Practice NurseNHS

Job summary

We are a good humoured, forward looking, and nurturing practice who are looking for a similarly minded Practice Nurse to join our team. We value fairness in workload and strive to achieve a positive work /life balance and develop resilience across our practice team, despite the current pressure on primary care. We pride ourselves on a team approach to continued service improvement and encourage all to share their experiences, knowledge, and skills.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse to join our supportive team. We welcome applications 2 yrs. post-graduation looking to pursue and develop a career in practice nursing. The hours arepart time 24hrs a week over 3 or 4 days but also flexible within our nurse rota if required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Practice Nurse who will be involved in several clinical areas such as chronic disease management, health promotion, a range of treatment room skills including wound management, vaccinations and immunisations as well as supporting the practice management team in reviewing and delivery of clinical procedures and policies.

The successful candidate will value family medicine, continuity of care and proactive development, and work well within a team. Candidates should be registered with the NMC and need to be able to work effectively within a busy team as well as independently and have excellent communication skills.

Job description

Key Areas of Responsibility: To provide the full range of nursing services including:

• Wound care management (including dopplers and compression bandaging, in line with current evidence-based guidelines and suture removal)
• Routine immunisations and vaccinations given under a Patient Group Direction (with additional paediatric vaccination certification an advantage)
• Cervical Screening
• Contraceptive pill checks / sexual health
• Undertake long term condition reviews with appropriate training (e.g. Asthma/COPD, Diabetes, CKD, Hypertension)
• To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice and risk assessments to patients prior to travel including illnesses, vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
• Provide emergency care to patients as necessary and attend annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training.
• Take ECGs if HCA unavailable.
• To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
• To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

Additionally, the candidate should be able to

• Undertake the collection, storage, and dispatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment used, as per policy.
• Chaperoning and assisting, where appropriate.
• Assist in the provision of minor surgery if HCA unavailable.
• Assist in the implementation and management of appropriate health and safety and infection control policies, as defined in local and national polices.
• Contributes to management of medicines and vaccines as per policy.
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medications.
• Take responsibility for and comply with existing drugs policies regarding administration and custody of medicines and be aware of legislation and NMC advisory documents.
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Take prompt and appropriate action on receipt of complaints as per GP Practice Policy and participate in investigation where required.
• Report and record all incidents according to GP Practice Policy taking appropriate action, as necessary.
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
• To undertake continuing professional development undertaking training for specific clinical tasks as well as support and participate in shared learning within the practice.

Confidentiality:

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. 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 this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, 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, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

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 conviction.

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

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• 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 own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Collaborate effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards, and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Data Protection:

We will keep any unsuccessful applications for 6 months from the closing date unless you tell us you do not wish us to do this.

As a member of staff, we will keep certain information about securely to help us monitor our record on safety, your permission will be sought when the request is for matters not directly associated with your work e.g. appearing in photographs to promote the Practice.

About us

With a growing practice population of 9030+ patients, we are within an easy commute from the centre of Bristol, and proximity to the M5 means we are just a short drive to some of the most picturesque parts of the British countryside. The team at Severn View Family Practice is warm, welcoming, loyal, and supportive. We are a teaching practice and welcome GP Trainees, GP retainers, Foundation Drs, Medical Students, and Nurse Students, as well as prescribing paramedics and pharmacists, over the course of the year.

We are a forward-thinking practice, taking an active part in driving innovation in close collaboration with our neighbouring four practices, as the Severnvale PCN.

Practice profile:

PMS practice in South Gloucestershire

Growing list of 9030+ patients

Use Emis web and Ardens with high QOF achievement.

A training and teaching Practice

3 Partners and 4 salaried GPs

2 Nurse Practitioners

2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Pharmacy hub within our PCN

Physiotherapist, Social Prescribers collaborate with Clinicians.

Informal visits are welcome, please contact either Susan Bryan Practice Manager or Liz Rogers APN via email [email protected] or [email protected]