Practice Nurse NEWPORT

An opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join our experienced and friendly nursing team at our forward thinking and supportive practice. We have a dynamic team of nurses, healthcare assistants and phlebotomists providing chronic disease management and enhanced services to our 15,000 patient list. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a primary care setting. We are looking for an experienced primary care Nurse. Please see the job specification for further details of requirements. You should be keen to keep yourself updated in the new challenges facing primary care and be prepared to undertake further training as required for the position.

Main duties of the job

• To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
• The duties will include but are not limited to day to day primary care nursing such as phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care, adult and child immunisations, B12 injections, BP monitoring as well as Enhanced Practice Nurse skills in chronic disease management, cervical screening and compression dressings.

This post reports to the Lead Nurse at the practice.

About us

St Julians Medical Centre is a friendly, well-established GP surgery and training practice in Newport, caring for approximately 15,000 patients. We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and reliable nurse to join our team. Our clinical team comprises: 6 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 2 GP Registrars, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, an experienced nursing, healthcare and administrative team. We pride ourselves on having a supportive and collaborative working environment, with a strong focus on high-quality patient care, education and professional development. As a training practice, we value the contribution that teaching and training brings to the whole team. We currently support two GP Registrars and have a strong culture of learning and development. We encourage our clinicians to develop their own areas of interest and are keen to support the successful applicant with their ongoing professional development. We value an open and collegiate working environment where colleagues can discuss clinical and non-clinical matters and seek advice and support when needed.

Job responsibilities

• We are currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and reliable person to join our friendly team.
• Working 16 hours a week, within the Practice opening times of 08.30-18.00.
• Salary - £37,000 to £40,000 pro-rata depending on experience.

Primary:

• Able to document contemporaneous Consultations according to NMC guidelines using EMIS clinical system.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with legislation.
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence.
• Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines.
• Request pathology services as necessary.
• Process pathology results if required.
• Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines and local wound protocol.
• Suture removal.
• Perform ECGs.
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Confidentiality of information gained at work must be always preserved.
• Ensure read codes and templates are used effectively.
• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health.
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required.
• Maintain chronic disease registers.
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Provide vaccination and travel medicine services.
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
• Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests (if carrying out this service).
• Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.

Secondary:

• Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
• Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately.
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicines.
• Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary.
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
• Participate in the review of learning events.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: RGN with current PIN number.
• To work in accordance with NMC code of conduct.
• Membership of professional body e.g. RCN/MDU.
• Vaccinations/Immunisations training.

Experience

• Essential: Experience of dealing with patients and the public.
• Experience working within Primary Care.
• Desirable: Experience of EMIS clinical system.

Additional Criteria

• Essential: Previous nursing skills in primary care: ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, adult and child immunisations, etc.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Cervical screening.
• Knowledge and experience with chronic disease management.
• Compression dressings.
• Desirable: Knowledge of current issues affecting the NHS, particularly in Primary Care.
• Desire to gain further nursing skills / qualifications.
• Travel vaccinations.
• Contraceptive reviews.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.