Practice Nurse in Halifax

The Boulevard Medical Practice is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our current Healthcare team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract for Maternity cover. We can offer a dynamic and innovative working environment, with plenty of development opportunities. We are flexible with the contracted hours but would be looking for a minimum of 20 hours.

Main duties of the job:

• The ideal candidate will have experience of working in Primary Care and have qualifications in chronic disease management, cytology and immunisations.
• The role of the Practice Nurse in General Practice is to support the Practice Team in providing safe and effective care for patients.
• They work alongside the Nursing Team, GPs, Advanced Practitioners and Pharmacists to provide a wide range of care, from taking patient observations to delivering vaccinations and providing health promotion advice.
• They are also involved in the assessment, screening and management of long-term conditions, caring for patients with acute and chronic illnesses and providing health education.
• Practice Nurses provide person-centred care, taking into account the individual needs and preferences of each patient.
• They also work to promote health and wellbeing, enabling patients to make informed decisions about their own health and wellbeing.

About us:

We are looking for a highly motivated Practice Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills to join our busy and friendly team with a patient population of around 17,000 patients, for the next 12 months. We are a forward-looking practice which offers high quality care. The clinical system we currently use is Systm1.

Supported by the clinical team you will help deliver care within the boundaries of your role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, administering vaccinations, childhood immunisations, monitoring of long term conditions including Diabetes, Asthma & COPD, health promotion and screening activities (including Cervical Screening).

The position is available on a part or full time basis (minimum of 20 hours). Our nursing rota is based on a 2 week pattern and hours will be discussed with candidates, but these must meet the needs of the Practice, they will include one late night per week (finishing at 6pm), and occasional Saturday morning clinics (9am-1pm). Salary is negotiable and dependent on experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Practice Nurse works alongside a team within General Practice and within the Central Halifax Primary Care Network (PCN).
• The post holder will be an integral part of the General Practice Team.
• Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a registered nurse, with a focus on promoting good health and independence.
• To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals.
• To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE Guidelines etc.
• Work as part of larger nursing team to support colleagues.
• Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
• Work with Practice Nurse Lead to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace.
• Provide support and supervision to other colleagues within the nursing team; Healthcare Assistants, Phlebotomists, Apprentices etc., and those on learning assignments/placements as required.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes.
• To conduct Long Term Condition Reviews such as Diabetes, COPD & Asthma.
• To provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
• Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, and pulse etc.
• Provide vaccinations including Flu, COVID & child immunisations and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the Practice and PCN in line with the competencies of the role.
• Provide other services such as venipuncture, Cervical Screening, NHS Health Checks.
• Undertake additional training where required to provide other relevant clinical tasks as required by the Practice and PCN, in line with the competencies of the role.
• Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
• Care for individuals with Dementia, Mental Health conditions, and Learning Disabilities.
• To provide support during minor operations as required.
• Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services.
• Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the Practice and PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
• Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision.
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area.
• To assist the nursing team with stock ordering and maintaining rotation of stock to minimise waste.
• To assist the nursing team with restocking of rooms and checking of medical equipment.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse may be requested to:

• Be an accountable professional.
• Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, quality improvement projects, audits and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care.
• Assist with COVID-19 tasks as required.
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
• To have a good understanding of practice protocols and policies.
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
• To act as a chaperone.

Reporting Line:

The Job Holder reports directly to the Practice Nurse Lead. Periodic reviews of performance will be undertaken along with a formal appraisal every 12 months.

Other:

To undertake such other duties as the organisation may reasonably require. In light of national policy / operational needs of the business, it may be necessary for the practice to alter the opening hours and weekend working which may affect when you are required to work. The post holder is expected to be flexible and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes to future operating times.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Qualified and registered RGN. Membership or willingness to join the RCN.
• Ability to empathise with patients. Self-motivated. Good interpersonal skills. Ability to meet tight deadlines. Calm. Happy to communicate at all levels. Flexible approach to work content/hours. Discreet and diplomatic. A good team player. Happy to work on own. Enjoys attention to detail. GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
• Experience of working as a Nurse in a Primary Care Setting. Knowledge of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. Experience of using systmone clinical system. Ability to multi-task. Car driver with own car. Confident.

Experience:

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.

Knowledge and skills:

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Practice Nurse in context of the nursing and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to support, supervise and assess other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.

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.