Practice Nurse - Brunswick Surgery

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Kingston GP Chambers, the GP federation which supports twenty member GP practices across the borough of Kingston, are delighted to be supporting Brunswick Surgery in the recruitment of a new practice nurse.

Brunswick is a forward-thinking and progressive surgery with a well-established and talented workforce. The surgery was inspected in December 2022 and subsequently reviewed in July 2023, having achieved a good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The practice works hard to ensure an excellent level of patient care is delivered to almost 9,000 registered patients. The surgery is based in the modern and purpose-built Surbiton Health Centre, which is well served by local transport links and has the local high street in close proximity.

The surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled nurse to join and provide their expertise to the clinical team. The nursing team currently consists of three Nurses who are ably supported by three Health Care Assistants.

This is a full-time role; however, part-time applications can be considered. This role is open to newly qualified nurses as well as those wishing to move across from secondary care into general practice and already qualified practice nurses.

Main duties of the job

Overall Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver a high standard of patient care using high level autonomous clinical skills and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
• Deal with presenting patients' needs in a primary care setting, responding effectively to patient needs and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and participate in national immunisation and screening programmes.
• Enable patients to manage their long-term health care needs and to achieve their full potential in terms of independent living.
• Actively encourage and facilitate choices for patients by providing health promotion during routine screening procedures e.g., new patient health checks, cervical cytology, and long-term conditions management.
• Communicate complex information to patients and relatives where needed with a variety of diverse needs, using negotiation and persuasive skills to motivate.
• Work with nursing, medical, and health care assistant colleagues to ensure the National Service Frameworks are being delivered.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Undertake clinical duties with relevant training in some or all of the areas:

• Adult and paediatric immunisations.
• Smears.
• Management of chronic conditions.
• Dressings/stitch removal.

Person Specification

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the NMC).
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to build effective working relationships at all levels.
• IT skills with the use of EMIS highly desirable.

This role represents a great opportunity for those wishing to move into primary care. It offers the post-holder the ability to grow and develop within the role and their chosen career pathway, whilst being encouraged to evolve in a nurturing and supportive environment. We are ideally looking for the successful post-holder to commit to working a minimum of one day per week; however, more hours are available.

Only those applicants who live within close proximity to the surgery will be considered. Regrettably, we are unable to consider applications from those requiring sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the NMC).
• Qualification in cytology and/or family planning.

Experience

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of the NP role.
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Experience in travel/child immunisations.
• Experience of working in community/primary care.
• Chronic disease management.

Knowledge and skills

• Understanding of own accountability arising from the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Understanding of relevant legal issues e.g., data protection and confidentiality.
• Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues.
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to build effective working relationships at all levels.
• Able to work within a clear set of guidelines.
• An understanding of the structure of primary care within the wider NHS.
• Ability to undertake audits.

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.