Practice Nurse

4 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Conway Medical Centre Full time

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our nursing team.

We are a multidisciplinary Practice that includes GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nursing, Health Care Assistants, and Physiotherapists.

Main duties of the job

To be fully proficient in Chronic disease management, vaccinations and immunisations, cervical screening, contraceptive reviews, wound care including compression, as well as other general treatment room duties.

To provide support to junior members of the nursing team including healthcare assistants and will direct their work to ensure that the Practices provide high quality care.

You will oversee infection control standards and cold chain compliancy.

About us

To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed Practice standards and protocols

Oversee recall systems for chronic diseases, cervical screening, immunisations, and other key areas as relevant to Practice Nursing

Delivery effective implementation of management of patients with Chronic Diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local quality schemes and national quality schemes

Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the wider team

Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working

Oversee infection control and cold chain systems to ensure compliancy

Ensure that all nurse-related Care Quality Commission evidence table indicators are compliant, demonstrating evidence, review, and audit cycle

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in an annual appraisal

Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings

Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.

Clinical duties

Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness

Administer adult and paediatric injections

Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets

Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs

Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography

Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques

Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately

Participate in the smoking cessation service

Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients

Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures

Work with safeguarding teams where relevant

Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks

Provides a comprehensive family planning service

Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle

Maintain and update disease registers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualifications - Essential criteria Nursing degree or other relevant nursing qualification granting professional license to practice primary care nursing Qualified in chronic disease management for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and CHD/CVD Wound dressing and leg compressions Cervical screening qualification Venepuncture and electrocardiography. Experience - Essential criteria Positive attitude Ability to multitask Strong planning and organisational skills Excellent communication skills Highly motivate Excellent telephone manner Excellent negotiation skills Demonstrable problem-solving experience Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers. Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy. Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy

Desirable

Desirable criteria Experience of working in a GP practice Working via System One Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing-related indicators to a high standards Stable career history showing clear commitment and progression Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience - Essential criteria Positive attitude Ability to multitask Strong planning and organisational skills Excellent communication skills Highly motivate Excellent telephone manner Excellent negotiation skills Demonstrable problem-solving experience Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers. Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy. Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy

Desirable

Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing - related indicators to a high standard, Stable career history, showing clear commitment and progression Independent prescribing qualification. Experience of working in a GP practice working via System One.

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