Job summary
We are
seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to compliment the role of the GP and
other Health Professionals and be an integral part and key member of care team.
You will
make the best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well-being
and maximise health gain for patients and provide a safe, high quality and
accessible treatment room service to our registered patients. We value
teamwork, mutual support and a friendly working environment.
The ideal
candidate will have experience in a primary care setting, preferably as a
Practice Nurse and additional qualifications in Long Term Conditions such as
COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and CHD are desirable, as are contraception and travel
service.
As a
training practice we are fully committed to training and development
opportunities to progress your career. We are also an active primary care
research practice which includes treatment room participation. If you are
looking to be part of an expanding team dedicated to providing quality care and
making a difference in our patients lives in a primary care setting, we would
love to hear from you!
For
informal enquiries please contact Roxanne Seeney at roxanne.seeney@nhs.net
Please note that this vacancy could close early once sufficient
applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of
this role is to:
-
Compliment
the role of the GP and other Health Professionals as an integral part and key
member of the care team.
-
Make
the best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well-being and
maximise health gain for patients.
-
Provide a safe, high
quality and accessible treatment room service to the practice population.
About us
PML is a successful not-for-profit, GP-led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional:
-
Assess
problems presented opportunistically by patients.
-
Provide
continuing care to patients across the practice population.
-
Initiate
laboratory requests and collect specimens as required, interpret specified
results and act accordingly.
-
Perform
holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
-
Provide
a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with
current evidence-based guidelines and locally agreed formulary.
-
Suture/clip
removal.
-
ECG
-
Perform
holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear.
-
Advise
about vaccinations and injections and ensure they are administered under
relevant policies, guidelines, and PGDs. Adhere to the national childhood
immunisation programme.
-
Assist
in the provision of minor surgery.
-
Recognise
and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
-
Be
able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK
guidelines.
-
Obtain
and document informed consent (either written or verbal).
-
Ensure
infection control guidelines are maintained.
-
Communicate
effectively with other members of the primary health care team.
-
Preserve
confidentiality.
-
Any
other duties considered relevant to the post.
Managerial:
-
Assist
patients to identify their health needs.
-
Maintain
accurate records in line with practice policy and NMC Guidelines using
appropriate computer software.
-
Contribute
to the assessment of service needs.
-
Responsible
for the maintenance of equipment and stock control: including refrigeration,
vaccine ordering, single use equipment, general treatment room equipment and
stock and emergency rugs and equipment.
-
Contribute
a nursing level perspective to the Practice Development Plan.
-
Manage
and organise individual patient consultations.
-
Attend
staff meetings.
-
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources.
-
Preserve
confidentiality of information gained at all times.
Educational:
-
Identify
personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Nurse Manager
and Practice Manager.
-
Participate
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and or professional development.
-
Participate
fully in practice audit and quality development programmes.
-
Participate
in formal tutorials and informal training of all treatment room trainees, GP
trainees and other allied health professionals in the practice
Management
of Chronic Disease:
-
To
develop knowledge base and progress in the management of Chronic Disease
patients within the primary care setting.
-
Diagnosis,
monitoring and development of individual management plans, agreeing these as
appropriate with the patients and other health professionals.
-
Checking
compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic
patient cantered approach.
-
Recognising
abnormalities.
-
Identifying
the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as
appropriate.
Research
projects:
- Co-operate and
participate as required in any research projects within the practice.
Health and
Safety:
- The post-holder
will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety
and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
-
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to practice
guidelines.
-
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks.
-
Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
-
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards.
-
Reporting
potential risks identified.
Equality and
Diversity:
- The post-holder
will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and
colleagues, to include:
-
Acting
in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
-
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
-
Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Confidentiality:
- The post holder
must maintain confidentiality of information in accordance with professional
and PML policy. The post holder may access information only on a need-to-know
basis in the direct discharge of duties and divulge information only in the
proper course of duties.
Safeguarding:
-
To
recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people
and adults is everyones business and access training and supervision as
appropriate to the role.
-
To
support the organisation in ensuring service users are protected from abuse or
the risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.
-
To
ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the organisations
Safeguarding Adults Policy and the Child Protection Policy and interagency
safeguarding procedures.
Personal/Professional
Development:
- The post-holder
will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part
of this employment, such training to include:
-
Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. This may
mean study in staff members own time.
-
Taking responsibility
for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and
activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional:
-
Assess
problems presented opportunistically by patients.
-
Provide
continuing care to patients across the practice population.
-
Initiate
laboratory requests and collect specimens as required, interpret specified
results and act accordingly.
