Job summary
Are you an experienced practice nurse that is looking for a new challenge. We are a training practice with a list size of 17000 patients across
West Lancs. 2 branches in Skelmersdale, 1 branch in Southport and 1 branch in
Ormskirk with a have a huge family of clinical staff. We are an innovative
practice that delivers all national and local enhanced services and offer an
abundance of training opportunities. Our approach is innovative and forward-looking, and
dedicated to excellent clinical outcomes. We are purposeful in our efforts to
manage our clinicians workload and ensure sustainability, having developed a
diverse and large team of support staff over recent years. We embrace
technology to enable more effective and efficient ways of working. Part time/flexible hours to suit will be considered
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain high quality nursing care to the practice
populationas well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
About us
Our Practice family consists of 7 GP's, GP Registrars, 2 ANP's, Nurse
Prescribers, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, Community Paramedic, and HCA's. Our
administrative team - 17 receptionists which includes a head receptionist at
each location, 3 clinical coders, one scanner, data quality lead, 2 deputy
Practice Managers, Office Manager and Practice Manager. We are an innovative
practice that delivers all national and local enhanced services and offer an
abundance or training opportunities. We have a whole practice study day every
month where the whole of our team gets involved.
The Health and Well Being of our staff matters immensely to us, so have
appointed a Health and Well-being lead and Champion. We take on board the
Recent BMA guidance in relation to safe working in general practice and the
wellbeing of our workforce.
We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the
cornerstone of well-being in our community. Our goal is to deliver on the
ambitions laid out in the GP forward view in a way that is locally relevant,
valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff.In addition to our core general practice work we are a committed member
of our local PCN, working Collaboratory to improve patient access within our
local area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Beacon Primary Care
Job Description
Practice
Job summary
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery
of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population across all Beacon
Primary Care sites. The post holder is accountable for contributing to the
nursing service delivery. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of
evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management
and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. As autonomous practitioners
the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical
thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively
with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting
the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership as required.
Key
responsibilitiesClinical
practice
- Assess, plan,
develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health
and well-being
- Assess, plan,
implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a
known long-term condition
- Proactively
identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long-term condition as appropriate
- Work with other
health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term
conditions, including non-drug-based treatment methods using a management
plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs
- Review medication
for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance
with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols
- Work with patients
in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Provide
information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on
medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Prioritise health
problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective
emergency care
- Support patients
to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live
healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Support and manage
health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology
consultations
- Implement and
participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and
children
- Advise, support
and administer vaccinations where appropriate for patients travelling
abroad
- Meet the needs of
patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
Communication
- Demonstrate
sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative
methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,
cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Anticipate
barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Estimate and
maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the
practice environment and with external stakeholders
Delivering
a quality service
- Recognise and work
within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the
NMC
- Produce accurate,
contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent
with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise,
organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes
quality
- Deliver care
according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess
effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking
and formal evaluation
- Participate in the
maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the
practice
- Utilise the audit
cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the
team, implementing improvements where required
- Collaborate on
improving the quality of health care in partnership with other clinical
teams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as
appropriate
- Support and
participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the
performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as
appropriate
- Understand and
apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and
abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable
adult health procedure and local guidance
- Work within
policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Leadership
personal and people development
- Take
responsibility for own development learning and performance including
participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
- Support the
development of others in order to maximise potential
- Actively promote
the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn
from each other and from external good practice
- Participate in
planning and implementing changes within the area of care and
responsibility
- format to all
patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate
Management
of risk
- Manage and assess
risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in
place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor work areas
and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to
health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensure safe
storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Undertake
mandatory and statutory training requirements
- Apply
infection-control measures within the practice according to local and
national guidelines
- Apply policies
that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and
increase access to health care for all
- Participate in the
local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture
of general practice
Utilising
information
- Use technology as
an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring,
presenting and communicating information
- Review and process
data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for
monitoring and audit processes
- Understand the
responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act
- Collate, analyse
and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate
charts and/or graphs to enhance care
- Comply with latest
general data protection regulations
Learning
and development
- Act as mentor to
students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and if
appropriately qualified
- Disseminate
learning and information gained to other team members in order to share
good practice and inform others about current and future developments
- Assess own
learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Make effective use
of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating
their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information
- Provide an educational
role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that
facilitates learning
Equality
and diversity
- Identify patterns
of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity and
quality of opportunity
- Enable others to
promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
- Support people who
need assistance in exercising their rights
- Act as a role
model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
- Accept the rights
of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and
refuse care
- Assist patients
from marginalised groups to access quality care
Miscellaneous
To
work closely with all members of the Practice team and undertake any other
duties as may be required from time to time across any of the sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Beacon Primary Care
Job Description
Practice
Job summary
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery
of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population across all Beacon
Primary Care sites. The post holder is accountable for contributing to the
nursing service delivery. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of
evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management
and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. As autonomous practitioners
the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical
thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively
with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting
the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership as required.
Key
responsibilitiesClinical
practice
- Assess, plan,
develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health
and well-being
- Assess, plan,
implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a
known long-term condition
- Proactively
identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long-term condition as appropriate
- Work with other
health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term
conditions, including non-drug-based treatment methods using a management
plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs
- Review medication
for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance
with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols
- Work with patients
in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Provide
information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on
medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Prioritise health
problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective
emergency care
- Support patients
to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live
healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Support and manage
health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology
consultations
- Implement and
participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and
children
- Advise, support
and administer vaccinations where appropriate for patients travelling
abroad
- Meet the needs of
patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
Communication
- Demonstrate
sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative
methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,
cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Anticipate
barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Estimate and
maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the
practice environment and with external stakeholders
Delivering
a quality service
- Recognise and work
within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the
NMC
- Produce accurate,
contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent
with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise,
organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes
quality
- Deliver care
according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess
effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking
and formal evaluation
- Participate in the
maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the
practice
- Utilise the audit
cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the
team, implementing improvements where required
- Collaborate on
improving the quality of health care in partnership with other clinical
teams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as
appropriate
- Support and
participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Participate in the
performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as
appropriate
- Understand and
apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and
abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable
adult health procedure and local guidance
- Work within
policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Leadership
personal and people development
- Take
responsibility for own development learning and performance including
participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
- Support the
development of others in order to maximise potential
- Actively promote
the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn
from each other and from external good practice
- Participate in
planning and implementing changes within the area of care and
responsibility
- format to all
patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate
Management
of risk
- Manage and assess
risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in
place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor work areas
and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to
health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensure safe
storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Undertake
mandatory and statutory training requirements
- Apply
infection-control measures within the practice according to local and
national guidelines
- Apply policies
that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and
increase access to health care for all
- Participate in the
local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture
of general practice
Utilising
information
- Use technology as
an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring,
presenting and communicating information
- Review and process
data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for
monitoring and audit processes
- Understand the
responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act
- Collate, analyse
and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate
charts and/or graphs to enhance care
- Comply with latest
general data protection regulations
Learning
and development
- Act as mentor to
students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and if
appropriately qualified
- Disseminate
learning and information gained to other team members in order to share
good practice and inform others about current and future developments
- Assess own
learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Make effective use
of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating
their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information
- Provide an educational
role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that
facilitates learning
Equality
and diversity
- Identify patterns
of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity and
quality of opportunity
- Enable others to
promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
- Support people who
need assistance in exercising their rights
- Act as a role
model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
- Accept the rights
of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and
refuse care
- Assist patients
from marginalised groups to access quality care
Miscellaneous
To
work closely with all members of the Practice team and undertake any other
duties as may be required from time to time across any of the sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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).
