Treatment Room Nurse in Shoreham-by-Sea

AdurHealth Partnership is a successful GP practice based over 4 sites in Shoreham and Southwick. This is an exciting time to join our practice as we strive to provide our community with excellent patient care. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Primary Care Practice Nurse to join our well-established and supportive nursing team. Candidates will ideally have proven experience in a primary care setting and be responsible for consulting with patients regarding their continuing medical and nursing needs. Candidates will be qualified with an up-to-date NMC registration, plus evidence of continual professional development. Applicants with little or no general practice nursing experience may be considered, and if successfully appointed will be supported and fully funded to attend all necessary training in order to offer the full range of treatment room services as outlined in the Job Description, including immunisations, cervical screening, and wound care. We aim to create a supportive environment where staff are well-led and everyone is valued, ensuring the practice runs smoothly and effectively.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the delivery of safe, high quality primary care nursing services.
• Working within the NMC Code of Conduct the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions to the practice population.

Hours: Full time - minimum 34 hours and must be able to work a Thursday evening until 8 pm with a day off in the week (Tuesdays).

Job responsibilities

• Administer medications by injection with the appropriate legal authorisation.
• Recognise health promotion opportunities and give brief, focussed lifestyle advice using motivational interviewing techniques which may include weight management.
• Undertake initial assessment of patients presenting with wounds, working within expertise to manage independently or refer to other services as necessary.
• Remove wound closure materials including sutures, clips and staples.
• Take samples for the cervical screening programme according to recognised standards.
• Provide ear care including removal of cerumen and provide education and advice.
• Administer vaccines to adults and children according to the UK immunisation schedule.
• Provide a pre-travel health service including administration of vaccines and advice after undertaking appropriate risk assessment.
• Administer prescribed therapies such as contraceptive injections, vitamin B12, and deponeuroleptic medications recognising side effects and contraindications.
• A comprehensive approach to handling long-term health conditions like diabetes, COPD or asthma.
• Recognise signs and symptoms that may indicate undiagnosed long-term conditions such as poor wound healing, winter cough in smokers, and factors that may indicate mental health problems, and use relevant referral pathways.
• Working within guidelines and protocols undertake and record: Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for laboratory analysis, Temperature, pulse and respiratory rate, Weight, height, waist circumference and Body Mass Index, Measurement of legs for compression hosiery, ECGs, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, Doppler ultrasound measurement, Measurement of airway function (peak expiratory flow rate and Feno), Obtain venous blood samples from individuals for investigation.

Person Specification

• Experience

• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
• Ability to travel between sites.
• Occupational Health clearance.
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a Treatment Room Nurse.

• Registered Nurse (NMC).

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Effective time management (planning and organising).
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Polite and confident.
• Flexible and co-operative.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
• Motivated, forward thinker.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations.

• Wound care / removal of sutures and staples.
• ECGs.
• Venepuncture.
• New patient medicals.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Understanding the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
• Chaperone procedure.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Ear syringing.
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel).
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• A comprehensive approach to handling long-term health conditions like diabetes, COPD or asthma.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.