Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our nursing team.
Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team you will deliver
care within your scope practice to our patients.
We are interested to hear from experienced nurses who have experience in
some or all of the following:
- Providing vaccination and
travel medicine services
- Providing wound care (ulcer
/Doppler etc.) to patients
- Providing chronic disease
clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to
secondary / specialist care as required
- Administering of immunisation
and vaccination programmes for adults and children
- Smears
Main duties of the job
Based at Clare House Surgery in Tiverton, you will provide a practice nursing service to patients.
Shifts will cover 8.30am - 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Flexibility in working hours can be discussed for experienced applicants.
Evening and weekend working may be available at an enhanced rate but subject to a regular commitment to weekday hours.
About us
Amicus Health is a thriving practice with five sites located in the picturesque Mid Devon area covering Clare House, Bampton, Witheridge, Morchard Bishop and Cheriton Fitzpaine surgeries. We deliver excellent primary care to over 23,000 patients thanks to our multidisciplinary clinical team of GPs, pharmacists, advanced nurse practitioners, paramedics, practice nurses, health care assistants and a strong administrative function.
We provide fruit, tea and coffee for all staff and foster team spirit with annual summer and Christmas parties, yoga, walking groups and appreciation postcards. Other benefits include a Cycle to Work Scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional responsibilities:
To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient
care as directed by GPs. Subject to appropriate training, such tasks may
include:
- Phlebotomy
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Performing
any investigatory procedure requested by GPs
- Management
of anticoagulation patients using warfarin monitoring software
- Ear
syringing
- Cervical
cytology
- IUD
checks
- Pessary
insertion and removal
- Contraceptive
advice
- Chlamydia
testing
- Wound
care and dressings
- Removal
of sutures/clips
- Ulcer
care
- Doppler
testing
- New
Patient Registration Checks
- Routine
childhood and adult immunisations following patient group directions
- Travel
advice and immunisation following patient group directions
- Routine
injections
- Smoking
cessation advice
- Chaperoning
patients who are being examined by another clinician
- Assisting
GPs with minor surgery and IUD fittings
- Advising
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as
necessary
- Undertaking
occasional home visits as required
Where appropriately qualified, to lead the routine management of patients on chronic disease registers following agreed clinical protocols and referring to GPs as appropriate:
- Asthma, including reversibility testing
- COPD
- Coronary heart disease
- Diabetes, including initiation of insulin
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Stroke
Administrative responsibilities:- Maintaining the general tidiness and cleanliness of the Treatment Room
- Maintaining the cleaning equipment used by nurses and GPs
- Assisting the Practice Manager in ensuring equipment is maintained and routinely serviced
- Maintaining and rotating stock items in the Clinical Rooms and Main Store
- Ensuring clinical waste is disposed of in accordance with the Clinical Waste Policy
- Maintaining stock of patient leaflets as instructed by GPs and Practice Manager
- Ordering of health promotion literature
- Following established administrative systems within the Practice
- Ensuring accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient's computer record at all times
- Ensuring all health and safety requirements and infection control measures are met and reporting any problems to the Practice Manager
- Communicating any potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks to the Practice Manager
- Maintaining effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care, with appropriate regard to confidentiality
Educational responsibilities:- Maintaining a high professional standard of nursing care and keeping up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
- Maintaining a written professional development plan and an up-to-date portfolio which meets with requirements for registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Attending courses and study days necessary for professional development
- Participating in training in basic life-support skills in accordance with Practice guidelines
- Participating in annual appraisal meetings
- Maintaining familiarity with safeguarding procedures for children and vulnerable adults
- Attending and participating in Practice meetings when required to contribute to the effectiveness of the team
- Participating in the education and training of students
- Taking special responsibility for the induction and training of nursing staff
- Participating in any Practice audits
Special requirements:
- To work in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code
- To be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council whilst employed by the Practice
- To hold professional indemnity insurance cover whilst employed by the Practice
- To provide evidence of immunisation against Hepatitis B
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality with respect to patients, carers, Practice colleagues, other healthcare workers and information relating to the Practice as a business
- An ability to manage own time and workload effectively
- A commitment to the effective use of Practice and NHS resources
- An awareness of own limitations and experience
- To work closely with administrative and clinical staff applying agreed policies and procedures to ensure the smooth running of the Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional responsibilities:
To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient
care as directed by GPs. Subject to appropriate training, such tasks may
