Job summary
Tile House Surgery have an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join our experienced team. They will work as part of the primary
healthcare team, providing personal medical services, in a holistic way, to the
patients of the practice whilst upholding a very high standard of nursing care.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities
of the role include:
- Running clinics
- Chronic disease
management
- Health Prevention
- Manage and
support patient with long term conditions
- Maintain accurate
medical records
- Support the
multi-disciplinary team
About us
Tile House
Surgery is a large surgery, made up by an extremely experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team. We are a training practice, serving a patient
population of 13,500. We pride ourselves on the level of care we
provide to our patients and staff. We operate the SystmOne clinical system
and have a history of high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Good
across all domains.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks which will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
- Assist and perform routine tasks, related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
- Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical smear tests and carry out cervical smear tests as required using liquid based cytology. Training can be given.
- Undertake wound management and implement wound care, in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
- Remove sutures.
- Run well-person clinics and health promotion programmes, by providing assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, as required by the practice.
- Offer travel health vaccines as per NHS guidelines and available vaccines.
- Perform ECGs as required.
- Carry out chronic disease management clinics, both face-to-face and via telephone.
- Other clinics as may be required, from time to time, by the practice, including review of electronic patient questionnaires and data.
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations, carry out vaccinations and ensure they are administered under patient group directives. As part of this approach to be able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current guidelines.
- Carry out LD, mental health and dementia reviews.
- Participate in the annual 'flu vaccination programme, according to practice policy as well as other vaccination programmes such as shingles and pneumonia.
- Chaperoning patients and assisting where appropriate when other clinicians are examining patients.
- Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings. The ability to obtain and document informed consent, either verbal or written.
- Request pathology tests, urine samples or cultures.
- Use disposable instruments in accordance with manufacturers and infection control guidelines.
- Participation in administrative systems and meetings in the practice.
- Maintain accurate records using the patients computer medical record and the recommended read codes and templates.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
- Have the ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse and undertake regular child protection training as directed.
- Be up-to-date with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and emergency situations according to current guidelines.
- Undertake any other delegated duties appropriate to the post which you may be requested to perform.
- Keep a personal development plan, updating and reviewing it as necessary, inline with current NMC re-validation guideline to maintain registration.
- Maintain annual mandatory e-learning.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks which will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
- Assist and perform routine tasks, related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
- Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical smear tests and carry out cervical smear tests as required using liquid based cytology. Training can be given.
- Undertake wound management and implement wound care, in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
- Remove sutures.
- Run well-person clinics and health promotion programmes, by providing assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, as required by the practice.
- Offer travel health vaccines as per NHS guidelines and available vaccines.
- Perform ECGs as required.
- Carry out chronic disease management clinics, both face-to-face and via telephone.
- Other clinics as may be required, from time to time, by the practice, including review of electronic patient questionnaires and data.
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations, carry out vaccinations and ensure they are administered under patient group directives. As part of this approach to be able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current guidelines.
- Carry out LD, mental health and dementia reviews.
- Participate in the annual 'flu vaccination programme, according to practice policy as well as other vaccination programmes such as shingles and pneumonia.
- Chaperoning patients and assisting where appropriate when other clinicians are examining patients.
- Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings. The ability to obtain and document informed consent, either verbal or written.
- Request pathology tests, urine samples or cultures.
- Use disposable instruments in accordance with manufacturers and infection control guidelines.
- Participation in administrative systems and meetings in the practice.
- Maintain accurate records using the patients computer medical record and the recommended read codes and templates.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
- Have the ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse and undertake regular child protection training as directed.
- Be up-to-date with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and emergency situations according to current guidelines.
- Undertake any other delegated duties appropriate to the post which you may be requested to perform.
- Keep a personal development plan, updating and reviewing it as necessary, inline with current NMC re-validation guideline to maintain registration.
- Maintain annual mandatory e-learning.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Knowledge of long term conditions
Desirable
- - Experience within general practice, as a practice nurse, and have undertaken the majority of the duties listed in the job description, or be willing to be trained in them.
- - Have previously used clinical computer systems, being comfortable and confident in their use, and in particular the TPP SystmOne clinical system, which is used for all patient records. Alternatively, having used a similar system and have a willingness to be trained in this system, if not already a user.
Qualifications
Essential
- A current member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (proof of membership will be required),
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Knowledge of long term conditions
Desirable
- - Experience within general practice, as a practice nurse, and have undertaken the majority of the duties listed in the job description, or be willing to be trained in them.
- - Have previously used clinical computer systems, being comfortable and confident in their use, and in particular the TPP SystmOne clinical system, which is used for all patient records. Alternatively, having used a similar system and have a willingness to be trained in this system, if not already a user.
Qualifications
Essential
- A current member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (proof of membership will be required),
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).
