Job summary
Pelham Medical Group is looking to recruit a Practice Nurse for 18 hours per week to enhance our Practice Nursing Team. We are a welcoming practice in Grimsby aiming to provide high quality care in a supportive environment.
We are looking for a committed, hardworking nurse with the enthusiasm to learn new skills and adapt to changing circumstances. Experience in general practice is preferred with competencies in immunisation and vaccinations, wound care and diabetes (or a minimum of one chronic disease) management. Additional skills of cytology, family planning and management of additional long term conditions will be advantageous.
The successful applicant will take a share of the workload across our modern and well equipped purpose built sites. The role will include chronic disease management, cytology, treating minor illnesses, dressings, family planning, immunisations, vaccinations and health promotion. Full details of this role can be found in the job description.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing care to the practice population. They will deliver care within the boundaries
of their role, focusing upon chronic disease management, supporting GPs in
care planning and monitoring of patients at risk of unplanned hospital
admissions, supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term
conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
You will work collaboratively with the general
practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy
and procedures, and providing leadership to other staff as required.
The
following services will be provided:
- Nurse led cytology screening service
- Nurse led management of patients with diabetes
- Nurse-led well Woman service, e.g. health checks
- HRT advice/checks
- Nurse-led Family planning service
- To develop sexual health services in line with local guidance
- Implanon fitting and removal
- Swabs
- Administer travel vaccinations
- Administer childhood immunisations
- Spirometry with reversibility
- Asthma checks
- CHD Checks
- COPD checks
- Diabetes checks
- Epilepsy checks
- ECGs (as part of a consultation or if required urgently by a GP).
- Health education, including diet and lifestyle advice
- Giving telephone advice
- Administering Cryotherapy within competence
About us
Pelham Medical Group's clinical team consists of GPs, Pharamcist, ANP, ACPs, Physician Associate, Practice Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants and an MSK First Contact Practitioner.
Our Reception, Administration and Management teams make up the non-clinical side of the practice.
We are a welcoming practice in the centre of
Grimsby aiming to provide high quality care in a supportive environment.
This is a busy practice serving a large and varied
population therefore can be extremely challenging. Applicants should be
approachable, friendly and able to demonstrate excellent communication and
telephone skills.
We require an individual who is an excellent team player,
have a proactive attitude, hardworking and motivated and with a personality
that will complement the current team.
We strive to provide a family friendly workplace and aim to
be flexible in this regard while also maintaining effective services. We
recognise for our employees this is important to be able to more easily balance
family and work life.
Appointment to any position is conditional on satisfactory
registration, licence and qualification checks, and that any information
disclosed on the application form will be checked
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Core duties include:
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate
programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on
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 a long-term condition
- Management of patients with diabetes and other chronic
diseases
- 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
- Support the practice in the delivery of care planning
and monitoring of patients at risk of unplanned hospital admissions, including
following up those patients when discharged from in-patient care of A&E
attendances
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using
opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or
over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and
interactions in accordance with Practice guidelines
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies
that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information
relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting
for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental
Health
- Implement and 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.
- The post holder is required to provide services to the Practices
housebound patients in their own homes to ensure equitable access to primary
care services.
Non-Core Responsibilities
You may be required
to undertake the following additional duties in the absence of the Health Care Assistants or as and when
directed to do so by the Nurse Team Leader/GP:
- Venepuncture
- Spirometry
- Removal of sutures and clips
- Hypertension health checks
- Dressings and wound checks
The nurse led
services involve assessment of patients, advice regarding treatment and
therapies and referral to other agencies as appropriate. It is crucial that
you have a good knowledge base in order to manage these patients.
Teamwork
- To work as part of the team to ensure safe practice and high standards
of care at all times.
- To promote team work.
- Understand own role and scope in the Practice and
identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and responsible team member,
supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the
principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on
delegated duties
- Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral
mechanisms within the practice
- Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own
workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own
practice
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values,
direction and policies impacting upon care delivery Participate in team
activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
Participate in and support local projects as agreed
with the practice management team
Communication
- Key working relationships are with the Practice Primary Healthcare Team
including GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Nurse Team Leader, Practice Manager and Assistant
Practice Manager.
- Involvement in nurse led services entails being aware of local and
national developments.
- Report any problems with workload/content to the Nurse Team Leader.
- Demonstrate
sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment.
- Communicate
with and support patients who are receiving bad news.
- 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.
- Utilise communication skills to support patients to
adhere to prescribed treatment regimens
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action
to improve communication
- Estimate and maintain effective communication with
individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders
- Act as an advocate when representing the patients and
colleagues viewpoints to others
Delivering a Quality Service
Recognise
and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by
the Nursing and Midwifery Council (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 the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
(NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care
Support
and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
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 relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance
abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.
