Job summary
The applicantwill be an experienced nurse of minimum 3 years post graduate qualification, who is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and
effective patient care with autonomous clinical skills and a broad in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
The practice Nurse will manage a diverse clinical case load, dealing
with the presenting patients needs within the primary care setting. They will contribute to developing
the nursing services offered by the practice.
The practice nurse works independently and contributes
to audit, research and supporting, implementing and evaluating local standards, policies, guidelines
and care pathways. NMC requirements will be met and the individual will work within the NMC Code
of Conduct to agreed practice standards and protocols.
Main duties of the job
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST
1. Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to her by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.
2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
3. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
4.The following clinics are offered at Toddington Medical Centre
- Practice Nursing Team:
- Asthma / COPD
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cervical Smears
- Family Planning
- INR Monitoring
- Amending or adding to services as needs are identified.
5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary CareTeam and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary.
6. Routine treatment in general clinics
About us
We are a Personal Medical Services (GMS) practice, based in the purpose-built Medical Centre in the Historic Town of Toddington, in a rural setting. We offer access for disabled patients and provides medical care for the community with dedicated practitioners and a team of professional support staff and have a Pharmacy Onsite.
We are a designated training practice for medical students from Cambridge University but have also supported students from St Georges Hospital Medical School and Kings College London.
- In our Last CQC Inspection (2021) We were rated as
- Safe
Good
- Effective
Good
- Caring
Good
- Responsive
Good
- Well-led
Good
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description and Routine treatment
- New start warfarin
- Monitoring Wound management
- Blood tests
- ECGs and other general Treatment Room skills,
- Clinical Nursing Practice
- Wound Management:
- Undertake dressings o Suture and clip removal
- Screening o Undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI, Urinalysis, smoking status. o Undertake venepuncture according to practice protocol
- Health Promotion: Make basic assessment of needs of patients o Provide nutritional advice on:
- Weight
- CHD
- Diabetes
- BMI
- Understand patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle o Offer lifestyle advice on smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate
Infection Control
- Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
- Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines.
- This includes:
- Universal hygiene precautions
- The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- Segregation and disposal of waste materials
- Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment o Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
- Emergency Management
- To be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques o attend updates when required
Womens Health
- Have a working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and mammography screening programmes
- Can discuss breast self awareness and provide supporting literature to patients
- Clinical Practice Leadership o Assist in clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care.
- Assist and teach others in clinical setting, including unqualified staff
- Act as assessor/mentor to other staff where necessary
- Work effectively in the team.
General Duties
- To maintain accurate patient records on the computer
- To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects when required
- To log and dispatch specimens to the hospital
- To assist the Practice Nurses in the provision of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management
Education
- To maintain continuous professional development in keeping with the requirements of the practice.
- To participate in training of other personnel as appropriate, including unqualified staff.
- To contribute to the preparation of the Practice and Professional Development Plan
Information and I.T.
- Facilitate good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised messages.
- Extrapolate information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice of all clinicians wherever necessary.
- Undertake all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively.
Patient Liaison
- Be available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability of the medical receptionist, and be aware of limit of own ability.
- Ensure that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate action
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description and Routine treatment
- New start warfarin
- Monitoring Wound management
- Blood tests
- ECGs and other general Treatment Room skills,
- Clinical Nursing Practice
- Wound Management:
- Undertake dressings o Suture and clip removal
- Screening o Undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI, Urinalysis, smoking status. o Undertake venepuncture according to practice protocol
- Health Promotion: Make basic assessment of needs of patients o Provide nutritional advice on:
- Weight
- CHD
- Diabetes
- BMI
- Understand patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle o Offer lifestyle advice on smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate
Infection Control
- Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
- Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines.
- This includes:
- Universal hygiene precautions
- The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- Segregation and disposal of waste materials
- Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment o Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
- Emergency Management
- To be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques o attend updates when required
Womens Health
- Have a working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and mammography screening programmes
- Can discuss breast self awareness and provide supporting literature to patients
- Clinical Practice Leadership o Assist in clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care.
- Assist and teach others in clinical setting, including unqualified staff
- Act as assessor/mentor to other staff where necessary
- Work effectively in the team.
General Duties
- To maintain accurate patient records on the computer
- To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects when required
- To log and dispatch specimens to the hospital
- To assist the Practice Nurses in the provision of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management
Education
- To maintain continuous professional development in keeping with the requirements of the practice.
- To participate in training of other personnel as appropriate, including unqualified staff.
- To contribute to the preparation of the Practice and Professional Development Plan
Information and I.T.
- Facilitate good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised messages.
- Extrapolate information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice of all clinicians wherever necessary.
- Undertake all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively.
Patient Liaison
- Be available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability of the medical receptionist, and be aware of limit of own ability.
- Ensure that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate action
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Adult nursing qualification
- Be subject to an enhanced CRB check, the outcome of which must be satisfactory to the practice.
Desirable
- Desirable
- Holding or working towards qualifications in family planning,
- asthma,
- diabetes,
- CHD and
- cytology
Experience
Essential
- Experience-Essential Criteria
- Understanding of role of the practice nurse.
- Ability to contribute effectively to team meetings
- Ability to demonstrate application of evidence based practice.
- Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise work load
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Evidence of IT literacy and keyboard skills (typing)
- High level of self-awareness.
- Fit with culture of practice team.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Reliability
- Flexibility
- Good Work Ethics
Desirable
- We are willing to consider Newly Qualified Candidates with a minimum of 2 years Experience (This will reflect on the remuneration offered).
- Fitness to carry out duties manual handling and dexterity requirements
- Able to travel between villages using own transport.
- Ability to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly emotional events and to remain focussed and professional at all times and to uphold the NMC Code of conduct.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Adult nursing qualification
- Be subject to an enhanced CRB check, the outcome of which must be satisfactory to the practice.
Desirable
- Desirable
- Holding or working towards qualifications in family planning,
- asthma,
- diabetes,
- CHD and
- cytology
Experience
Essential
- Experience-Essential Criteria
- Understanding of role of the practice nurse.
- Ability to contribute effectively to team meetings
- Ability to demonstrate application of evidence based practice.
- Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise work load
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Evidence of IT literacy and keyboard skills (typing)
- High level of self-awareness.
- Fit with culture of practice team.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Reliability
- Flexibility
- Good Work Ethics
Desirable
- We are willing to consider Newly Qualified Candidates with a minimum of 2 years Experience (This will reflect on the remuneration offered).
- Fitness to carry out duties manual handling and dexterity requirements
- Able to travel between villages using own transport.
- Ability to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly emotional events and to remain focussed and professional at all times and to uphold the NMC Code of conduct.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
