Practice Nurse in Newquay

We have the opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team at Newquay Health Centre. We are looking for a dynamic, committed and experienced individual to work collaboratively with the entire practice team, supporting the delivery of care for the practice population. The successful applicant should have experience of working in general practice and will join a large nursing team. The team at Newquay Health Centre are friendly and supportive, working collaboratively to deliver a high level of care and service for all patients, who currently number around 17,500.

Main duties of the job:

• The successful applicant will have primary care experience.
• You should have an interest and experience in respiratory management (COPD/Asthma).
• We welcome applications from individuals with solid clinical skills who also have a vision for service development and delivery.

Job responsibilities:

• Long Term Condition management, specifically Asthma & COPD.
• Delivering patient care as necessary and referring patients to secondary or specialist care as required.
• Cytology.
• Women’s Health and Contraception.
• Childhood Immunisations.
• Swabs, specimens.
• COPD.
• Wound Management/Removal of sutures and staples.
• ECGs.
• General Health Checks.
• Supporting the GPs and ANPs in patient care, Chaperone procedure.
• Safeguarding.
• Ability to review clinical practices and respond to national policies and initiatives where necessary.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Clinical audits.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Attending relevant practice meetings including monthly Clinical Governance Meeting.
• Adheres to all clinical governance standards, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective care in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• To ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies, ensuring safe working practices.
• To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with legislation.
• To support the clinical team with safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies.
• To understand practice and local policies, and help to draft and implement policy where required.
• To use excellent communication in all communications with patients consistent with their level of understanding.

Person Specification:

• Experience.
• Polite and confident.
• Flexible and co-operative.
• Motivated, forward thinker.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
• Good sense of humour.
• Able to speak up.
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
• Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Occupational health clearance.
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
• Full driving licence and able to travel for work.

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Post graduate diploma or degree in Chronic Disease Management.

Interested in learning new skills.

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.