Job summary
Passionate about contributing to DMCs service development across our Clinical Service Team andmore widely across the organisation, enabling you to be involved in the decisions that affect ourcare delivery.
To deliver high quality and effective health care to ALL our patients, tailored and responsive to the needs ofthe local population. We aim to treat our patients with dignity and respect.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team,delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will beresponsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, healthprevention, screening and immunisations, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing ofclinical policy and procedure.
About us
A strong provider in the NHS ecosystem, DMC Healthcare has played a significant role in service delivery for over 50 years, helping to reduce health inequalities. From being at the sharp end of the patient journey into treatment in primary care, to delivering fast, accurate radiology reporting, consultant-led dermatology and insourced endoscopy services, DMC Healthcare remains committed.
Our TRUST values reinforce that what we do is built on strong teamwork, respect for one another and importantly respect for the patient. We take time to listen and understand everyones needs, were supportive and truly care and whatever we do, we do it together.
DMC takes pride in a diverse workforce, involving a range of talented and knowledgeable experts working together as teams. This includes clinical experts, who constantly strive towards delivering the best patient care, and non-clinical experts and support staff, who revolutionise working methods in the healthcare industry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
- Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
- Identify, manage, and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence
- Provide wound care to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required
- Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
- 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 registers
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Recognise, assess, and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the nurse practitioner may be requested to:
- If an independent prescriber, prescribe in a safe and effective manner
- Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicaments
- Contribute to the implementation of an effective training programme for staff and students within the practice
- Provide clinical supervision for the nursing team
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
- Be aware of and contribute to the planning and implementation of ICB patient pathway initiatives
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
- Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
- Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
- Identify, manage, and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence
- Provide wound care to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required
- Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
- 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 registers
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Recognise, assess, and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the nurse practitioner may be requested to:
- If an independent prescriber, prescribe in a safe and effective manner
- Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicaments
- Contribute to the implementation of an effective training programme for staff and students within the practice
- Provide clinical supervision for the nursing team
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
- Be aware of and contribute to the planning and implementation of ICB patient pathway initiatives
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
- Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
- Venepuncture
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Long-Term Condition Management
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens 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 understanding when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS / SystmOne / Vision user skills
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
- Venepuncture
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Long-Term Condition Management
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens 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 understanding when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS / SystmOne / Vision user skills
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
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).
