Are you looking for your next Practice Nurse role? Do you want to work for a supportive and encouraging employer? Then look no further.
St George's Medical Centre in Littleport, Cambridgeshire is looking for an additional Practice Nurse for its small but perfectly formed nursing team. Serving the population of Littleport and the surrounding area we currently have approximately 12,500 patients and the number is growing and is expected to continue with lots of residential development taking place.
Our teams are actively encouraged to take part in external learning and develop any particular interests, study leave will be included in your contract.
The new post holder will be expected to be able to perform core clinical nursing responsibilities and may be supported to provide nursing input for specialist clinical nursing responsibilities depending on the Practice need and the interests of the post holder.
There is also an expectation that the post holder will actively engage with training and development (study time will form part of the contract)
St George's Medical Centre is located in a purpose built Practice, currently serving approximately 12,500 patients.
Our team is made up of 3 Partners, 5 salaried GP's, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 4 Nurse Practitioners, 5 Practice Nurses, 3 HCA's, a Phlebotomist as well administrative support staff.
Our latest CQC inspection gave us Good with being responsive Outstanding. We are building on this to become Outstanding on all if not most aspects.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accountable
to: GP Partners
Job summary
The
post-holders duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an
experienced RGN working in primary care. The post-holder will be expected to
provide a high standard of nursing care for patients, and provide nursing
assistance to doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team, and
support work that maximises Practice income (eg QOF and enhanced service
contracts). There will be some additional specialist clinical duties and responsibilities,
for example respiratory care, Doppler ultrasound assessment, 24-hour ECG and BP
recording, family planning and so on. The
post will be primarily Practice-based, but community home visits may
occasionally be a requirement. There may be a requirement to work outside core
hours depending on the need of patients and the Practice (for example
supporting extended access appointments or flu clinics). The Post-holder will
offer guidance and mentoring to healthcare assistant colleagues, and be
expected to engage in mandatory and individual learning and training
opportunities.
Experience of Diabetes would be an advantage.
Core clinical nursing responsibilities.
Conducting and recording
core clinical observations:Venepuncture and
phlebotomy.
Venepuncture and
phlebotomy.o Urinalysis
o Conducting pathology tests, for example urine
culture, swabs, phlebotomy.
o Blood pressure
o Height / weight / BMI
o ECG
o Peak flow recording and asthma diaries.
Venepuncture and
phlebotomy.
Basic wound and ulcer
care and dressings.
Removal of sutures.
Cervical smears.
Pregnancy tests.
Basic contraception
advice.
Basic healthy lifestyle
advice and referral onwards.
Supporting carers access
support.
Ensure vaccines are
administered under patient group directions.
Routine immunisations
(eg influenza, pneumococcal, shingles).
Infant immunisation and
vaccinations.
Ear syringing.
Chaperoning and assisting
patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
Able to recognize and
manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
Able to perform
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
Assist in and perform
routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and
GPs (eg supporting GP with contraceptive coil insertion and removal).
Ensure
safety netting advice given to patients, make sure patients know what to do if
their symptoms worsen, and record this.
Able to document consultations
according to NMC guidelines.
Housekeeping, ordering
and infection control duties including:
o Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of
nurses and treatment rooms.
o Maintaining and cleaning equipment and fridges.
o Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and
rotating items as required
o Ordering of drugs and stock
o Using web portals to access clinical information
(eg OpenExeter, PCSE)
o Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
Attend and participate
in any practice meetings when required, including the weekly multi-disciplinary
team meetings.
Supporting work needed
to fully achieve QOF and enhanced service contract targets.
Any other delegated
duties appropriate to the post.
Specialist clinical nursing responsibilities (the post-holder may be supported to
provide nursing input for some or all of the following areas, depending on the
Practice need, in discussion with Practice Manager. Training will be provided.)
24-hour blood pressure
monitoring.
24-hour ECG monitoring
Chronic Disease
Management.
Spirometry.
Travel health care
advice and immunisations.
New patient medicals.
Assisting GPs with minor
surgery and coil fittings.
Specialist contraception
advice and family planning.
Specialist wound care,
ulcer management and dressing (eg 4-layer bandaging).
Doppler ultrasound
assessment.
General responsibilities
Maintain registration
with the NMC and engage in the revalidation and appraisal processes, ensuring
you have a written development portfolio.
Commitment to maintain a high professional
standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care
relevant to the post, working in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and within
the scope of professional practice.
Commitment to ensure all Health and Safety
requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems
to a manager or Partner.
Maintain
accurate, comprehensive electronic records of all consultations and treatment,
using our SystmOne clinical system.
Intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care.
Commitment to the effective use of Practice
and NHS resources, avoiding unnecessary waste.
Meet the
needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
Support
Healthcare Assistants and supervise delegated nursing tasks.
Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,
and apply principles of self-care.
Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness
and common sense.
Demonstrate an awareness of own limitations
and experience, and proactively seek solutions and learning opportunities
accordingly.
Follow
all practice policies, protocols, guidelines, and codes of practice, and
communicate any concerns.
Record
and report any complaints, untoward incidents and significant events to the Practice
Manager in a timely manner.
Participate
in data collection, audits, and performance achievement targets (eg QOF) as required
by the practice.
Maintain and monitor
high standards of care and work flexibly when required in
the interests of the practice and patients.
Work
with colleagues to coordinate annual leave requests to ensure the safe delivery
of a service to our patients.
Support
the Practice by working additional shifts when required to cover staff absence.
Learning, training and
development
Actively
engage with any learning following complaints, untoward incidents and
significant event audits.
Identify
personal development and training needs in conjunction with the
manager/partners and actively engage with annual appraisal and ongoing CPD
portfolio.
Participate
in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional
knowledge and skills.
Attend
any ad hoc meetings with the practice team as required.
Support
other nurses within the team with their training and development needs.
Interpersonal
Utilise
and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully
informed and consent to treatment.
Build
positive working relationships with colleagues in order to support patient
safety and the clinical effectiveness of the team.
Ensure
clothing, personal grooming, and manner are at all times professional, safe,
infection-control suitable, and are not likely to hinder relationships with
colleagues or patients.
Safeguarding
The
post-holder will have responsibility to make all reasonable efforts to
safeguard adults at risk and children, and promote their welfare, by following
the practice policy, keeping up to date with training and learning and
communicating issues of concern.
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients
entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to
their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to
expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of
the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder will have access
to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice
staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information
relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from
any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers,
colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice 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.
Health and Safety
The post-holder will take responsibility
for their own health and safety and wellbeing, and take reasonable steps to
ensure the same for other persons, including acts of omission. Key ways to
ensure health and safety obligations are met are being familiar with the
practice health and safety policy, ensuring mandatory training is completed
annually, and communicating any concerns to the named practice health and
safety lead in a timely manner.
The post-holder will follow the practice
infection control policy and guidelines for safe practice, again communicating
any concerns in a timely manner.
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support the equality,
diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that
recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that
is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy,
dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner
which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects
their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.