Practice Nurse

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Practice Nurse with the desire to deliver a high quality of care and to continue the development of our well-established and well-regarded practice nursing team.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population.
• Provide and maintain a high standard of quality evidence-based nursing care to meet the needs of patients.
• Provide nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.
• Undertake all tasks normally performed by an experienced registered practice nurse.
• Assess and manage patients with chronic diseases according to areas of knowledge and responsibility.

About us:

We are a large, well-organised and friendly practice located in a purpose-built health centre in a semi-rural location in South Cheshire, with a patient list size of over 20,000 patients.

Job responsibilities:

• Administer vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
• Document consultations according to NMC guidelines, maintaining accurate records.
• Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
• Awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
• Recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Manage anaphylaxis in accordance with current UK guidelines.
• Perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, in accordance with current UK guidelines.
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Monitor and manage maintenance of stock (including vaccinations) and equipment.
• Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to Senior Nurses or GPs as appropriate.
• Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
• Assist patients to identify their health needs.
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.
• Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
• Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
• Maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
• Chaperone and assist patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Undertake home visits as required.
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.

Personal/Professional Development:

• Participate in any training programme offered by the Practice as part of this employment.
• Undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
• Participate in an annual individual performance review.
• Take responsibility for own development, identifying training needs and demonstrating skills to others.
• Participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
• Support others with their training and development needs, i.e. student nurses, peers.
• Attend staff meetings and practice team meetings.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information regarding their health. They have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. The post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers, Practice staff, and other healthcare workers. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.