Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our respected GP practice in St Helens for up to 21 hours per week.
We are a training practice so training and education is at the heart of what we do. We are looking for a nursing colleague who shares our passion for primary care, for education and who cares about the culture of our workplace and whose values are aligned to ours. You will be able, with the right support and training, provide primary care services to our population of 7100 patients, offer direct supervision to our Nursing Associate and help contribute to our educational portfolio by supporting student nurses.
In return you will be offered competitive terms and be part of a warm, experienced and broad multi-disciplinary team.
Salary scale: £18.10 - £20.86
We welcome applications from nurses from other sectors who have some generalist experience. Full training in General Practice nursing can be given as well as access to a GPN Fellowship.
Main duties of the job
Provide general
nursing duties for the practice:
Autonomously diagnose, manage and monitor patients
within specified chronic disease areas for example diabetes, hypertension,
COPD, asthma, IHD, CVA and CKD.
Initiate and interpret investigations as required.
Initiating/adjusting treatment as appropriate,
using national and local guidelines/protocols within our area of expertise,
liaising with GPs as required.
Refer as required to district nursing, podiatry
dietetics, primary, secondary community care and the voluntary sector.
Advise and recommend complex, specialised treatment
plans to patients and carers for the management of chronic diseases, ensuring
informed consent with patient/carer.
Initiate and implement national screening and
immunisation programmes appropriate to general practice.
Undertake medication reviews in the chronic disease
categories within set guidelines
Take lead responsibility for achieving maximum
targets for the GMS and Quality contracts as determined, nationally and locally
enhanced services within the individuals specialised area and supporting other
clinical teams as appropriate
Conform to health and safety and control of
infection regulations
Act in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery
Council Code of Professional Conduct
Maintain legible timely and concise documentation
and input clinical information to the practice computer database.
Undertake home visits for flu and pneumo
vaccinations and appropriate health checks
About us
- We are a successful, forward-thinking practice
- Successful group of partners, each with a range of special interests
- The practice embraces a wide range of services
- Continuity between clinical staff and patients
- Diverse Clinical Team, including ANP, Nursing Associate, Health Care Assistant, GP Assistant and Pharmacist support
- First-rate admin support geared towards maximising QOF and making the practice run efficiently (paper-light)
- Purpose built premises; geared towards an environment that encourages working with a number of allied health professionals
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse.
Assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of
healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
Health promotion and
well-being programmes
Promote health and well being for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients as risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health
As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Review patient medications to enhance compliance
Coordinate the provision of travel medicine services
Request pathology services and process pathology results
as required
Provision of chronic disease clinics,
delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary /
specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic
disease registers
Ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Vaccination programmes for adults and children
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines
or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the
patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
Deliver opportunistic
health promotion where appropriate
Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice in order to improve patient care
Participate in the
review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach
i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse.
Assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of
healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
Health promotion and
well-being programmes
Promote health and well being for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients as risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health
As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Review patient medications to enhance compliance
Coordinate the provision of travel medicine services
Request pathology services and process pathology results
as required
Provision of chronic disease clinics,
delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary /
specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic
disease registers
Ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Vaccination programmes for adults and children
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines
or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the
patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
Deliver opportunistic
health promotion where appropriate
Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice in order to improve patient care
Participate in the
review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach
i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously.
- Experience of working within a nursing team.
Desirable
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of working as a practice nurse.
- Experience of chronic disease management.
- Experience of Cervical Cytology.
- Experience of Childhood Vaccinations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously.
- Experience of working within a nursing team.
Desirable
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of working as a practice nurse.
- Experience of chronic disease management.
- Experience of Cervical Cytology.
- Experience of Childhood Vaccinations.
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).
