Job summaryPRACTICE NURSE OPPORTUNITY
Practice Nurse required for 20.5 hours per week over three days (Wednesday - Friday) with flexibility to cover additional hours when needed
Rural training and dispensing Practice with a supportive clinical and administrative team and an ethos of continuous development and improvement.
NMC registered nurse required with treatment room experience including vaccinations, dressings, chronic disease management, family planning and cytology preferred but training will be given to the right candidate.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be responsible for providing clinical nursing service and support to patients of the practice including treatment room procedures, screening, chronic disease management and other advice within their professional competence.
They will work alongside their fellow Practice Nurse and the wider clinical and administrative team to meet the needs of our patients. All duties will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and with regard to the various practice protocols.
About usBrookside Surgery in Stretton on Dunsmore is a 2 GP Partner practice, Dr Alex Watters and Dr Jon Menon work alongside Dr Nick Tyrrell and Dr Ben Thurlow (salaried GPs) to provide care to around 4,500 patients across a wide geographical area.
The Practice's aim is to provide high quality, accessible health care in a timely, responsive and compassionate way, inspiring confidence in our patients, their families and our community.
We are a dispensing practice and dispense prescribed medication to the majority of our patients.
We are a training practice with GP specialist trainees, F2 doctors and medical students having placements with us. We have a strong commitment to continual learning and development for the whole team and encourage training and service improvement.
We have a friendly and supportive admin team who work closely with the clinical team to achieve our objectives.
Our friends and family responses are overwhelmingly positive and we achieved high patient satisfaction levels in the last national patient survey.
Job responsibilitiesJOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSEREPORTS TO: GP PARTNERS (Clinically)THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)HOURS: 20.5 hours per weekProviding assessment and treatment services and health education advice:- Dietary advice
- Blood pressure checks
- Urinalysis
- Health screening
- ECG
- Minor injuries
- Removal of sutures / clips
- Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
Health Screening and preventative care- Routine childhood immunisations
- Seasonal and routine adult immunisations
- Travel advice and immunisation
- Cervical cytology
Sexual Health- Contraception checks and advice
- Assist in fitting of IUCD/IUS
- Assist with insertion and removal of long active contraceptive implants
- Removal of IUCD/IUS
Treatment of patients with long term medical conditions- Advise patients with a new diagnosis of a long term medical condition on likely lifestyle changes and possible sources of help and advice
- Assist in the treatment and advice given at diabetic clinics and at other times as necessary
- Provide care and advice to patients with respiratory care both at routine clinics and when acutely unwell
- Provide screening and investigations for the ongoing care of patients with long term conditions
Administration and professional responsibilities- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
- Ensure accurate and contemporaneous notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients electronic medical record
- Ensure appropriate items of enhanced services claims are made accurately, paying particular attention to the use of correct coding and reporting any problems to the practice administrator
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit
- Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
- Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Minor Surgery Procedures- Management of the Treatment Room for minor operations including maintenance of equipment and stock, adequate staffing and ensuring appropriate enhanced services claims are made
- To assist the doctor to carry out minor surgery procedures as required
- Report any problems to the practice manager
Training and personal developmentTraining requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.
- Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate
- Participate in and contribute to Practice Clinical Education Programme
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development ensuring PREP requirements are met
- If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given
- Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan and Reflective Log and any other requirements necessary for nurse revalidation
Liaison- As well as the nursing team there is a need to work closely with reception, admin and dispensary staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team
- There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies including secondary and community care
- Ensure adequate nursing cover is provided while within the practice guidelines, keeping the practice manager informed of any problems
- Ensure the practice manager informed of any matters arising or problems / potential problems
Meetings- It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.
Health & safety:The post-holder will assist in the implementation and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and all other published procedures.
Personal/Professional development:The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Must be registered with Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and maintain this registration
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
QualityThe post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
- Maintain the standards expecting by NMC for nursing professionals
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of services:The post-holder will:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- NMC Registration
- Registered nursing qualification
Desirable- Additional training/diploma in a chronic disease
- Family planning training
ExperienceEssential- Experience of working in general practice would be beneficial
- Experience of managing timed appointments and prioritising workload
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Brookside Surgery
Address: Brookside, Stretton on Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9NH, United Kingdom
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