Practice Nurse - Waterloo House Surgery, Millom

Cumbria Health

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated Maternity Cover Practice Nurse to work at Waterloo House Surgery, Millom. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills to work with the existing committed team, helping drive forward change, improving health outcomes.

This is a maternity cover position and will be a 6 month fixed term contract, with the possibility of a contract term extension.

17 hours per week (2 days per week) - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Closing Date: 04 AUGUST 2024

If sufficient applications are received, we may close this vacancy earlier the stated closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver care to Practice patients, treatments, preventative care, screening and patient education. They will provide high quality evidence based care to meet the health and social needs of the Practice population, working within the boundaries set out by the regulated standards, and working collaboratively with the General Practice Team.

All staff are expected to work to Cumbria Healths Values:

  • Clinically Focussed: Everything every one of us does is for the patient
  • Responsive: We listen and we respond quickly in a patient focussed way
  • One Team: We work together to provide a high quality service which is organised and consistent, and in partnership with both the local Acute and Community Trusts
  • High Standards: We provide skilled professionals working to the highest standards who are passionate about improving patient care
  • Growth & Sustainability: With our strong roots we will continue to thrive and grow
  • Communities: Connecting and engaging to meet local needs

About us

Cumbria Health places the patient, their family and their community at the heart of everything we do. We are an award-winning organisation, the first out-of-hours organisation in the country to be rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We provide primary health care services, both in and out of hours, across Cumbria. We are values-driven and place great emphasis on inclusivity and the wellbeing and development of our staff, while striving to provide a consistently high-quality service. Our service is designed to improve health and wellbeing.

Working for Cumbria Health can offer flexible opportunities in terms of location, hours and working patterns so you can enjoy a great work life balance. In order to provide the best patient care we understand the importance of ensuring staff satisfaction and are consistently trying to ensure we offer our staff a positive working environment whether that be though training or social events.

Listen to your heart. Have the work life balance you'd love.

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0554-24-0104

Job locations

Waterloo House Surgery

Millom

LA18 4BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here.

Clinical Skills

1) Works independently as a Practice Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse with treatment room skills within the scope of professional practice.

2) Undertakes the monitoring of Long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD, diabetes and chronic heart disease.

3) Excellent communication skills through patient consultation and nursing assessment of physical, psychological and social needs.

a) Takes an accurate history, building rapport towards a therapeutic relationship.

b) Assess, plan and implements patient centred plan of care for patients and refer when necessary to other healthcare professionals for further specialised care.

4) Undertake routine assessments in relation to individuals health and wellbeing and evaluate the outcomes of care.

5) Performs investigations and uses core clinical skill and competence.

a) Recognition of abnormal vital signs observing adult respiratory rate and effort, heart rate rhythm and volume, temperature and blood pressures as appropriate.

b) Perform investigative procedures including; Performing ECGs, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose monitoring, Venepuncture, measuring and interpreting Peak Flow.

6) Adapts to change within working situation managing unscheduled emergency situations.

a) Basic life support, severe breathing problems, serious cardiovascular problems, collapsed patients and seriously ill patients.

7) Delivers a high standard of care without discrimination to all ages, sexes and ethnic origins of the population through continuum of life.

8) Promote improving the health of the individual through providing advice and education to aid adjustment of lifestyle.

9) Recognise own limitations, seek assistance and refer appropriately.

10) Deliver safe, effective evidence based care and advice to ease patient problems.

Communication

1) Communicates effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

a) Liaises when necessary with general practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Reception & Admin Team, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary Care, District nurses, Community MDT, social workers, mental health team, and Social Care Teams.

2) With Primary care nursing team giving support and advice.

3) With reception staff regarding patient information.

4) Recognise and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to effective communication.

Professional

1) Complies with Nursing and Midwifery council code of conduct and works within scope of professional practice.

2) Actively participates in clinical meetings.

3) Ensures practice and implementation of care is evidence based by adhering to local and national guidance

4) Maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients.

5) Ensure accurate, concise documentation.

6) Report any adverse incidents or near miss events through agreed Cumbria Health system.

7) Maintains professional development in risk awareness, health and safety, fire safety at work, Child and Adult safeguarding, conflict resolution, information governance and basic life support by attending annual mandatory training.

8) Identify and/ or participate in strategies of risk assessment to avoid or prevent clinical incidents and near misses incorporated in the clinical governance framework including:

a) Risk management, Child and Adult safeguarding policies, Medicine management policies and Infection prevention policies.

Leadership

1) Is a support network for other colleagues, particularly nursing team.

2) Act as role model to inspire and motivate others

3) Helps to establish a culture where Long-term conditions management and health promotion flourishes in practice.

4) Is a voice that challenges practise to promote best practice.

Organisational Skills

1) Be aware and comply with Cumbria Health policies and procedures.

2) Able to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments in the delivery of care.

3) Ensure faulty clinical equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use.

4) Ensure store supplies are adequately ordered and maintained.

5) Participate and support the implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical risk assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care.

6) Promote improving the health of the community through reporting and preventing occurrences of infectious disease, providing advice and education.

7) Have a flexible approach to geographical locations across county sites.

Training and Educational

1) Currently enhancing professional development.

2) Continually keeps up to date with current evidence based practice.

3) Is involved in lifelong learning.

4) Ensure mandatory training has been completed.

5) Participates in in-house training provided/clinical meetings/supervision

Job description

Job responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here.

Clinical Skills

1) Works independently as a Practice Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse with treatment room skills within the scope of professional practice.

2) Undertakes the monitoring of Long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD, diabetes and chronic heart disease.

3) Excellent communication skills through patient consultation and nursing assessment of physical, psychological and social needs.

a) Takes an accurate history, building rapport towards a therapeutic relationship.

b) Assess, plan and implements patient centred plan of care for patients and refer when necessary to other healthcare professionals for further specialised care.

