Practice Nurse

Job summary

The Grange Practice is seeking to welcome a Practice Nurseto the surgery team. Working within our already experienced and diverse nursingteam; as well as the wider multidisciplinary clinical and non-clinical team;and in line with the practices values; you will provide a high standard ofpatient focused, high quality and holistic medical care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

Your nursing experience to date will include the safe and effective practice of key tasks, including wound care, dressings, venepuncture and electrocardiograms (ECGs). Other areas of experience would be desirable and would provide additional value to our existing staff and patients. A full description of essential and desirable skills is available in the attached job description/person specification.

About us

Reporting to the Lead Practice Nurse, you would be compassionate, courteous, approachable, respectful and accommodating to patients, staff and each other. The nursing team at The Grange Practice prides itself, along with all other clinical and non-clinical staff, on learning from each other and continuous learning and training.

At The Grange Practice we strive for a culture of clear communication and work hard to encourage constructive feedback with patients and each other.

At The Grange Practice; honesty, kindness, trust, integrity and confidentiality are key attributes that we expect to see demonstrated in the behaviour of all our staff. Our belief is that daily interactions built on trust form the foundations of strong, long lasting, productive, accountable, compassionate, courteous, approachable, respectful and meaningful relationships between patients, staff and each other.

If The Grange Practice sounds like somewhere you would like to work and where you believe you could provide a valuable contribution; we would love to hear from you.

Please send your application to our HR Manager, Lindsay Frawley via NHS jobs. If you would like to arrange an informal visit to the surgery, please also contact Lindsay and she will liaise with you on a time and date.

We are hopefully looking at interviews taking place on 13thMay 2024.

Job description

Job 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:

Essential:

To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the Lead Practice Nurse, Practice Manager, GPs and other Clinicians To ensure adequate provision of a treatment room service including wound care/ulcer care/manual dopplers and immunisation programmes Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines To provide a new patient/heart screening programme by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise To initially assess and manage minor trauma and to liaise with the Doctor as appropriate. To assist with minor surgical procedures Collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. Suture removal Performance of ECGs Recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines Ability to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Desirable

To provide and manage chronic disease in line with Practice protocols. Currently this will mainly involve illnesses such as Asthma, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus but in future others such as Ischaemic Heart Disease, smoking cessation and COPD will be incorporated. To order Health Promotion Literature relevant to your Chronic Disease Clinics. To offer childhood vaccinations and help achieve targets To offer a travel health service which includes appropriate advice and vaccinations for adult and child patients. To assist in maintenance of cervical cytology screening programme To assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings To perform and interpret Spirometry with ARTP accreditation To provide ear syringing To offer contraception checks To order vaccinations to maintain stock levels Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register First degree or equivalent NMC Registered with no restrictions on practice GCSE in grade A to C in English (or equivalent) GCSE in grade A to C in Maths (or equivalent) Health Care Experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Comprehensive, specialised, factual, and theoretical knowledge within a field of work and an awareness of the boundaries of that knowledge. Use knowledge to solve problems creatively, make judgements which require analysis and interpretation, and actively contribute to service and self-development. Providing, leading, coordinating and evaluating care that is compassionate, evidence based, and personalised. Accountability for their own actions and those who they delegate to and must be able to work autonomously, or as an equal partner with a range of other professionals. Providing nursing care for people who could have complex and concurrent mental, physical, cognitive, and behavioural care needs and for people at the end of their life. Contributing to the promotion of health, health protection and the prevention of ill health by empowering people to exercise choice, take control of their own health decisions and behaviours and by supporting people to manage their own care where possible.

Desirable

Responsibility for supervision of staff or training.

Attributes

Essential

Strong IT Skills Flexibility Proactivity Good Communication Skills Team Worker Accuracy Attention to Detail Forward Thinking

Experience

Essential

Health Care Experience Wound Care/Ulcer Care/Manual Doppler/Dressings/Removal of Sutures ECGs Venepuncture Requesting Pathology Tests (eg. Urine Culture, Swabs)

Desirable

Responsibility for supervision of staff or training. Experience of Chronic Disease Management Diabetes Experience of Cervical Cytology Travel Clinic Ear Syringing Routine Immunisations & Childhood Immunisations Contraception Checks Chaperoning Assisting GPs with Minor Surgery & Coil Fitting Vaccination Ordering

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