Job summary
Parcliffe Medical Centre - Practice Nurse
Parcliffe Medical Centre is an
innovative and forward-thinking Practice led by our Partnership (5 GPs). Located in purpose-built premises within St Annes Health Centre, we serve and cover a local population of approximately 12,000 patients, in the seaside town of St Annes along the Fylde Coast; we are minutes away from the sea front, with direct links to the M55 & M6.
We are keen to recruit and
welcome applications from experienced Practice Nurses who would like to join our
friendly, professional, caring team who are passionate about providing safe and
effective care to our patient population.
We are open to hours of full time or part time, offering a competitive salary
based on experience. We are really keen to meet colleagues who have experience
in particular with Diabetes and Respiratory Management, alongside non-medical prescribing or an interest to develop into this.
The role is supported by an exsiting team of experienced nursing colleagues and led by our Clincal Lead Nurse.
Main duties of the job
Our Practice Nurse role would be
expected to undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate
care or treatment in conjunction with our clinical team and Practice Policies.
Ideally you'd be able to support
and deliver a high level of quality care and service based on the needs of the
patient population of which would include treatment, management plans,
screening, preventative care and patient education. In addition to this, you would
also be expected to support the Practice in meeting its contractual obligations
and delivery of enhanced service specifications.
We are keen to meet colleagues who
are proactive and enthusiastic in improving standards of care and seeking continuous
development in order to ensure out patients receive a high standard of care.
About us
Our new Practice Nurse can expect to work in an encouraging, supportive, forward thinking, experienced Practice environment that is continually working to improve the quality of healthcare for our patient population. We use innovation and technology where possible and appropriate to enhance access to the Clinical team and our patients health needs.
Supported by our excellent Clinical and non Clinical team, Parcliffe Medical Centre is a consistently high performer in relation to its contractual obligations including QOF and Quality Contract services.
An established Training Practice,
we pride ourselves in our commitment to teaching and support of a variety of
clinical educational placements.
Further discussion / Informal visits to the Practice are welcome please contact our
Business Manager, Lisa-Jayne Benbow (lisa-jayne.benbow@nhs.net)
to make these arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being.
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term condition
- 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 encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new patient health checks
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on regimes, side effects and interactions, as able to
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs and general health
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting with cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework for Mental Health
- Implement ad participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Assist senior partners in providing minor-surgery sessions
Detailed Job Description included as additional doucment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being.
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term condition
- 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 encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new patient health checks
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on regimes, side effects and interactions, as able to
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs and general health
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting with cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework for Mental Health
- Implement ad participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Assist senior partners in providing minor-surgery sessions
Detailed Job Description included as additional doucment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Diploma in an area of or in Long Term Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, COPD, Asthma etc)
- Membership of professional body
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
- Experience of nurse led management of long term conditions
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Practice experience of working with others
- Experience of using own initiative
- Audit experience
- IT skills
- Working as part of a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of Primary Care Contract Requirements and application of service delivery to meet targets e.g GMS Contract, QOF, Enhanced Services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Diploma in an area of or in Long Term Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, COPD, Asthma etc)
- Membership of professional body
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
- Experience of nurse led management of long term conditions
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Practice experience of working with others
- Experience of using own initiative
- Audit experience
- IT skills
- Working as part of a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of Primary Care Contract Requirements and application of service delivery to meet targets e.g GMS Contract, QOF, Enhanced Services
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).
