Practice Nurse - Primary Care Experience Essential

Practice Nurse - Primary Care Experience Essential

Please Note Experienced Primary Care Nursing essential. Previous applicants need not apply.

Baddeley Green Surgery is looking for a Practice Nurse experienced in Primary Care, which is essential to the role, to be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, workingas part of the practices multidisciplinary team who provide care within theirscope of practice to the patient population. The Practice Nurse will beresponsible for a number of clinical areas such as Infection Control, ImmunisationLead, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Management, Health Prevention, Well Womanand Well Man clinics, leading on QoF and QiF as well as supporting the management team in thereviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Main duties of the job

Develop, implement and embed health promotionand well-being programmes Implement and evaluate individual treatmentplans for chronic disease patients Identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patientshealth Provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, NSF and otherlegislative frameworks and guidelines Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) topatients Provide travel vaccination and advisoryservices Request pathology services as necessary Process pathology results as required Urinalysis Provide chronic disease management, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired INR Star -Anti Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunctionwith extant legislation Ensure read codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Chaperone patients where necessary

About us

Baddeley Green Surgery consists of a Senior Partner, two salaried GP's, one long term locum GP, ANP, Practice Nurse and two HCSWs. The practice has a growing population with approximately 6,100 patients at present.

The practice has a compliment of Managerial, Administrative and Secretarial staff in order to provide an efficient and effective service to all our patients.

Job responsibilities

Develop, implement and embed health promotionand well-being programmes

Implement and evaluate individual treatmentplans for chronic disease patients

Ensure QoF & QiF adherence to meet targets

Identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patientshealth

Provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, NSF and otherlegislative frameworks and guidelines

Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) topatients

Provide travel vaccination and advisoryservices

Request pathology services as necessary

Process pathology results as required

Urinalysis

Provide chronic disease management, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunctionwith extant legislation

Ensure read codes are used effectively

Maintain chronic disease registers

Chaperone patients where necessary

Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

Prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately

Support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

Recognise, assess and refer patientspresenting with mental health needs

Implement vaccination programmes for adultsand children

Support patients in the use of theirprescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope ofpractice)

Liaise with external services/agencies toensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

Delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)

Support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

Understand practice and local policies forsubstance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

Deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Act as the audit lead, effectively utilisingthe audit cycle

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotationand disposal of vaccines or medication

Support junior members of the nursing team,providing guidance when necessary

Participate in local initiatives to enhanceservice delivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the practice

Continually review clinical practices,responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in thereview of significant and near-miss events applying a structured and methodicalapproach with learning outcomes to ensure non-recurrence

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Post Registration Qualifications, Diabetes Management, Asthma
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management
• Experience of leading a team

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient health checks/Urinalysis/BP/Height/Weight
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Asthma/COPD
• CHD
• LES/DES/QoF/QiF/CQC related clinical and administrative work
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control including Public Health issues in the local area
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understands the requirement for PGDs, PSDs and associated policy
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Professional clear, polite manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Professional clear, polite manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Professional clear, polite manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Professional clear, polite manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• 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
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Professional, polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team

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.