Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Stonecot Surgery

Hours of duty: 30 per week

Responsible to: Practice Manager

Accountable to: GP Partners

Salary scale: £25-£28 per hour

The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population across both sites. As the team leader for the nursing team, the post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery. They will lead and manage all the nursing resource, working closely with the Practice management to deliver the practice priorities.

Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.

Key responsibilities

Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority

Lead the nursing team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives

To act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager

To participate in the recruitment of other members of the nursing team

Participate in Practice Audits

Promote the role of the nursing team in the provision of care

Promote a learning environment with a no blame culture

Lead the QOF strategy and delivery for LTC management, maximising income

Responsible for managing and maximising ICB, PHE and NHSE driven targets (childhood immunisations, flu campaigns, smears etc.)

Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential

Lead others to make realistic self-assessment of their knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of service

Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

Work as an effective and responsible team leader, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Lead nursing team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care

Contribute nursing view to practice management

Delegate appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of nurses

Ensure clear nurse referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient needs

Prioritise own and others workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

Set specification and quality required from nursing admin support

Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide and evaluate treatment programmes including, but not limited to:

Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs

Diagnose and treat minor illnesses

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad

Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care

Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition

Make professionally autonomous decisions and be accountable for safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care

Make appropriate referral to other members of the primary, community and secondary team. Signpost appropriately

Where the post holder is an independent prescribe: to ensure safe, effective and appropriate medications as defined by current legislative framework and local and practice guidelines

Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

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, including those receiving bad news

Produce written documents that evidence the contribution of the nursing team to the practice priorities

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs

Act as a role model to support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements

Apply infection-control measures with in the practice according to local and national guidelines

Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Undertake an annual appraisal for each member of the nursing team, ensuring CPD plans are monitored and executed in line with practice strategy

Oversee the student nurse placement scheme, provide support for mentors and undertake meetings with tutors and other members of the UWL University Team

Act as mentor for staff and students, assessing competence against set standards

Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)

Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity

Support people who need assistance in exercising rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Accept the rights if individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a practice nurse

Desirable

• experience as a lead nurse

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Practice Nurse

Desirable

• Previous lead nurse experience

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Stonecot Surgery

Address

115-117 Epsom Road

Sutton

Surrey

SM3 9EY

Employer's website

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