Practice Nurse in High Wycombe

An unusual yet exciting opportunity is available for a Registered Nurse to join our experienced, stable team of nurses. Our Surgery has two sites and approximately 12,500 patients. We are looking for a motivated team player with chronic disease management experience, such as asthma and/or diabetes care.

Main duties of the job include:

• Treatment room duties including baby immunisations and cervical screening.
• Chronic disease management - asthma and/or diabetes.

We are a training practice and thrive on developing our staff, providing clinical supervision, training, and support as you develop your professional career with us.

About us:

Our main site is in Hughenden Valley and our sister site is in Prestwood, both of which have free staff car parking. We have 4 GP Partners, 3 salaried GPs, a prescribing Paramedic, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, and a nursing team. To support their success and workload, we also have a team of admin staff. Additionally, we have Hughenden Valley Pharmacy located within the Hughenden site.

Job responsibilities:

• Accountable to: Lead Nurse on clinical issues and the Practice Manager on all other issues.
• Daily Supervisor: Self-managed Lead Nurse, Doctors or Practice Manager for exception management.

Overall Job Objectives:

• To be an effective member of a team providing comprehensive nursing services to the patients of the Practice.
• Ensuring that patients are dealt with in a caring and efficient manner whilst meeting the Practice aims and values in relation to the assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Ensuring that the General Practitioners (GPs) and all Healthcare Professionals are given appropriate support.
• Ensure both practice and patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Liaison and communication:

Communicate effectively with other team members, patients, and carers. The nature of the job involves contact by telephone or in person with a wide range of people and organisations, including internal medical, nursing, reception, and clerical staff at both surgeries, as well as District Nurses, Health Visitors, Midwives, and others as required.

Description of Duties:

The job entails a wide range of detailed duties which may change from time to time in line with government regulations and the ongoing development of the Practice and its patients. The following sections set out the key duties, but the job holder may be asked by the GPs, Lead Nurse, or the Practice Manager to undertake other duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the Practice.

Patient contact and services may include:

• Dressings, ongoing management of wounds, leg ulcers, dopplers, etc. (with referral to a GP/more experienced nurse where appropriate).
• Childhood immunisations in accordance with NHS guidelines and policy.
• Vaccinations as required, including advice on recommended vaccines and health management.
• Giving general health advice and health promotion.
• ECGs.
• Venepuncture.
• Family Planning.
• Urinalysis.
• Chronic illness management clinics according to practice/national protocols.
• Smears.
• Removal of sutures/clips.
• Assisting with fitting of IUCD/IUS.
• New Patient checks.
• Undertaking and recording new patient health checks in accordance with NHS requirements.
• Ear examination and onward referral to microsuction.

Administration and professional responsibilities:

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
• Ensure accurate, timely notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the electronic patient record (EPR).
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for research, teaching, and audit.
• Attend and participate in practice meetings.
• Ensure the reception team has the appropriate information to book appointments with the nurses.
• Ensure rooms are stocked with appropriate equipment and medical disposables.
• Ensure nurse equipment is serviceable and suited for purpose.
• Bring to the attention of GPs, Lead Nurse, and Practice Manager the possible need for new or different equipment.
• Ordering and storage of vaccines.
• Identifying personal training needs.
• Advising on nursing issues and development of the Practice.

Training and personal development:

Training requirements will be assessed by annual appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individual's responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of the Practice staff where appropriate.
• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.
• Ensuring revalidation requirements are met.

Equality:

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

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs, and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming and non-judgemental.

Quality:

The post holder will strive to maintain high quality standards within the practice and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Person Specification:

Qualifications: Diploma in Asthma care and/or Diabetes.

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.