HavensHealth's general practice is recruiting a Practice Nurse to join its 15-strong nursing and healthcare assistant team, serving the whole practice population of about 19,000 patients. The work centres on managing long-term conditions and preventative care, covering medicines review, contraception, cervical screening and immunisation. The nurse works autonomously, and chronic disease management experience is preferred, though training is offered to the right candidate. Minimum three years' post-registration experience and recent primary care nursing are required.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients with long-term conditions, and identify and manage those at risk of developing one
- Work with other health professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions using management plans
- Review medication for effectiveness, support concordance, and advise on prescribed and over-the-counter medicines, side-effects and interactions
- Support and manage the health needs of women presenting for contraception, sexual health and cervical screening
- Implement and take part in adult and child vaccination and immunisation programmes, including ordering vaccines
- Oversee safeguarding issues within immunisation work
- Advise on and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad, in line with national guidance
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and apply principles of self-care
- Prioritise health problems and intervene in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including starting emergency care
- Keep accurate, contemporaneous patient records and deliver care in line with NMC standards, NICE guidance and evidence-based practice
- Manage and assess risk, including safe storage and disposal of vaccines and drugs and controlled drug stock control and documentation
- Take part in clinical supervision, complaints handling, significant adverse event learning and audit
What’s required
Qualifications
- Registration as a first level nurse
- Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent
- Relevant nursing or health degree
Experience
- Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
- Nurse-led management of long-term conditions
- Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical skills in cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care and wound care
- Clinical leadership, and teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
- Written and verbal communication and IT skills, including delivering difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation, conflict management and change management, including supporting lifestyle change
- Knowledge of long-term condition management, health promotion and accountability in a nurse-led service
- Knowledge of primary care clinical governance, patient group directions and local and national health policy
Other
- Self-directed and highly motivated practitioner
- Flexible team player
- Enthusiasm
Nice to have
- Prescribing qualification
- Prescribing experience
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Audit experience
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area, including local health determinants
What’s offered
- Shower facilities on site
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Practice Nurse employer: HavensHealth
Join our large, friendly practice located on the beautiful south coast, just 15 minutes from Brighton, where you will be part of a supportive team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. We offer a modern, environmentally friendly workplace with opportunities for professional development and training, ensuring that you can grow your skills in a collaborative environment. With a focus on health promotion and chronic disease management, this role provides a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our diverse patient population.
