Job summary
Here at Gloucester Health Access Centre, we are seeking a practice nurse to join our growing team, to provide excellent care to the people of Gloucester.
Main duties of the job
- Clinically, the role will include all elements of treatment room nursing.
- Chronic disease management, dependant on training and experience.
- Working within infection control policies and other CQC requirements.
- Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of professional conduct and other local/ national policies, guidelines, and protocols.
About us
You will be required to be immunised
in compliance with Green Book (attached) and NHS recommendations for your role
(unless medically exempt), including immunisations against Covid.
G DOC LTD is owned by all the GP Practices in Gloucestershire; the
Practices are our shareholders.
We operate on a not-for-profit basis: any profits are redistributed into
primary care in Gloucestershire.
We are a limited company run by a Board of Directors, most of whom are experienced
local GPs.
We run a number of GP practices, as well as some other services for the
whole county.
In Gloucester we run 9,500 patients at Gloucester Health Access Centre/Matson
Lane (9,500 patients) and Partners in
Health (12,400).
In the Forest of Dean, we run two practices, both of which are
dispensing: Lydney (7,500 patients), and Blakeney (3,200 patients).
Our countywide services include:
The Enhanced Access Service, which provides GP appointments in
Gloucester and Cheltenham at weekends.
The Covid Virtual Ward: we monitor oxygen readings from people diagnosed
with Covid, to ensure that they get help if their oxygen levels start to fall.
So far, we have cared for over 2000 patients.
Over 17,000 primary care appointments each year at Gloucester Health
Access Centre for patients who may need to be seen the same day when their own
practice is already full, or who do not have a registered GP. GHAC is open
8am8pm, 365 days a year.
For more details visit our website http://www.gdoc.org.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and General Administrative Responsibilities:
- Clinically, the role will include all elements of treatment room nursing.
- Chronic disease management, dependant on training and experience.
- Working within infection control policies and other CQC requirements.
- Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of professional conduct and other local/ national policies, guidelines, and protocols.
Essential:
- Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a general practice surgery
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Passion for high quality patient safety and care
- Clinical skills wound management, venepuncture, ECG
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Management of patients with long- term conditions including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Knowledge of population health issues
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, contraception, travel health
- Annual long- term conditions reviews, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Stock management
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and General Administrative Responsibilities:
- Clinically, the role will include all elements of treatment room nursing.
- Chronic disease management, dependant on training and experience.
- Working within infection control policies and other CQC requirements.
- Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of professional conduct and other local/ national policies, guidelines, and protocols.
Essential:
- Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a general practice surgery
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Passion for high quality patient safety and care
- Clinical skills wound management, venepuncture, ECG
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Management of patients with long- term conditions including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Knowledge of population health issues
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, contraception, travel health
- Annual long- term conditions reviews, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Stock management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- - Mentor or teaching qualification
- - Long term chronic disease qualification
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
- - Implementation of protocols & clinical guidelines
Desirable
- - At least 1 year of primary care experience (GP surgery)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- - Mentor or teaching qualification
- - Long term chronic disease qualification
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
- - Implementation of protocols & clinical guidelines
Desirable
- - At least 1 year of primary care experience (GP surgery)
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).