Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic experienced
Practice Nurse to work across both of our main and branch practice sites at Wootton Vale and Shortstown Surgery, respectively, as part of a Primary Healthcare Team.
The successful candidate will be:
- Self-motivated, with a commitment to teamwork.
- Have a professional attitude and
conscientious.
- Have experience of primary care nursing and,
- Be able to carry out
a wide range of procedures.
A knowledge of a long-term condition management, (Diabetes,
respiratory conditions, hypertension etc.), would be an advantage. We are a training practice, who are keen to develop all our staff to maximise their skills and potential and, therefore, training will
be given to improve and develop skills.
We are a practice that
believes in career pathways for staff. We have a proud history of proactively developing nurses, together with other clinicians, to enhance their skills and
qualifications. We are a training practice and, as such we operate a student nurse programme.
We
are a friendly practice, and our aim is to work together to ensure staff wellbeing, development,
and teamwork.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurses provide care, for the patients, from history
taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of their
care. They work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary, general
practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy
and procedures, and providing nurse care as required.
The Practice Nurse will work in accordance with the UKCC
Code of Conduct. The post holder
is expected to supervise junior staff and to educate patients and carers where
applicable.
The post holder
is expected to participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with
particular emphasis on a 'customer first' approach. This includes treating people
as an individual first, respecting their dignity, value, self-worth and, enabling and
supporting them to live as independent a life as possible, within their local
community.
They should be proactive
in QOF and Enhanced Service management. Processing pathology results, workflow, tasks
and assisting with audits, as required, by the practice.
Main duties
- General treatment room duties
- Wound care & assessment
including dopplers.
- Childhood immunisations
- Contraception
- Cervical Screening
- Travel immunisations
- Prescribed adult injections.
- Lifestyle advice
- Supervise junior members of
staff with NHS Health checks/ECG/
- Supervise and teach junior
members of staff.
- Perform long term condition
reviews if competent.
- Promote health
education and preventative health care.
About us
Wootton Vale and Shortstown Practice is founded on a
vision of delivering the highest standards of healthcare to our patient
community. We strive to achieve this in an environment which is supportive of
our staff and encourages them to be their best by encouraging training and
development.
See our website: www.woottonvale.com
We are a friendly, dedicated team. We aim to achieve
a happy environment in a challenging, fast-changing environment, through the
adoption of innovation.
The practice team is passionate about training. We
have recently become a training practice for GPs, nurses, and pharmacists. We
are forward thinking and aim to help individuals with different skills and
abilities to achieve their full potential.
We are an active member of our PCN and continue to
achieve high standards and targets in QOF and the many Enhanced services in
which we participate. We work across two sites, Wootton and Shortstown, with a
practice size of 15600 patients.
The practice demographics vary at both sites, thus
providing an interesting mix of clinical challenges. Our team comprises of
Clinical Director (Senior GP), Business director, Practice Manager, Clinical
& Nurse Lead Manager, GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Associate, General
Practice Assistants, and Admin staff.
Our ethos is to embrace new ways of working and
workforce development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
Responsibilities
- Help to
co-ordinate, daily, all the activities required to deliver an effective and
efficient nursing service and keep accurate nursing records. The post holder
will also be responsible for ensuring the promotion of safety, well-being and
interests of the patients, relatives, and staff in clinical and home settings.
- Be aware of BLMK local policies, procedures and guidelines and
carry these out in all clinical areas within the surgery and for home visits
when required.
- To work alongside and deliver health
promotion skills in response to the Local Implementation Plan, National
Guidelines, BLMK and local initiatives and keep up to date with current policy.
- To contribute to the needs of the
practice regarding staffing and support. To have a flexible approach to
covering for sickness and annual leave of other nursing staff.
- To
demonstrate clinical competence and maintain a portfolio of up-to-date practice
- To
undertake training and to develop a range of skills and knowledge, as required,
ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients within the community,
including practice and clinical settings.
- To
work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team, including
statutory and voluntary organizations, in the interests of patients and carers
ensuring co-ordination and continuity of care of patients.
- Assist in the supervision and
monitoring of Housekeeping under the guidance of the Clinical Manager.
- Demonstrate commitment and work with
senior colleagues to develop expertise in own and team research skills and
future evidence-based nursing practice. The post holder will be contributing
towards the audit process.
- Maintain,
update, and review own learning needs, special interests regarding continuing
professional self-development in relation to the needs of the team and
practice/community population. Be prepared to accept the role of mentor.
- Attend
meetings as required.
General
duties
- General treatment room duties
- Wound care
& assessment including dopplers - coordinate wound care provision in
liaison with Tissue Viability Nurse. Undertake wound care audits. Supervise
junior staff in wound care.