General
Other
work and general duties as delegated within the overall remit of the post.
This job description reflects the current main organisational priorities
for the post. In the context of change
taking place within the NHS, these priorities will develop and change in
consultation with the post-holder in line with service business needs and
priorities.
You will be required to work additional
hours, according to rota allocation, up to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and on a
Saturday, Sunday or bank holidays between the hours of 9am and 5pm. You are required to provide a reasonable
amount of holiday and sickness cover for colleagues to meet the needs of the
business. Any additional hours will be
paid at single time Monday to Friday and at time and a half on Saturday and
Sunday.
Qualifications
Essential:
Registered Nurse
Membership of a
professional body
Up to date skills relevant to duties
Desirable:
Accredited Long term
conditions training
Certificate in family
planning
Experience of working in Primary Care
Any other relevant
qualifications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Core duties include:
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate
programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on
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 a long-term condition
- Management of patients with diabetes and other chronic
diseases
- 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
- Support the practice in the delivery of care planning
and monitoring of patients at risk of unplanned hospital admissions, including
following up those patients when discharged from in-patient care of A&E
attendances
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using
opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or
over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and
interactions in accordance with Practice guidelines
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies
that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information
relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting
for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental
Health
- Implement and 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.
- The post holder is required to provide services to the Practices
housebound patients in their own homes to ensure equitable access to primary
care services.
Non-Core Responsibilities
You may be required
to undertake the following additional duties in the absence of the Health Care Assistants or as and when
directed to do so by the Nurse Team Leader/GP:
- Venepuncture
- Spirometry
- Removal of sutures and clips
- Hypertension health checks
- Dressings and wound checks
The nurse led
services involve assessment of patients, advice regarding treatment and
therapies and referral to other agencies as appropriate. It is crucial that
you have a good knowledge base in order to manage these patients.
Teamwork
- To work as part of the team to ensure safe practice and high standards
of care at all times.
- To promote team work.
- Understand own role and scope in the Practice and
identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and responsible team member,
supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the
principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on
delegated duties
- Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral
mechanisms within the practice
- Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own
workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own
practice
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values,
direction and policies impacting upon care delivery Participate in team
activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
Participate in and support local projects as agreed
with the practice management team
Communication
- Key working relationships are with the Practice Primary Healthcare Team
including GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Nurse Team Leader, Practice Manager and Assistant
Practice Manager.
- Involvement in nurse led services entails being aware of local and
national developments.
- Report any problems with workload/content to the Nurse Team Leader.
- Demonstrate
sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment.
- Communicate
with and support patients who are receiving bad news.
- 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.
- Utilise communication skills to support patients to
adhere to prescribed treatment regimens
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action
to improve communication
- Estimate and maintain effective communication with
individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders
- Act as an advocate when representing the patients and
colleagues viewpoints to others
Delivering a Quality Service
Recognise
and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by
the Nursing and Midwifery Council (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 the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
(NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care
Support
and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
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 relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance
abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.
General
Other
work and general duties as delegated within the overall remit of the post.
This job description reflects the current main organisational priorities
for the post. In the context of change
taking place within the NHS, these priorities will develop and change in
consultation with the post-holder in line with service business needs and
priorities.
You will be required to work additional
hours, according to rota allocation, up to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and on a
Saturday, Sunday or bank holidays between the hours of 9am and 5pm. You are required to provide a reasonable
amount of holiday and sickness cover for colleagues to meet the needs of the
business. Any additional hours will be
paid at single time Monday to Friday and at time and a half on Saturday and
Sunday.
Qualifications
Essential:
Registered Nurse
Membership of a
professional body
Up to date skills relevant to duties
Desirable:
Accredited Long term
conditions training
Certificate in family
planning
Experience of working in Primary Care
Any other relevant
qualifications
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Primary Care nursing experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Immunisation and vaccination skills
- Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group direction and associated policy
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent record keeping
Desirable
- Cytology screening
- Family planning skills
- Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes framework (QoF)
- Can work upon own initiative
- Gets on well with people at all levels
- Excellent team worker
- Excellent time management skills
- Accredited Diabetes course/qualification and experience of diabetes management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Membership of a professional body
Desirable
- Certificate in chronic disease management
- Family planning certificate
- Qualified Smear Taker
- Complex wound management
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Primary Care nursing experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Immunisation and vaccination skills
- Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group direction and associated policy
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent record keeping
Desirable
- Cytology screening
- Family planning skills
- Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes framework (QoF)
- Can work upon own initiative
- Gets on well with people at all levels
- Excellent team worker
- Excellent time management skills
- Accredited Diabetes course/qualification and experience of diabetes management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Membership of a professional body
Desirable
- Certificate in chronic disease management
- Family planning certificate
- Qualified Smear Taker
- Complex wound management
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).
