Practice Nurse

Job summary

OrchardSurgery has an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join ourfriendly practice. A fantastic multidisciplinary team will support you,comprising of GPs, paramedics practitioners, clinical pharmacists, practicenurses, HCAs, care coordinators, a health coach and we arecurrently recruiting a social prescriber. Allstaff have the opportunity to extend their roles and develop new skills. Thereare opportunities for leadership and specialisation. Some of our carenavigators are trained to do ECGs and urine dips, freeing up our nurses toundertake more specialised care. We are currently looking at the role of groupconsultation for diabetes and other LTCs having successfully implementedmenopause group nurses have regular meetings as a nursing team, fortnightly clinician meetingsin practice and collaborative nurse led meetings in the PCN. You will also haveaccess to regular mentoring and clinical supervision.OrchardSurgery is part of the new Park and Orchard PCN in Horsham. We workcollaboratively together and with our local community in partnership. Ourcurrent focus is on improving proactive care for our frail elderly houseboundpatients and access to womens is a strong focus on Staff Wellbeing in the practice. We close the practicefront doors for 1 hour at lunchtime to allow staff to take a break, have lunchtogether or go for a walk. We also offer training sessions at lunchtimes.

Main duties of the job

ChronicDisease Management Asthma, COPD, Diabetes etc.

WoundCare Management

PrimaryImmunisations

TravelImmunisations

StockManagement

VaccineProgramme Management

ECGs

CervicalScreening

Supportingand mentoring the HCA team

Workingcollaboratively within the PCN

About us

OrchardSurgery is located in the centre of Horsham. Practice parking is available. We arebased within a modern, purpose built surgery and are dedicated to providing a highquality service to our patients. We are an innovative friendly practice andwe are keen to support our staff wellbeing.

OrchardSurgery is also a member of Horsham Central Primary Care Network. Our PCN isprogressive and keen to develop collaborative working with the communitylocally. We have strong teams of ARRS roles, which contribute to the care wecan offer our patients and help reduce the demand on our practice staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Identify,diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing along-term condition, as appropriate

Workwith other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage & treatlong-term conditions including non-drug-based treatment methods using amanagement plan, and in line with national and local policies and practiceneeds

Infectioncontrol policies, training and implementation

Reviewmedication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and inaccordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols with GP support

Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergencycare

Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy living, andapply principles of self-care, utilising community assets such as the HorshamWellbeing Hub

Demonstratesensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed andconsent to treatment

Participatein planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

Job Responsibilities:

Provideassessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

Participatein organising and co-ordinating the provision of nursing services for the practiceto include the delegation of duties to other practice team members asappropriate

Providenursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners orindependently to agreed protocols

Providegeneral and specific health screenings to the practice patients- within agreedprotocols with referral to general practitioners as necessary

Advisepatients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs asnecessary

Delivervaccinations and immunisations as required

Meetthe needs of patients presenting for wound care

Suppliesand equipment treatment rooms and other areas

Ensurethe maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care

Pathologicalspecimens and investigatory procedures

Undertake to support the administrative team inthe collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens including swabs,smears etc..

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team

Ensureaccurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notesand on the clinical computer system as appropriate

Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patienthealth care and registration with the Practice

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports, audits and research programmes

Attendand participate in practice clinical meetings on a regular basis

Assistin the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and developappropriate protocols

Research projects and training

Co-operateand participate as required in any research projects within the Practice

Supportstudent/staff education and training, in particular student nurses, HCAs andthose on work experience or induction

Liaison

Maintaineffective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care andwith all other disciplines within the Practice, with appropriate regard toconfidentiality

Professional/Personal development

Maintaincontinued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful ornecessary for professional or practice development, and participate in anytraining programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment

Participationin an annual individual appraisal, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work includingparticipation in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

Supportthe development of others in order to maximise potential

Confidentiality:

Havean awareness that patients entrust us in the course of seeking treatment, withsensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do soin confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately

Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have accessto information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety:

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health,safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, toinclude:

Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks

Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy andsafe way and free from hazards

Reportingpotential risks identified

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Self-directed practitioner Highly motivated to progress in learning and to provide excellent care for our patients Flexible, enthusiastic and team player

Desirable

Experience of working in primary care Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

Essential

Registered first level nurse Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent relevant nursing or health degree Interest in a long term career in Primary Care nursing At least 1 year recent primary or community nursing experience

Desirable

Minimum 3 years post-registration experience At least 1 year recent primary/community nursing experience Diabetes Management Be a trained and registered smear taker or atleast willing to train Independent or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification Clinical supervision training and experience Mentor/teaching qualification Audit experience Experience of nurse-led management of long-term conditions Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines

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