- Childhood immunisations coordinating
baby clinic.
- Contraception promoting LARC.
- Cervical Screening
- Travel immunisations
- Prescribed adult injections.
- Lifestyle advice
- Supervise junior members of staff with
NHS Health checks/ECG/doppler.
- Supervise and teach junior members of
staff.
- Perform long term condition reviews if
competent.
- Promote health education and preventative health care.
- Ensure a
nursing service is delivered from the nursing team that reaches CQC standards.
- Participate
in all SEAs, compliments, complaints, and patient feedback for the nursing
team.
- Ensure all
Patient Group Direction (PGD) are up to date and signed by nursing team.
- Supervise
junior nurses, trainee NA and HCA in training and achieving competencies.
- Perform long term condition reviews within competencies, on those
identified by the Healthcare Administrator or by the Clinical Pharmacist and
pass recommendations to appropriate prescribing clinician. Assist on achieving
QOF and Enhanced services.
- Have a general understanding of blood test results.
- Maintain accurate records, using the
practice computer system ensuring the Clinical Manager is advised of potential
problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
- Be proactive in undertaking screening
of patients to support such services as Dementia, Chlamydia and Atrial
Fibrillation screening.
- Assist in the ongoing development and
review of nursing protocols and contribute to practice audits.
- Use patient contacts as opportunities
to promote health education and preventative health care.
- Provide
general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed
protocols) with referral to other clinicians as necessary.
- Advise
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as
necessary.
- Maintain and clean equipment used by
the clinical staff according to practice infection control policy.
- Long term condition reviews under
supervision of Specialist Nurse and Clinical Manager such as hypertension,
dementia, and frailty reviews
- Undertake long term condition reviews
such as diabetes and asthma as per competencies.
- Maintain general tidiness and
cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
- Oversee ordering of vaccinations to
maintain stock levels.
- Undertake dementia & frailty
reviews as appropriate to ensure that patients receive holistic care in line
with local and PCN requirements.
- Undertake Chronic Disease reviews as
appropriate to ensure QOF targets are met.
- Be aware of referral pathways to
assist these patients and of the Enhanced Service requirements of severely
frail patients.
- On
occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits as agreed with
Practice Management.
Knowledge and Awareness of Enhanced Services for Referral
Have the knowledge and ability to recognise patients requirements to
refer to other services for support and help. Be aware of what services
patients can self-refer into. Such services will include but is not exclusive
to:
- Social Prescriber Adult and Children & Young Adults
- MSK
- Physiotherapy
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Mental Health CAMHS service for Young People
- Midwife
- Pharmacist
- Tissue Viability Nursing Services
- Leg Ulcer Clinics
- Palliative care Hub
Personal / Professional development
The post-holder will participate in any
training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such
training to include:
- Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
Responsibilities
- Help to
co-ordinate, daily, all the activities required to deliver an effective and
efficient nursing service and keep accurate nursing records. The post holder
will also be responsible for ensuring the promotion of safety, well-being and
interests of the patients, relatives, and staff in clinical and home settings.
- Be aware of BLMK local policies, procedures and guidelines and
carry these out in all clinical areas within the surgery and for home visits
when required.
- To work alongside and deliver health
promotion skills in response to the Local Implementation Plan, National
Guidelines, BLMK and local initiatives and keep up to date with current policy.
- To contribute to the needs of the
practice regarding staffing and support. To have a flexible approach to
covering for sickness and annual leave of other nursing staff.
- To
demonstrate clinical competence and maintain a portfolio of up-to-date practice
- To
undertake training and to develop a range of skills and knowledge, as required,
ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients within the community,
including practice and clinical settings.
- To
work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team, including
statutory and voluntary organizations, in the interests of patients and carers
ensuring co-ordination and continuity of care of patients.
- Assist in the supervision and
monitoring of Housekeeping under the guidance of the Clinical Manager.
- Demonstrate commitment and work with
senior colleagues to develop expertise in own and team research skills and
future evidence-based nursing practice. The post holder will be contributing
towards the audit process.
- Maintain,
update, and review own learning needs, special interests regarding continuing
professional self-development in relation to the needs of the team and
practice/community population. Be prepared to accept the role of mentor.
- Attend
meetings as required.
General
duties
- General treatment room duties
- Wound care
& assessment including dopplers - coordinate wound care provision in
liaison with Tissue Viability Nurse. Undertake wound care audits. Supervise
junior staff in wound care.
- Childhood immunisations coordinating
baby clinic.
- Contraception promoting LARC.
- Cervical Screening
- Travel immunisations
- Prescribed adult injections.
