Practice Nurse

Job summary

Due to a recent retirement, we are looking to recruit a registered nurse to join our team, based mainly at our Wotton site.

We are looking for an experienced nurse, with competencies in all the usual treatment room tasks, including babyimmunisations, wound care, cervical smears, and management of long term conditions. Diploma qualifications in respiratory and diabetes would be ideal.

Familiaritywith SystmOne is desirable.

The post is for approximately 25 - 30hours per week to be worked over 3 - 4 days.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a nurse who is enthusiastic, proactive, and a positive individual who is able to work well within the clinical team, and indeed the wider practice team.

About us

CulverhaySurgery is a well-established, friendly GP training practice, located in Wottonunder Edge, Berkeley and Frampton on Severn in Gloucestershire.

The Culverhay ethos is very much based aroundcontinuity of care and good team working to provide excellent, responsivepatient care for our 17500 patients.

Our team consists of 3 partners (1 practice manager partner), 12 salaried GPs, a full skill mix of nurses, asenior clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, frailty care coordinators,social prescriber and practice counsellors. Not forgetting our fantasticreception and admin team who work very hard to minimise administrative burdenfor the clinical team.

Staff turnover is very low and the practice encourages feedback,to help us create a happy supportive practice environment.

We fair very well in patient surveys, see our latest here:

We are a GP training practice (Severn Deanery) with 2 GP trainers. In addition, we are a teaching practice(University of Bristol medical students and UWE/University of Gloucestershirenursing students)

For an informal chat please contact Jenny Hughes, Lead Nurse () or CarolinePearmain, Managing Partner ()

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain high standards of evidence-based patient care and work with practice policies and procedures. To establish effective working relationships with colleagues and other agencies concerned with patient care to ensure a high standard of individual patient care is co-ordinated and maintained. To work with and support the nursing team, fairly sharing the workload and supporting extended/ opening hours. To co-operate and participate in practice audit and research as appropriate. To maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records including computerised information, in accordance with practice needs, policies and procedures. To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to its principals. To support the practice in strategy and development, developing personal and clinical skills in line with the continuous improvement ethos. Assistin and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Lead Nurse and GPs to include cervical cytolog, chronic diseasemanagement (asthma/COPD and diabetes), woundcare / ulcer care/doppler/ hosiery fitting, removalof sutures, ECGs, venepuncture, routineimmunisations- adult and childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, chaperoning, health checks and health promotion.

Other tasks will include:

Adherence to practice policies and protocols together with adherence to clinical governance Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nursing staff and GPs Maintaining consulting rooms, stocking and rotating items as required Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of consulting rooms Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by GPs practice manager and lead nurse Ordering of health promotion literature Liaison with health care assistant in the ordering of stock from the hospital where necessary Participation in and adherence to administrative systems in the practice returns of weekly child computer sheet records. A duty to advise senior nurse of potential clinical problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks. A duty to advise practice manager of potential administrative problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in practice meetings and training when required. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post and/ or as deemed appropriate for development Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Computer literate with an ability to use Microsoft office packages. Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience. Influencing and negotiating skills. An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues.

Desirable

Knowledge of SystmOne.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse A demonstrable commitment to professional development Qualification in Respiratory and/or Diabetes management

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice. Experience of general practice nursing. Nursing skills in respiratory and diabetes. Competent in general practice nursing duties as per job description. An appreciation of the NHS agenda and primary care targets.

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