Practice Nurse

Spa Medical Centre

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Job summary

You have a unique opportunity to join our high achieving, forward thinking Nursing Team in shaping the future of primary care. We are a friendly, busy, growing GMS practice in Melksham, working from a purpose built Medical Centre. We have a multi skilled team with a wealth of experience and are looking to welcome another Practice Nurse with treatment room skills and chronic disease experience, if possible, to our team.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible to fit in with the needs of the business, staff sickness and annual leave cover.

Main duties of the job

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as 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

You will be fully supported by a broad clinical team comprising of GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Health Care Assistants. It is a permanent role. Full induction and training is given. We offer a generous NHS pension scheme, staff uniform, five weeks annual leave and bank holidays pro rata.

We welcome informal visits, so please come and talk to us to find out more about the role. For further information or to arrange a visit please email jane.taliadouros@nhs.net or for more information email our Clinical Nurse Lead j.dalby@nhs.net or telephone 07732 494560.

Date posted

11 November 2021

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2319-21-3711

Job locations

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
  • Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under Patient Group Directions or Patient Specific directions. To include influenza, shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations.
  • Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene and sun protection.
  • Administer other injections, such as B12, Prostap, following practice protocols and Patient Specific Directives.
  • Running NHS health checks and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, urinalysis, following practice protocol.
  • Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines
  • Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
  • Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines, including INR services
  • Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines. To include suture removal
  • Take ECGs
  • Undertake Doppler, provide measurements for GPs, desirable but not essential.
  • Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
  • Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
  • Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
  • Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
  • Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment and order childhood imms and travel vaccs.
  • Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
  • Hypertension monitoring.
  • Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician, assisting GPs/Specialist nurse with coil and implant fittings.
  • Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs.
  • Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate.
  • Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
  • Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
  • Participation in administrative systems in the Practice.
  • At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records.
  • A duty to advise the Clinical Nurse Lead of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
  • Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
  • On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits.
  • Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
  • Chronic disease management to include diabetes/asthma/COPD, ideal but not essential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
  • Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under Patient Group Directions or Patient Specific directions. To include influenza, shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations.
  • Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene and sun protection.
  • Administer other injections, such as B12, Prostap, following practice protocols and Patient Specific Directives.
  • Running NHS health checks and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, urinalysis, following practice protocol.
  • Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines
  • Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
  • Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines, including INR services
  • Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines. To include suture removal
  • Take ECGs
  • Undertake Doppler, provide measurements for GPs, desirable but not essential.
  • Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
  • Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
  • Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
  • Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
  • Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment and order childhood imms and travel vaccs.
  • Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
  • Hypertension monitoring.
  • Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician, assisting GPs/Specialist nurse with coil and implant fittings.
  • Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs.
  • Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate.
  • Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
  • Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
  • Participation in administrative systems in the Practice.
  • At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records.
  • A duty to advise the Clinical Nurse Lead of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
  • Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
  • On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits.
  • Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
  • Chronic disease management to include diabetes/asthma/COPD, ideal but not essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active NMC registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
  • Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
  • Understanding 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 understand when to refer to GPs
  • Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

  • Travel medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • Spirometry
  • CHD
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
  • 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

Desirable

  • Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and co-operative
  • 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
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Effectively utilises resources
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other requirements

Essential

  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational health clearance
  • NMC registration
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active NMC registration

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
  • Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
  • Understanding 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 understand when to refer to GPs
  • Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

  • Travel medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • Spirometry
  • CHD
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
  • 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

Desirable

  • Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and co-operative
  • 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
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Effectively utilises resources
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other requirements

Essential

  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational health clearance
  • NMC registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spa Medical Centre

Address

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Employer's website

https://www.spamedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spa Medical Centre

Address

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


Employer's website

https://www.spamedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Nurse Lead

Jo Dalby

j.dalby@nhs.net

07732494560

Date posted

11 November 2021

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2319-21-3711

Job locations

Snowberry Lane

Melksham

Wiltshire

SN12 6UN


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