General Practice Nurse in Bradford

Do you want a new challenge? Would you thrive working in a busy team helping our patients get the best care we can give? If yes, keep reading. We are looking for a qualified nurse wanting to join a friendly team and enhance their clinical practice. The practice offers a wide range of services including a Level 2 Diabetes service, smears, asthma, COPD and CVD reviews.

Main duties of the job:

• To work efficiently and calmly under pressure to ensure the patient receives the care they need.
• Provide clinics working F2F and via Telephone and be part of the on-call team on agreed sessions.
• Work efficiently to process doctors' admin workload such as tasks, letters, pathology results, etc.
• Work with wider colleagues across the practice and provide them with expert guidance where required.
• Undertake professional duties in line with the GP role.

Responsibilities will cover several areas such as:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to provide a variety of nursing care using expert knowledge.
• Provide general and specific health screenings to the Practice patients, including those with long-term conditions (within agreed protocols) with referral to GPs as necessary.
• Maintain skills and an interest in Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke/TIA and Contraception.
• Basic wound care.
• Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry.
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations according to British schedule.
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, cervical smears etc and ensure cleanliness of any equipment used.
• Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

About us:

A friendly, successful and well-organised practice is looking to seek an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to share our commitment in delivering high-quality services to our patients. Bowling Highfield Medical Practice is a practice offering care to nearly 15,000 patients across 2 sites within BD4. Our patients will attend clinics either at Highfield Medical Centre (BD4 9QA) or Bowling Medical Centre (BD4 7SS). The practice is known for its strong commitment to teaching and learning and is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to further their career in a forward-thinking practice. The practice serves the BD4 Community, it is a deprived part of Bradford and serves a diverse community. Our staff really care about our patients and find the varied range of medical needs means there are never two shifts the same. The practice has recently been awarded a Good rating from CQC.

Job responsibilities Summary:

To assist medical personnel in the care of Practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

Other tasks include:

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
• Maintaining Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
• Assisting with the ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
• A duty to advise Nurse Manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• A requirement to undertake home visits.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Admin/professional responsibilities:

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.
• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients' notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice.
• Ensure the maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports is accurate.
• Assist in the Practice target work for the achievement of QoF, DESs and IIF indicators.
• Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required.
• Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols.

Student/staff education and training:

• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of Practice staff.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

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

Child & Adult Protection:

To be aware of Child and Adult Protection Procedures, understand the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and communication of child and adult abuse and understand the basic legal issues around child and adult abuse.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others' health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Person Specification:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• A clear and polite manner and ability to diffuse conflict.
• Respectful of patient confidentiality.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
• Competent user of Clinical Systems.
• Flexibility to cover holidays and sickness.
• Experience of working within a busy GP practice.
• Understanding of SystmOne.

Qualifications:

• RCN registration.
• Nursing degree or equivalent.
• Diplomas in long term condition management or other enhanced services.
• Vaccinations and immunisations.
• Chronic disease management.
• Diabetes training.
• Smear training.

Experience:

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working in a GP practice.

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.