Practice Nurse in Chesterfield

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a part time Practice Nurse for 16 hours per week working with our existing team of 5 Nurses and 4 Health Care Assistants. Newbold Surgery is a 5 Partner, SystmOne training and award winning Practice with a practice population of 12,400. We are a close-knit team and provide free parking on-site, monthly Team meetings and currently no weekend or Bank holiday working.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Treatment Room duties and/or a willingness to undertake training with enthusiasm to work within a forward thinking Multidisciplinary Team. Experience of Practice Nursing is not essential but must be willing to undertake the Practice Nursing qualification if required. Remuneration is dependent on experience and qualifications. Please note that the Practice uses Agenda for Change pay scales as a guide and does not adopt Agenda for Change terms and conditions. The Salary Scale will be Newbold Surgery Band 5 £32,576-£39,322 pro rata.

Main duties of the job:

• Practice independently, working within own competence and Professional Code of Conduct as regulated by the NMC 2015.
• Ensure clinical effectiveness by keeping up to date with current Practice agreed Protocols and Guidelines.
• Responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services/care to the practice population.
• Supported by senior nurses within the practice, deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
• Work collaboratively with the General Practice Team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.
• Participate in activities to further develop the role for the benefit of patients.
• Provide mentoring, supervision and training for less experienced health care professionals.

About us:

We are a friendly, 5 partner, training Practice, with around 12,400 patients. Our team are committed to delivering excellent patient care in a professional, friendly and safe environment. With patients and staff working together, we can ensure everyone is treated with courtesy, consideration and respect.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Senior Nursing staff and GPs such as BP checks, urinalysis, venepuncture, Cervical Cytology, Vaginal Swabs and Family Planning.
• Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.
• Mens Health including Prostate Monitoring and Management.
• Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.
• Advise patients re Ear self-care and management of wax.
• Requesting basic pathology tests e.g. urine culture, swabs and bloods as per agreed Clinical Protocols.
• B12 replacement therapy and other ongoing injectable therapy, monitoring as appropriate.
• Maintaining Stock within Nursing and Treatment Rooms with appropriate storage and stock rotation.
• Working with the PHCT in managing the delivery of National and Local Enhanced Services including Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Reviews.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being.
• Assist Senior Practice Nurses in the ongoing monitoring and management of Long Term Conditions including Diabetes, Hypertension, and CVD.
• Provide holistic assessment and health promotion programmes including lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.
• Anticoagulant Management to include INR Clinics and Housebound Home Visits for INR Monitoring.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations.
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK Guidelines.
• Able to perform Cardio pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK Guidelines.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
• Assists GPs with Minor Operations, Coil Fits and Implants where requested.
• Immunisation (Adult and Child) Assess patients for immunisation.
• Administer vaccinations and providing guidance in accordance with guidelines and Patient Group Directives (PGD).
• Manage the administration of appropriate immunisation autonomously in accordance with the Green Book (DOH 2006) Immunisation against Infectious Diseases.
• Ensure Vaccine stock levels are maintained and ordered as per Practice and Local Guidelines.

Professional Responsibilities, Audit and Research:

• Participate in the maintenance of clinical governance systems within the Practice.
• Use audit tools to evaluate quality of work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
• Deliver care according to NICE, Local and Practice Guidelines.
• Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes.

Training and Personal development:

• Assess and be responsible for own learning and training needs with ongoing personal development in line with revalidation process for NMC registration.
• Develop and maintain a personal development plan and meet requirements for revalidation.
• Must hold and maintain membership of good standing with their professional regulatory body (NMC).
• Participate in mandatory training.
• Actively participate in educational programmes for whole Primary Health Care Team.

Team Working:

• Assist the Practice Nurse Team Manager with the management of nursing services.
• Understand own role and scope and work towards further development of the role over time.
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and developing new ways of working.
• Prioritise own workload and time management.

Management of Risk:

• Responsible for the management of the cold chain ensuring appropriate storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
• Manage and assess risk within areas of responsibility.
• Apply infection control measures within guidelines using appropriate procedures.

Managing Information:

• Use IT as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care.
• Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information.

Equality and Diversity:

• Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Quality:

• Strive to maintain quality within the practice and alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Communication:

• Recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and strive to communicate effectively with other team members.

Person Specification:

• Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.
• Flexible reliable and responsive to change.
• Ability to determine own priorities.
• Driver with access to own reliable vehicle or alternative means of transport to undertake home visits.
• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.

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.