4) Undertake routine assessments in relation to individuals health and wellbeing and evaluate the outcomes of care.

5) Performs investigations and uses core clinical skill and competence.

a) Recognition of abnormal vital signs observing adult respiratory rate and effort, heart rate rhythm and volume, temperature and blood pressures as appropriate.

b) Perform investigative procedures including; Performing ECGs, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose monitoring, Venepuncture, measuring and interpreting Peak Flow.

6) Adapts to change within working situation managing unscheduled emergency situations.

a) Basic life support, severe breathing problems, serious cardiovascular problems, collapsed patients and seriously ill patients.

7) Delivers a high standard of care without discrimination to all ages, sexes and ethnic origins of the population through continuum of life.

8) Promote improving the health of the individual through providing advice and education to aid adjustment of lifestyle.

9) Recognise own limitations, seek assistance and refer appropriately.

10) Deliver safe, effective evidence based care and advice to ease patient problems.

Communication

1) Communicates effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

a) Liaises when necessary with general practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Reception & Admin Team, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary Care, District nurses, Community MDT, social workers, mental health team, and Social Care Teams.

2) With Primary care nursing team giving support and advice.

3) With reception staff regarding patient information.

4) Recognise and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to effective communication.

Professional

1) Complies with Nursing and Midwifery council code of conduct and works within scope of professional practice.

2) Actively participates in clinical meetings.

3) Ensures practice and implementation of care is evidence based by adhering to local and national guidance

4) Maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients.

5) Ensure accurate, concise documentation.

6) Report any adverse incidents or near miss events through agreed Cumbria Health system.

7) Maintains professional development in risk awareness, health and safety, fire safety at work, Child and Adult safeguarding, conflict resolution, information governance and basic life support by attending annual mandatory training.

8) Identify and/ or participate in strategies of risk assessment to avoid or prevent clinical incidents and near misses incorporated in the clinical governance framework including:

a) Risk management, Child and Adult safeguarding policies, Medicine management policies and Infection prevention policies.

Leadership

1) Is a support network for other colleagues, particularly nursing team.

2) Act as role model to inspire and motivate others

3) Helps to establish a culture where Long-term conditions management and health promotion flourishes in practice.

4) Is a voice that challenges practise to promote best practice.

Organisational Skills

1) Be aware and comply with Cumbria Health policies and procedures.

2) Able to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments in the delivery of care.

3) Ensure faulty clinical equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use.

4) Ensure store supplies are adequately ordered and maintained.

5) Participate and support the implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical risk assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care.

6) Promote improving the health of the community through reporting and preventing occurrences of infectious disease, providing advice and education.

7) Have a flexible approach to geographical locations across county sites.

Training and Educational

1) Currently enhancing professional development.

2) Continually keeps up to date with current evidence based practice.

3) Is involved in lifelong learning.

4) Ensure mandatory training has been completed.

5) Participates in in-house training provided/clinical meetings/supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC
  • 1st Level registration
  • Evidence of recent Continual Professional Development
  • Wound management training and compression bandaging training
  • Relevant Vaccination and Immunisation training

Desirable

  • Childhood Immunisations

Other requirements

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training
  • Keen to develop.

Desirable

  • Current driving licence and access to own vehicle

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrate clinical knowledge in acute and Long-term condition management
  • Able to demonstrate excellent communication and consultation skills
  • Monitoring of patients with complex needs.
  • Able to work independently and effectively within a team
  • Flexible and motivated
  • Basic computer skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to adapt to change within working situation
  • Demonstrate clinical competence in minor illness management
  • Innovative practice to deliver patient centred care
  • Clinical leadership skills
  • Knowledge of care of the elderly.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Positive
  • Confident
  • Well organised
  • Good team player
  • Ability to build rapport and effective relationships at all levels
  • Demonstrate initiative
  • Ability to maintain workload in a sometimes busy and demanding environment

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience minimum 2 years in relevant field.
  • Evidence of good practice
  • Working autonomously in a nursing role
  • Experience of working within primary care.

Desirable

  • Experience of case management
  • Experience of sexual health and reproductive health investigations /referral
  • EMIS experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC
  • 1st Level registration
  • Evidence of recent Continual Professional Development
  • Wound management training and compression bandaging training
  • Relevant Vaccination and Immunisation training

Desirable

  • Childhood Immunisations

Other requirements

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training
  • Keen to develop.

Desirable

  • Current driving licence and access to own vehicle

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrate clinical knowledge in acute and Long-term condition management
  • Able to demonstrate excellent communication and consultation skills
  • Monitoring of patients with complex needs.
  • Able to work independently and effectively within a team
  • Flexible and motivated
  • Basic computer skills.

Desirable

  • Ability to adapt to change within working situation
  • Demonstrate clinical competence in minor illness management
  • Innovative practice to deliver patient centred care
  • Clinical leadership skills
  • Knowledge of care of the elderly.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Positive
  • Confident
  • Well organised
  • Good team player
  • Ability to build rapport and effective relationships at all levels
  • Demonstrate initiative
  • Ability to maintain workload in a sometimes busy and demanding environment

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience minimum 2 years in relevant field.
  • Evidence of good practice
  • Working autonomously in a nursing role
  • Experience of working within primary care.

Desirable

  • Experience of case management
  • Experience of sexual health and reproductive health investigations /referral
  • EMIS 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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria Health

Address

Waterloo House Surgery

Millom

LA18 4BT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria Health

Address

Waterloo House Surgery

Millom

LA18 4BT


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0554-24-0104

Job locations

Waterloo House Surgery

Millom

LA18 4BT


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