Practice Nurse

4 weeks ago


Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Groves Medical Group Full time

Job summary

Groves Health is looking for an experienced and motivated part time Practice Nurse to deliver high quality care to patients in our four general practice sites across South West London and Surrey.

Working hours will be by arrangement and can be flexible.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities:

Conduct thorough assessments of patients' health conditions.

Formulate and implement care plans

Provide treatment as necessary

Perform treatment room duties and CDM clinics

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records

Offer health education and counselling to patients and their families

Stay current with the latest medical advancements and best practices

Qualifications

Current and valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Proven experience as an Practice Nurse

Child and adult immunisations, Cervical screening, Chronic Disease management, would care. Spirometry an advantage

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Commitment to providing high-quality patient care

About us

Groves Health are a successful and trusted provider of NHS services across England. We have grown rapidly in the last five years from a single practice in New Malden to a team of over 100 people dedicated to giving patients the very best of care across our four sites in New Malden, Richmond, Wimbledon and Hinchley Wood.

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Practice Nurse

Reporting to: Clinical Director/ Practice Manager

Accountable to: Partnership

Hours of Work: Flexible/ Part-time work

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Negotiable and dependent on experience

At Groves Health, we are dedicated to creating a 'People First' culture of open communication and on-going dialogue to ensure high standards of service and support.

Job Summary

To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, adult and child vaccination clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Primary Responsibilities

Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF Provide vaccination and travel medicine services Provide wound care (ulcer/ Doppler etc.) to patients Request pathology services as necessary Provide 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 snomed codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Maintain vaccination programmes for adults and children Provide cervical cytology Priorities health issues and intervene appropriately Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice) Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Monitor and maintain baby immunisation targets Monitor cervical smear results Manage emergency drug kit Attend clinical and practice meetings and clinical supervision

Secondary Responsibilities

Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients Assist GPs with procedures when required Chaperone patients where necessary Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies Liaise with external services/ agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.) Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual) Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicines Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary Participate in local initiatives to enhanced 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) Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing degree or equivalent experience Registered Nurse (NMC) Evidence of immunisation training and assessment of competence in last 2 years

Desirable

NMC's 'Academic Assessors', 'Practice Supervisors', and 'Practice Assessors Accreditations'

Experience

Essential

6 months' relevant experience working in the primary care environment in the last 2 years

Desirable

Experience of chronic disease management

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Immunisations (flu, routine, childhood, B12, travel) Wound Care/ Treatment of small injuries/ Removal of sutures & staples Women's health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.) Dressings Diabetes review Hypertension Cardiovascular disease Primary prevention Coronary Heart Disease Ability to record accurate clinical notes Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when refer to GPs Understanding of extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines) Cytology certificates Travel medicine ECGs Venepuncture Asthma review Understands the requirements of PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

Mental Health Chaperone procedure Requesting pathology tests and processing the results Advising patients accordingly Spirometry Understands the importance of evidence-based practice Knowledge of public health issues in the local area Awareness of issues within the wider health arena Knowledge of health promotion strategies
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