Practice Nurse

3 months ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom West Oak Surgery Full time

Job summary

West Oak Surgery are looking to recruit a part-time Practice Nurse to work with us in our small but friendly practice providing care and support to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The role consists of all General Practice nursing duties - please see the job description for more detailed information. Please note that, due to limited resources, we are unable to consider applicants who have not previously worked within General Practice and will not respond to applications who do not have General Practice experience.

About us

We are a small friendly team, based in Mapperley, who are dedicated to helping our local community with their health needs. Support will be provided by our existing nurse, HCA, clinical and administration teams. We are also part of a PCN who are able to help provide some aspects of support and ongoing training opportunities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

WEST OAK SURGERY

JOB DESCRIPTION PRACTICE NURSE

1. JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Reports To: Partners / Practice Manager

Accountable To: All Partners

Location:

West Oak Surgery,319 Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Nottm

Hours: Thursdays & Fridays (8 hours per day - times negotiable)

2. JOB PURPOSE

The practicenurse will ensure that the health needs of the patients will be maintained to ahigh standard by assisting in, and performing routine tasks related to patientcare as directed by the GP Partners and Practice Manager.

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Day to day duties:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related topatient care as directed by the Practice Manager and GP Partners, including (butnot exhaustive):

Cytology

Travel vaccinations

ECGs

24hr Blood pressure monitoring and recording

Venepuncture

Wound care assessment and delegate as requiredto the HCA

Suture removal

LTC Management (Diabetes, Asthma,Hypertension, COPD)

Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations

INR/Warfarin monitoring

Contraception advice and reviews followingagreed protocols

Maintain clinical records

QC checks for INR

Home visits occasional

Chaperoning and assisting patients whereappropriate who are being examined by another clinician.

Requesting pathology tests, for example urineculture, swabs

Personal / Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in anytraining programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment

Participation in an annual, individualperformance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record ofown personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development,learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work.

Taking responsibility for ensuring alltraining is up to date and completed to a satisfactory standard

Quality

The postholder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload, andresources

Knowledge of Quality Outcomes Framework

Good working knowledge of SystmOne (training can be provided for the right applicant)

Strategy and Duties to the Partnership

Keep abreast of current affairs and changes tonational policy and identify potential threats and opportunities

Adapt existing services and implement new oneswhere necessary in response to patient needs

Work with the Partners and Practice Manager toensure that the will of the partnership is reflected in the day-to-dayoperations of the practice

Take responsibility for actions that emergefrom clinical meetings and highlight any challenges faced and help requiredwhere necessary

Apply practice policies, standards andguidance

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audits and clinical searcheswhen appropriate

Responsible for participating in obtaining QOFfor nurse led areas

Premises and Equipment

Responsible for some equipment management andmaintenance, including liaising with suppliers and IT services whereappropriate.

Order new equipment or stock as necessary andwithin the budgetary allowances delegated to you by the Practice Manager.

Ensure that all Infection Control measures areadhered to, and maintain a position of Infection Control Lead for the Practice.

Maintain equipment used by the nurses and GPs

Maintain the nurses room

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness ofnurses and treatment rooms

Information Management & Technology

Ensure regular IT training is adhered to inorder to competently run clinical applications

Ensure safe working and patient dataconfidentiality in line with the practice Data Protection policy.

Run clinical searches as requested andappropriate to the position

Risk Management

Ensure that all health and safety laws andregulations are followed and upheld as appropriate to the position

Conduct clinical risk assessments such as HepB status and vaccination status for other staff

Equality andDiversity

The post-holderwill support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers andcolleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change at times but suchchanges will not take place without consultation between the post holder andthe partners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse. Up to date with CPD. GCSE grade 4-9 A-C in English and Maths. At least 6 months Practice Nurse experience is essential. Experience of managing patients with long term health conditions. Good verbal, written and computerised communication skills. Ability to work on own initiative. Flexibility to cross cover if required.

Desirable

SystmOne trained

Experience

Essential

Due to our size it is essential that applicants have previous GP surgery experience.

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