Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

The main aims of this post are to undertake appropriate nursing care of patients attending the surgery, to contribute to the monitoring and management of patients with chronic disease, and to provide health promotion advice and support to the practice population.

The post holder will work autonomously alongside other nursing staff to ensure adequate primary care nursing cover within the practice at all times. They will be expected to adhere to current practice policies and procedures and to other local and national guidelines as appropriate in order to provide high quality patient care.

Clinical Care

To undertake relevant procedures as appropriate to patient need, including (but not exclusively):

Venepuncture

Wound management and dressings

Assisting with minor operations

Undertaking cervical smears

Ear syringing

Administering immunisations (including childhood immunisations) and other injections

Blood pressure monitoring

Management of selected chronic conditions according to templates and protocols

Providing effective health promotion advice and education to patients and their families including routine well-person and new patient health checks

Giving contraceptive advice including assisting with IUCD fitting

Advising on the appropriate management of minor illnesses

Providing advice and immunisations for patients intending to travel abroad

Undertaking ECGs and other investigations

To arrange follow-up of individual patients as dictated by clinical need, either in person or by telephone.

To seek advice on the management of patients from other clinical staff as required.

The above duties will only be carried out once appropriate training and competence has been achieved.

Record Keeping

To maintain clear, accurate, legible and contemporaneous records all clinical encounters using the clinical computer system.

To enter coded clinical data in accordance with the practice data entry policy, using templates when required.

Management

To assist in ensuring that the treatment and consulting rooms are adequately stocked with appropriate clinical equipment maintained in good working order.

To assist in the organisation and implementation of health campaigns and programmes within the practice, including updating waiting room displays and patient information resources.

Communication

To communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, carers, relatives, members of the primary healthcare team, and relevant outside agencies.

To work as part of the practice team, attending team meetings when required within contracted hours.

Audit & Training

To contribute to audit, research, service development, and clinical governance activities in areas relevant to the post.

To contribute to teaching and training of medical students, GP Registrars, nursing students and other members of the primary care team as appropriate within the scope of qualifications and experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Qualifications/Certificates in some of the duties detailed on the job description
• Experience of using computer software packages
• Experience of dealing with patients
• Experience of working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice
• Competent in general nurse duties
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to developing Practice Nursing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Able to work at the desired times
• Flexibility of working hours
• Able to work at either site as required

Desirable

• Qualifications/Certificates in most of the duties detailed on the job description
• Experience of SystmOne clinical system
• Experience of Primary Care
• Competent in practice nurse duties

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

Chilwell Valley and Meadows Practice

Address

Chilwell Meadows Surgery

Ranson Road

Beeston

Nottingham

NG96DX

Employer's website

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