include:
- Phlebotomy
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Performing
any investigatory procedure requested by GPs
- Management
of anticoagulation patients using warfarin monitoring software
- Ear
syringing
- Cervical
cytology
- IUD
checks
- Pessary
insertion and removal
- Contraceptive
advice
- Chlamydia
testing
- Wound
care and dressings
- Removal
of sutures/clips
- Ulcer
care
- Doppler
testing
- New
Patient Registration Checks
- Routine
childhood and adult immunisations following patient group directions
- Travel
advice and immunisation following patient group directions
- Routine
injections
- Smoking
cessation advice
- Chaperoning
patients who are being examined by another clinician
- Assisting
GPs with minor surgery and IUD fittings
- Advising
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as
necessary
- Undertaking
occasional home visits as required
Where appropriately qualified, to lead the routine management of patients on chronic disease registers following agreed clinical protocols and referring to GPs as appropriate:
- Asthma, including reversibility testing
- COPD
- Coronary heart disease
- Diabetes, including initiation of insulin
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Stroke
Administrative responsibilities:- Maintaining the general tidiness and cleanliness of the Treatment Room
- Maintaining the cleaning equipment used by nurses and GPs
- Assisting the Practice Manager in ensuring equipment is maintained and routinely serviced
- Maintaining and rotating stock items in the Clinical Rooms and Main Store
- Ensuring clinical waste is disposed of in accordance with the Clinical Waste Policy
- Maintaining stock of patient leaflets as instructed by GPs and Practice Manager
- Ordering of health promotion literature
- Following established administrative systems within the Practice
- Ensuring accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient's computer record at all times
- Ensuring all health and safety requirements and infection control measures are met and reporting any problems to the Practice Manager
- Communicating any potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks to the Practice Manager
- Maintaining effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care, with appropriate regard to confidentiality
Educational responsibilities:- Maintaining a high professional standard of nursing care and keeping up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
- Maintaining a written professional development plan and an up-to-date portfolio which meets with requirements for registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Attending courses and study days necessary for professional development
- Participating in training in basic life-support skills in accordance with Practice guidelines
- Participating in annual appraisal meetings
- Maintaining familiarity with safeguarding procedures for children and vulnerable adults
- Attending and participating in Practice meetings when required to contribute to the effectiveness of the team
- Participating in the education and training of students
- Taking special responsibility for the induction and training of nursing staff
- Participating in any Practice audits
Special requirements:
- To work in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code
- To be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council whilst employed by the Practice
- To hold professional indemnity insurance cover whilst employed by the Practice
- To provide evidence of immunisation against Hepatitis B
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality with respect to patients, carers, Practice colleagues, other healthcare workers and information relating to the Practice as a business
- An ability to manage own time and workload effectively
- A commitment to the effective use of Practice and NHS resources
- An awareness of own limitations and experience
- To work closely with administrative and clinical staff applying agreed policies and procedures to ensure the smooth running of the Practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post Registration Qualifications, Diabetes Management, Asthma
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse
- Experience of Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient health checks/Urinalysis/BP/Height/Weight
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma/COPD
- Spirometry
- CHD
- LES/DES/QoF/QiF/CQC related clinical and administrative work
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control including Public Health issues in the local area
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs, PSDs and associated policy
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Professional clear, polite manner
Desirable
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- EMIS skills Including Ardens Template use
Skills and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Professional clear, polite manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
- Professional, polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post Registration Qualifications, Diabetes Management, Asthma
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse
- Experience of Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient health checks/Urinalysis/BP/Height/Weight
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma/COPD
- Spirometry
- CHD
- LES/DES/QoF/QiF/CQC related clinical and administrative work
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control including Public Health issues in the local area
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs, PSDs and associated policy
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Professional clear, polite manner
Desirable
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- EMIS skills Including Ardens Template use
Skills and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Professional clear, polite manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
- Professional, polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team
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).
