Practice Nurse

1 month ago

Warrington, Warrington, United Kingdom Greenbank Surgery Full time
About the Role

Greenbank Surgery is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our practice.

Key Responsibilities
  • Act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy, providing audits, training, support, and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
  • Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
  • Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and well-being.
  • Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health.
  • Provide routine nursing care to patients as required, in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, and the NSF.
  • Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
  • Prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice.
  • Review patient medications to enhance compliance.
  • Provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages.
  • Oversee the provision of wound care services to patients.
  • Co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services.
  • Request pathology services as necessary.
  • Process pathology results as required.
  • Oversee the provision of 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 by all members of the nursing team.
  • Ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers.
  • Develop, implement, embed, and participate in well-woman clinics.
  • Develop, implement, embed, and participate in well-man clinics.
  • Chaperone patients where necessary.
  • Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.
  • Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
  • Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
  • Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
  • Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
  • 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
  • Develop and review audit protocols and processes for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle.
  • Develop, review, and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners.
  • Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, and training needs analyses as required.
  • 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.
  • Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events, applying a structured approach, root cause analysis (RCA).
  • Co-ordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs.
  • Assist with the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients.
  • Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation.
Person Specification

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples.
  • ECGs.
  • Venepuncture.
  • New patient medicals.
  • Chaperone procedure.
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
  • Travel medicine.
  • Diabetes.
  • Hypertension.
  • Asthma.
  • Spirometry.
  • CHD.
  • Immunisations (routine, childhood, and travel).
  • Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.).
  • Understand 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 understand when to refer to GPs.
  • Understanding of infection prevention and control measures.
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
  • Strong IT skills.
  • Clear, polite telephone manner.
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
  • Effective time management (planning and organising).
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.

Desirable

  • SystmOne skills.
  • Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes.
  • Experience with clinical risk management.

Experience

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment.
  • Experience of chronic disease management.
  • Experience of working autonomously.

Desirable

  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures.

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management).
  • Nurse prescriber.

Personal Qualities

  • Polite and confident.
  • Flexible and co-operative.
  • Motivated, forward thinker.
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty.
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
  • Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations.
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development.
  • Effectively utilise resources.
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.

Other Requirements

  • 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) commensurate with the role of a lead practice nurse.

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