-mile radius. We pride ourselves on maintaining a traditional, patient-centred approach while adapting to the evolving needs of general practice.

We are committed to:

• Delivering safe, high-quality care
• Promoting equality and inclusivity
• Supporting professional development
• Maintaining strong governance and safeguarding standards