Practice Nurse

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our award-winning practice. The candidate will undertake all General practice chronic disease management as well as general practice nursing duties, including child/adult vaccinations, wound care, and cytology (These 3 accreditations and experience are Mandatory). Should be competent in all QuoF chronic disease reviews and immunisation.

We offer a highly competitive rate of pay.

Ideally, we are looking for a candidate to work approximately 25 - 30 hours over 5 days Fairly FLEXIBLE - ideally PM sessions across main and branch sites. Ample overtime to cover colleagues' holidays available.

We would also welcome practice nurses with a Non-Medical prescribing certificate & minor ailments certificate to apply.

The practice has provided practice nurse VTS training in the past.

If you are an overseas candidate - please only apply if you hold NMC registration & a visa to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would have experience and skills in the following areas:

• QuoF related Chronic Disease Management
• Cytology
• Removal of Sutures
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisation
• Contraception

Knowledge of national and local guidelines with the ability to apply these to individual patients and set targets is essential.

We ask for experience in dealing with the above, holding a diploma as a minimum in each chronic disease is not expected, but core knowledge and ability to assess follow-up of stable patients based on QuoF requirements is a must.

About us

We are a national award-winning practice, including twice winners of NHS Leadership Awards.

We have a total complement of over 30 staff including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, Practice Nurses, associate practitioners, 4 pharmacists, podiatrist, MSK practitioner, 2 mental health practitioners, and frontline administrative staff.

We are an expanding organisation and proactive locally, regionally, and nationally.

We are graded Good / Outstanding on CQC.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit an NMC UK registered nurse with the skills as stated in the advert with mandatory qualification & experience with baby-children immunisation and cervical smear taking.

Hours of work can be from a minimum of 4 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours (WTE).

We welcome practice nurses who wish to train to be Advanced Nurse practitioners and/or to obtain a prescribing certificate.

We have supported such nurses since 2009.

We offer a salary rise after 6 months plus a discretionary bonus after the 1st QuoF year completion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse
• Clinical supervision

Experience

• Minimum 2 years post registration experience
• Management of long-term conditions
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
• One year recent primary and community nursing experience
• Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Experience of audit

Knowledge

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
• Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Aware of local and national health policy
• Aware of issues within the wider health economy

Skills

• Clinical Skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery, and wound care
• Experience of teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Chronic Disease Experience

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.