Job summary
The Dunstan Partnership is seeking an experienced and motivated Primary Care Practice Nurse to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team. Based in a large, modern, purpose built health centre, this role offers an excellent working environment and the opportunity to contribute to high quality patient care, within a progressive and innovate GP training practice.
The working hours are 19 - 22 hrs per week, across 3 days, with working days negotiable to meet the needs of both the practice and the successful applicant.
If you are an experienced Practice Nurse seeking a rewarding role in a supportive and forward-thinking practice, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Working within your NMC competencies, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality practice nursing services to our patient population. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing a full range of general practice nursing care.
- Delivering vaccination and immunisations for both children and adults.
- Performing cervical cytology, ensuring training and competencies are up to date.
- Supporting health promotion and lifestyle advice.
- Identifying and managing patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
- Implementing, reviewing and evaluating personalised treatment plans for patients with chronic disease, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes.
- Working collaboratively withing a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care.
- Undertake home visits / care home visits where necessary for chronic disease reviews and vaccinations.
- Mentoring nurse students when required.
About You:
We are looking for a nurse who is:
- Experienced in Primary Care Practice Nursing.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed to high-quality patient care.
- Flexible, organised and able to work both independently and within a team.
- A strong communicator with a positive and professional attitude.
- Competent and confident in immunisation administration (children and adults), cervical cytology and contraception, including Depo-Provera injections.
- Competent and confident in chronic disease management, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes.
About us
The Dunstan Partnership is an innovative, supportive and well-established GP practice. We offer:
- A modern, purpose-built Health Centre.
- A friendly, experienced and multidisciplinary team.
- An experienced training practice, committed to a positive, collaborative working and learning environment.
- Commitment to staff development and high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Key Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:
- Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Lead and work to the IPC policy.
- Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need.
- Support in the long term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance initiatives.
- Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation, undertaking home visits and care home visits as part of the role.
- Implement and lead public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice.
- Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.
- As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Support and mentor student practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the practice, where required.
- Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition.
- Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including supporting with the development and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally.
- Work with national and local protocols and guidelines, where these exist.
- Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred.
- Support in the delivery of enhanced services.
- Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on safeguarding adults and safeguarding children.
- Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near miss events.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
- Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
- Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation.
- Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance / training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed.
- Provide travel advice services, including travel vaccinations, where needed, to both children and adults.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation, ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively.
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc) complying with relevant guidance.
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.
- Chaperone patients where necessary.
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc)
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, which will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse has the following wider responsibilities:
- Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the GP Partners.
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support and participate in shared learning, in order to improve patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Key Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:
- Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Lead and work to the IPC policy.
- Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need.
- Support in the long term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance initiatives.
- Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation, undertaking home visits and care home visits as part of the role.
- Implement and lead public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice.
- Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.
- As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Support and mentor student practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the practice, where required.
- Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition.
- Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including supporting with the development and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally.
- Work with national and local protocols and guidelines, where these exist.
- Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred.
- Support in the delivery of enhanced services.
- Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on safeguarding adults and safeguarding children.
- Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near miss events.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
- Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
- Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation.
- Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance / training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed.
- Provide travel advice services, including travel vaccinations, where needed, to both children and adults.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation, ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively.
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc) complying with relevant guidance.
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.
- Chaperone patients where necessary.
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc)
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, which will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse has the following wider responsibilities:
- Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the GP Partners.
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support and participate in shared learning, in order to improve patient care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
- Experience with chronic disease management.
- Experience of working autonomously.
- Experience of Infection Prevention and Control measures.
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
Desirable
- Experience of quality initiatives, ie benchmarking.
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification.
- Family planning qualification.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies / local policies / procedures and codes of conduct.
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity.
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyle and diversity.
- Ability to identify risk and assess / manage risk when working with individuals.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
Desirable
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
Other Requirements / Wider Responsibilities
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Occupational health clearance.
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation.
- Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality.
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of Practice Nurse skills including ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc).
- Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Understanding of the importance of evidence based practice.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people, by telephone, email and face to face.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding and knowledge of health care provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service.
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF, NICE guidelines).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
- Experience with chronic disease management.
- Experience of working autonomously.
- Experience of Infection Prevention and Control measures.
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
Desirable
- Experience of quality initiatives, ie benchmarking.
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification.
- Family planning qualification.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies / local policies / procedures and codes of conduct.
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity.
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyle and diversity.
- Ability to identify risk and assess / manage risk when working with individuals.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
Desirable
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
Other Requirements / Wider Responsibilities
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Occupational health clearance.
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation.
- Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality.
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of Practice Nurse skills including ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc).
- Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
- Understanding of the importance of evidence based practice.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people, by telephone, email and face to face.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding and knowledge of health care provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service.
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF, NICE guidelines).
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).
