Job summary
Parkgate Surgery are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse to join our busy GP practice.
We are offering a part-time role of approximately 20 hours per week, to be worked over 2-3 days.
Main duties of the job
Candidates should be experienced in all areas of Chronic Disease Management, Cervical Cytology and Vaccination and Immunisation. A specialist interest in Diabetes and COPD would be desirable.
You will work with the full support of the practice team together with benefitting from the substantial networking opportunities across our other practices in the area. This is a great opportunity to join a well established team.
There are opportunities to develop special interests for those with drive and enthusiasm.
The ideal applicant will have experience in the Quality and Outcomes framework and other targets required of modern day general practice, confident with IT and management of processes in a rapidly changing environment.
You will have excellent communication skills, a compassionate and friendly nature who can operate in a busy environment with a range of people and professions, as you will be working with our clinical and administration teams.
About us
Parkgate Surgery is a 5 GP partnership led Practice. We are based in Ormskirk, A market town and home to Edge Hill University in West Lancashire.
We are a large surgery across 2 sites with nearly 10,000 patients.
We have a high prevalence of frail and elderly patients, of which we employ our own Frailty Nurse to complete home visit anticipatory care management plans for our patients.
We are a digitally forward-thinking practice with implementation of modern access to General Practice through our total triage system and cloud-based telephony system.
We have recognised the live challenges of balancing and meeting patient demand but also ensuring the wellbeing of our staff by holding frequent full Practice Wellbeing Meetings and keeping in regular contact with our PPG.
We house Medical Students from the local university and recently qualified for being a training practice and enjoy having GP registrars at our surgery.
We are part of a successful PCN Group and utilise, support and mentor ARRS Roles.
We received Outstanding on our last CQC visit and frequently get full points on QOF.
We have our own Care Co-ordinator who is the first point of call for all our Palliative Care patients, ensuring they receive all the care they need.
We conduct a weekly inhouse MDT meeting with local agencies which is very successful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Request pathology services as necessary
Process pathology results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Maintain chronic disease register
Chaperone patients where necessary
Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Provide travel medicine services
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Request pathology services as necessary
Process pathology results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Maintain chronic disease register
Chaperone patients where necessary
Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Provide travel medicine services
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients’ health
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS 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
Other Requirements
Essential
- NMC registration
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Understands 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 to understand when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS 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
Other Requirements
Essential
- NMC registration
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Understands 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 to understand when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
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).
