Practice Nurse

Practice Nurse required for Overton Park Surgery, experience preferred.

Hours are as follows:

• Mondays 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
• Tuesdays 13:00 - 18:00 (5 hours)
• Wednesdays 13:00 - 18:00 (5 hours)
• Fridays 13:00 - 18:00 (5 hours)

19 hours in total.

We are a forward-thinking GP Practice in the centre of Cheltenham with a dynamic team of doctors, nurses, ARRS staff, and administrators.

The successful candidate should be able to undertake a range of core clinical competencies as identified in the job description.

We are looking for a part-time qualified Practice Nurse with experience in chronic disease management, immunisations, childhood vaccinations, travel advice per national recommendations, and other Practice Nurse duties.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide care for the presenting patient.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures are followed and compliance with CQC Essential Standards of Care.

To work flexibly within the nursing team to ensure the practice can accommodate the health care needs of patients at all times, including the need to work additional hours or change hours of work on occasion.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Providing care, treatment, and support that meets patients' needs.
• Assess, plan, provide, implement, and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals in the practice population.
• Manage patients with long term conditions in line with practice protocols and agreed best practices adopted by Overton Park Surgery.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage healthy living, applying principles of self-care (e.g., diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking cessation).
• Undertake health screening, surveillance, new-patient screens, and immunisations.
• Assess and care for patients presenting with wounds, including removal of sutures and clips and leg ulcer management.
• Vaccination and immunisations, administering injections, ensuring safe vaccine storage, implementing cold chain policy.
• Undertake cervical cytology screening on eligible patients in line with national guidelines.
• Perform ear irrigation, urinalysis, ECGs, peak flow readings, blood pressure measurements, and venepuncture as required.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Obtain and act on patient feedback on an individual basis and as part of the wider practice team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of post-registration training and continued personal development.
• Experience/Diploma in at least 1 or 2 chronic disease management areas (e.g., Diabetes, CHD, COPD, Asthma).

Experience

• Clinical observations
• Sample collections
• Childhood immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical cytology
• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Well-motivated with a positive attitude to work and willingness to learn
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently
• Chronic disease qualifications
• Experience of community working and domiciliary visits
• Mentorship of students and experience of teaching
• Experience using TPP SystmOne clinical system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and 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.