- Lifestyle advice
- Supervise junior members of staff with
NHS Health checks/ECG/doppler.
- Supervise and teach junior members of
staff.
- Perform long term condition reviews if
competent.
- Promote health education and preventative health care.
- Ensure a
nursing service is delivered from the nursing team that reaches CQC standards.
- Participate
in all SEAs, compliments, complaints, and patient feedback for the nursing
team.
- Ensure all
Patient Group Direction (PGD) are up to date and signed by nursing team.
- Supervise
junior nurses, trainee NA and HCA in training and achieving competencies.
- Perform long term condition reviews within competencies, on those
identified by the Healthcare Administrator or by the Clinical Pharmacist and
pass recommendations to appropriate prescribing clinician. Assist on achieving
QOF and Enhanced services.
- Have a general understanding of blood test results.
- Maintain accurate records, using the
practice computer system ensuring the Clinical Manager is advised of potential
problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
- Be proactive in undertaking screening
of patients to support such services as Dementia, Chlamydia and Atrial
Fibrillation screening.
- Assist in the ongoing development and
review of nursing protocols and contribute to practice audits.
- Use patient contacts as opportunities
to promote health education and preventative health care.
- Provide
general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed
protocols) with referral to other clinicians as necessary.
- Advise
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as
necessary.
- Maintain and clean equipment used by
the clinical staff according to practice infection control policy.
- Long term condition reviews under
supervision of Specialist Nurse and Clinical Manager such as hypertension,
dementia, and frailty reviews
- Undertake long term condition reviews
such as diabetes and asthma as per competencies.
- Maintain general tidiness and
cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
- Oversee ordering of vaccinations to
maintain stock levels.
- Undertake dementia & frailty
reviews as appropriate to ensure that patients receive holistic care in line
with local and PCN requirements.
- Undertake Chronic Disease reviews as
appropriate to ensure QOF targets are met.
- Be aware of referral pathways to
assist these patients and of the Enhanced Service requirements of severely
frail patients.
- On
occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits as agreed with
Practice Management.
Knowledge and Awareness of Enhanced Services for Referral
Have the knowledge and ability to recognise patients requirements to
refer to other services for support and help. Be aware of what services
patients can self-refer into. Such services will include but is not exclusive
to:
- Social Prescriber Adult and Children & Young Adults
- MSK
- Physiotherapy
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Mental Health CAMHS service for Young People
- Midwife
- Pharmacist
- Tissue Viability Nursing Services
- Leg Ulcer Clinics
- Palliative care Hub
Personal / Professional development
The post-holder will participate in any
training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such
training to include:
- Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A nursing degree or pre degree qualification
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Up to date Revalidation
- Relevant experience in primary care
- Childhood Immunisation
- Cervical cytology sampling
Desirable
- Chronic disease management, for example, diabetes/ respiratory
- Supervisors / Assessors qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within GP practice for at least 1 year
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Team worker
- Approachable
- Flexible and adaptable
- Good communicator
- Customer service skills
- Use of SystmOne or other clinical system
- Good IT skills in word, excel and office
- Full UK driving licence if over 19
Benefits of Working for us
Essential
- As an NHS employee you will have access to the NHS pension, and Health Service discount schemes
- Access to a range of development and support opportunities https://work-learn-live-blmk.co.uk/.
- 25 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
- Child Care Voucher Scheme
- Cycle-2-work scheme
- Access to Wellbeing Support
- Electric Car Scheme
- The number 53 bus stops outside the surgery. The C1 bus, which runs between Milton Keynes and Bedford stops in Wootton village which is a 5 minute walk from the surgery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A nursing degree or pre degree qualification
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Up to date Revalidation
- Relevant experience in primary care
- Childhood Immunisation
- Cervical cytology sampling
Desirable
- Chronic disease management, for example, diabetes/ respiratory
- Supervisors / Assessors qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within GP practice for at least 1 year
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Team worker
- Approachable
- Flexible and adaptable
- Good communicator
- Customer service skills
- Use of SystmOne or other clinical system
- Good IT skills in word, excel and office
- Full UK driving licence if over 19
Benefits of Working for us
Essential
- As an NHS employee you will have access to the NHS pension, and Health Service discount schemes
- Access to a range of development and support opportunities https://work-learn-live-blmk.co.uk/.
- 25 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
- Child Care Voucher Scheme
- Cycle-2-work scheme
- Access to Wellbeing Support
- Electric Car Scheme
- The number 53 bus stops outside the surgery. The C1 bus, which runs between Milton Keynes and Bedford stops in Wootton village which is a 5 minute walk from the surgery.
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).