-
Perform
holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
-
Provide
a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with
current evidence-based guidelines and locally agreed formulary.
-
Suture/clip
removal.
-
ECG
-
Perform
holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear.
-
Advise
about vaccinations and injections and ensure they are administered under
relevant policies, guidelines, and PGDs. Adhere to the national childhood
immunisation programme.
-
Assist
in the provision of minor surgery.
-
Recognise
and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
-
Be
able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK
guidelines.
-
Obtain
and document informed consent (either written or verbal).
-
Ensure
infection control guidelines are maintained.
-
Communicate
effectively with other members of the primary health care team.
-
Preserve
confidentiality.
-
Any
other duties considered relevant to the post.
Managerial:
-
Assist
patients to identify their health needs.
-
Maintain
accurate records in line with practice policy and NMC Guidelines using
appropriate computer software.
-
Contribute
to the assessment of service needs.
-
Responsible
for the maintenance of equipment and stock control: including refrigeration,
vaccine ordering, single use equipment, general treatment room equipment and
stock and emergency rugs and equipment.
-
Contribute
a nursing level perspective to the Practice Development Plan.
-
Manage
and organise individual patient consultations.
-
Attend
staff meetings.
-
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources.
-
Preserve
confidentiality of information gained at all times.
Educational:
-
Identify
personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Nurse Manager
and Practice Manager.
-
Participate
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and or professional development.
-
Participate
fully in practice audit and quality development programmes.
-
Participate
in formal tutorials and informal training of all treatment room trainees, GP
trainees and other allied health professionals in the practice
Management
of Chronic Disease:
-
To
develop knowledge base and progress in the management of Chronic Disease
patients within the primary care setting.
-
Diagnosis,
monitoring and development of individual management plans, agreeing these as
appropriate with the patients and other health professionals.
-
Checking
compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic
patient cantered approach.
-
Recognising
abnormalities.
-
Identifying
the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as
appropriate.
Research
projects:
- Co-operate and
participate as required in any research projects within the practice.
Health and
Safety:
- The post-holder
will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety
and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
-
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to practice
guidelines.
-
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks.
-
Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
-
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards.
-
Reporting
potential risks identified.
Equality and
Diversity:
- The post-holder
will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and
colleagues, to include:
-
Acting
in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
-
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
-
Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Confidentiality:
- The post holder
must maintain confidentiality of information in accordance with professional
and PML policy. The post holder may access information only on a need-to-know
basis in the direct discharge of duties and divulge information only in the
proper course of duties.
Safeguarding:
-
To
recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people
and adults is everyones business and access training and supervision as
appropriate to the role.
-
To
support the organisation in ensuring service users are protected from abuse or
the risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.
-
To
ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the organisations
Safeguarding Adults Policy and the Child Protection Policy and interagency
safeguarding procedures.
Personal/Professional
Development:
- The post-holder
will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part
of this employment, such training to include:
-
Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. This may
mean study in staff members own time.
-
Taking responsibility
for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and
activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
- Certification of competency in child immunisation
- Certification of competency Cytology
Desirable
- Certification of competency in travel vaccination
- General Certificate Practice (Research)
- Diabetes diploma
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Clear understanding of clinical governance and guidelines
- Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
- Experience at working autonomously and treating patients
- Experience using Emis Web
- Asthma/COPD experience
- Complex wound care experience
Desirable
- Experience working with young children
- Supervisor/Assessor/Mentor experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Physical examination skills
- Influencing and assertiveness skills
- Understands the importance of team working
- Commitment to ongoing training and development
- Immunisation skills
- Able to work with patients and staff in emotional circumstances
- Able to make clinical judgments involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Able to meet deadlines
- Good time management
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word
- Flexible and adaptable to change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
- Certification of competency in child immunisation
- Certification of competency Cytology
Desirable
- Certification of competency in travel vaccination
- General Certificate Practice (Research)
- Diabetes diploma
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Clear understanding of clinical governance and guidelines
- Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
- Experience at working autonomously and treating patients
- Experience using Emis Web
- Asthma/COPD experience
- Complex wound care experience
Desirable
- Experience working with young children
- Supervisor/Assessor/Mentor experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Physical examination skills
- Influencing and assertiveness skills
- Understands the importance of team working
- Commitment to ongoing training and development
- Immunisation skills
- Able to work with patients and staff in emotional circumstances
- Able to make clinical judgments involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Able to meet deadlines
- Good time management
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word
- Flexible and adaptable to change
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).
