Practice Nurse

NHS; Warwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000

Job description

We require a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, hardworking & capable Nursing team who provide patient care to our patient population.

Priory Medical Centre is a well-established Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of approximately 19,500 patients and one branch surgery. We have 6 GP Partners and a full complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training practice for GP Registrars.

In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient care in mind. The new building is a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that enables the practice to provide better services to our patients.

The new facilities act as the main surgery, with a branch surgery still available to patients on Woodloes Park at the following address: 1 Brese Avenue, Woodloes Park, Warwick, CV34 5TS.

We are a teaching practice with a regular allocation of trainees. We also demonstrate strong performance in QOF, IIF, CQC reports and have a good dashboard and funnel chart measures within our ICB area. We are also a forward thinking practice and like to develop and move forward.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Undertake Cytology
• Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
• Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients' health
• As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
• To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

About us

Priory Medical Centre is a well-established Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of approximately 19,500 patients and one branch surgery. We have 6 GP Partners and a full complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training practice for GP Registrars.

In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient care in mind. The new building is a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that enables the practice to provide better services to our patients.

Our Vision

To provide accessible and cohesive patient centred care in a supportive town centre environment that continually strives to improve.

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Undertake Cytology
• Removal of Sutures
• Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
• Complete ECGs as required
• Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
• Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the Executive Director
• To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Executive Director & IPC Lead
• To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
• To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients' health
• As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
• To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:

• Support the nursing department
• Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations Manager & Executive Director
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
• Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing

Experience

• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Chaperone procedure
• Understand the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patients
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Occupational health clearance
• NMC registration

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.