Practice Nurse in Tewkesbury

GP Practice Nurse - 22 hours per week initially, with a view to increased hours in the future. Based in a modern purpose-built medical centre in the heart of Tewkesbury, opposite the community hospital, we are looking for a registered nurse to join our dedicated nursing team. A specialist interest/qualification in COPD and sexual health is a must for our team due to the retirement of a long-standing team member. We are looking for someone who thrives as part of a team and enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues across all areas of the practice. We are friendly and supportive and value our practice vision statement, believing it reflects the ethos and passion of our practice.

Working Pattern:

• Tuesday 08.00 - 14.00 (6 hrs)
• Friday 08.00 - 17.00 (8 hrs)
• Inclusion Enhanced Access rota - Monday evening (6.30pm to 8pm) and Saturday morning (8.30am to 12.30pm) (additional pay)

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver nurse-led COPD reviews, including assessment, monitoring and patient education/self-management support in practice and visiting housebound patients and care homes.
• Administer vaccines and partake in vaccination clinics at the practice and also visit housebound patients when required.
• Provide sexual health services, including contraception advice, reviews, initiation, contraceptive implant fitting and removal is desirable but not essential. STI screening (where locally commissioned), and health promotion.
• Support chronic disease management and preventative care in line with practice protocols, national and local guidelines.
• Experience in wound care, ECGs, vaccinations and injections.

About us:

Our 9 GPs (6 partners and 3 salaried) are supported by a wider clinical team comprising of 2 nurse practitioners, 5 practice nurses, 3 HCAs and 2 part-time clinical pharmacists. The administrative and management team is made up of long-standing staff with a varied and strong administrative and management wealth of experience and knowledge, including nursing specialists trained in chronic disease management, QOF recalls management team and a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We are a training practice hosting up to 3 GP registrars at any one time and we are currently supporting 2 medical students from Three Counties Medical School. Our internal focus is on the wellbeing of our staff, achieved with various protected learning events, staff wellbeing sessions (such as yoga run by one of our salaried GPs), regular meetings sharing clinical knowledge and providing support to colleagues. We are committed to safe and sustainable workloads, focusing on good work-life balance and supporting colleagues to stay in general practice.

- List size approximately 14,000 patients.

- Training practice.

- Regular clinical meetings and a culture of mutual support.

- SystmOne practice.

- High QOF achievement and active engagement with a supportive and collaborative PCN and ICB/local initiatives.

Job responsibilities:

• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need to support them in managing long-term conditions and improve patient health outcomes locally and nationally.
• Consult with patients day to day and provide routine nursing care to patients.
• Work with teams across the practice, primary care network and wider neighbourhood teams.
• Contribute to safe working, ensuring practice protocols are followed and updated when required.

Person Specification:

• Registered Nurse RN with current NMC registration.
• Experience in general practice nursing and long-term condition clinics.
• Demonstrable experience and specialist interest and qualification in COPD/Asthma.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously within agreed clinical protocols.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, safety, and confidentiality.
• Immunisations and cervical screening competencies.

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.