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Practice Nurse
3 months ago
Job summary
We have an opportunity for at least two Practice Nurses to join our North locality, covering Westcliffe and Haigh Hall Surgeries.
You will need to be flexible to travel across both sites.
We can offer a full time and a part time role, or possibly two part time roles.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced nurse who can do some or all of the tasks detailed in the duties of the role below. However we recognise that you might only have some of the skills and we would still be interested in hearing from you, as we are willing to train the right candidate.
About us
We are Affinity Care Primary Care Network covering a population of over 64,000 patients over 7 GP practices and 8 sites, all in the Bradford area. Our ethos is to provide patient focused care based on the model of GP-led family orientated general practice tailored to local population needs. Our practices are highly accredited training practices, level 3 research ready sites within an embedded ethos of our learning organisation.
We are a friendly enthusiastic and hard working team with opportunities for career progression and will provide support and development for anyone demonstrating capability, enthusiasm, commitment and strong work ethic.
Benefits include:
5 weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time hours) Birthday Holiday Well-being day NHS pension Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Administer adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.
Offer comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel to include malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection, first aid and emergency medication, healthy insurance and vaccinations.
Undertake procedures to include, venepuncture, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal, ear syringing and cytology, wound management.
Provide a comprehensive family planning service
Recognise and understand the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse
Work within all relevant practice and PCT policies and procedural guidelines eg infection control, chaperoning, patient group directions
Participate and lead in areas such as asthma and COPD management, undertake the establishment and running of disease management clinics and provide specialist nursing care for the patients or communities that the practice serves
Initiate the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease eg diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate
Manage programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and patient group directions
Participate in programmes of care for all areas of womens health including providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and patient group directions
Maintain disease registers
Health Promotion
Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening
Contribute to profiling of the practice population
Enable, encourage and support individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social well-being
Represent individuals and families interests when they are not able to do so themselves
Provide healthy lifestyle and smoking cessation advice to individuals and groups
Develops and maintains the health promotion material within the practice
Organisation/Quality
Ensure that all Practice Policies are fully implemented
Deliver care to National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines, CQC Model Framework, NHS/CCG policy and evidence-based care.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of work, implementing improvements where required.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives, including Significant Event Analysis, peer review and the review of patient complaints.
Cooperate fully and openly with the investigation of patient complaints (or other investigations), including drafting responses to complaints as appropriate.
Support and work towards the achievement of national standards ( Quality and Outcomes Framework), local NHS/CCG standards and Practice standards.
Professional Role
Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary
Undertake annual review of patients understanding and ability to self manage
Refer to other members of the extended primary health care team eg chiropodist, dietician, specialist nurses
Create and capitalise upon opportunities to influence the setting of policies which will affect health and social well-being.
Assist in developing clinical protocols for the surgery and the team
Contribute to CCG/Service/Team audit and research activity as required
Identify, apply and disseminate research findings relating to specialist practice
Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team vaccines
Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Manage/Lead self and others
The practice nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for all grades of staff and will:
Contribute to and initiate the development, monitoring and evaluation of care delivery by the Nursing Team
Provide expert clinical advice on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of their specialist knowledge and skills to ensure the development of clinical practice Encourage and develop teamwork within the practice
Participate in clinical and practice meetings
Partake in clinical supervision for own development
Develop own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service
Responsibility for Information Resources
Make effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes
Facilitate the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required by the practice and CCG
Make recommendations and initiates raising of practice standards and service delivery
Contribute to a satisfactory call and recall system of patients
Understand and follow the requirements of confidentiality (including the Data Protection Act) and the Freedom of Information Act and to refer on any queries as appropriate.
Follow Practice policy regarding the use of email, SystmOne and computer tasks as the main internal method of non-verbal communication and the use of the intranet and the internet as the main source of internal and external information, including the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition.
Equality and diversity
Act in ways that recognise the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures.
Respect the privacy, dignity and beliefs of patients, carers, visitors and co-workers. They must be treated equally, irrespective of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage/partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy & maternity
Follow the Practice Chaperoning policy
Be aware of statutory procedures, local guidance and referral criteria regarding protection of children and vulnerable adults, including Practice policies. Follow the guidance and policies and take action in an appropriate manner.
Health, safety and security
Assist in the surveillance, prevention and control of infection, according to local and national guidelines
Contribute to the development of measures to reduce the incidence of infection
Actively participate in clinical audit process, evaluate and disseminate learning outcomes
Use the personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
Follow Health and Safety Policies and guidelines, including fire procedures and those pertaining to clinical areas of risk. Use safe working procedures and report incidents using the incident reporting system.
Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Respect for patient confidentiality
The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Teamwork
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting other members of clinical and non-clinical staff in a flexible and approachable manner.
Understand own role and scope within the organisation and identify how this may develop over time.
Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of services and referral mechanisms and policies to meet patient need.
Other
Give good and regular attendance.
Maintain a tidy and organised work area.
Any other duty as requested, including covering for absent colleagues
Person SpecificationKnowledge and Skills
Essential
Experience working as a Practice Nurse Experience working autonomously and as part of a team Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions. Aware of accountability of own role and others in nurse led services Knowledge of national standards that inform practice ( National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.) Knowledge and understanding of child safeguarding. Knowledge of health promotion strategies. Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care. Knowledge of patient group and patient specific directions and associated policy. Evidence of continual professional development. Ability to work using evidence-based practice.Desirable
Experience following protocols Experience of team leadership Experience of leading in areas asthma and COPD management Ability to identify determinants on health in local area. Knowledge of public health issues in the local area. Awareness of local and national health policies. Working knowledge of system one.Qualifications
Essential
Registered first level nurse Current NMC registrationDesirable
Mentor/Teaching qualification Primary Care Management of Diabetes diploma Extended diplomas in the management of long-term conditionsExperience
Essential
Clinical skills in Venepuncture Immunisation and vaccination Wound Care Cervical Cytology Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely Communication skills both written and verbal Negotiation and conflict management skills Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle IT SkillsDesirable
Experience in the management of long-term conditions Clinical Skills in COPD Asthma Diabetes Womens Health Contraception Ability to develop clinical protocols Ability to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders. Ability to lead a team