Practice Nurse Lead

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

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Nightingale Valley Practice for a Practice Nurse Lead. We pride ourselves on being a fantastic place to work, where you will feel valued, supported, developed and part of a working family.

Nightingale Valley practice are an active training practice covering 14,900 patients.

We are a very friendly and supportive team, co-located in a purpose-built Health Centre with a wide range of associated health services. Our team has a strong multi-disciplinary working ethos and enjoy supporting each other. Working closely with GP colleagues, the post-holder will deliver several Treatment Room clinics providing assessment; treatment; screening; health education services and advice to patients.

We are looking for the post-holder to work 30-37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

You will ideally have knowledge and experience of dealing with chronic disease reviews, in addition to other Practice Nurse tasks. We would welcome applications from candidates who have experience working with QOF/IIF targets and in supporting, mentoring and developing team members.

You will need to be NMC registered with a minimum of 1 year experience working in primary care. The ideal person will be empathetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated and confident working alone or as part of a team.

The postholder would be responsible for contributing towards our annual campaigns, including planning and coordinating clinics, and overseeing QOF domains to ensure we are meeting required targets for chronic diseases. In addition, you will be expected to take part in the extended hours rota for the practice which can include some early/evening shifts and occasional weekend working.

About us

We are pleased to be able to offer flexibility and autonomy within the skill set of the role. This exciting opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic team will include a balanced mix of routine general practice work including driving forward the services we offer to our patients. We have regular practice meetings and regular CPD sessions in-house. Our treatment room team is overseen by an advanced nurse practitioner who offers monthly supervision and training opportunities and clinical support where required.

Job responsibilities

Your responsibilities will be:

General Clinical

• To provide high quality patient care.
• Participate in setting standards for care and auditing clinical outcomes.
• Promote & participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable & therapeutic environment.
• Participate in developing strategies and implementing health promotion programmes for clients and carers and facilitate screening clinics.
• Take responsibility for the safe storage and administration of drugs and equipment.
• Provide information, advice and support to patients face to face and via the telephone.
• Involved in team discussions to ensure best practice.
• Chronic Disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, CKD, COPD, Hypertension, Heart failure, Ischaemic Heart Disease).
• Cervical Smears.
• Leading the treatment room team.
• Overseeing training and development for the treatment room team.
• To assist in decision making involving the treatment room team.

Treatment Room Clinical Skills required

• Venepuncture.
• Urine testing.
• Swabs.
• ECG procedure.
• Assistance in Minor Surgery.
• Infection control management of equipment.
• Immunisation and Vaccine administration.
• Cervical Cytology.
• Health promotion.

Organisational

• To maintain accurate records and data on Treatment Room activities, using the EMIS computer programmes.
• To work as an effective team member and promote a multi-agency collaborative approach to health care.

Additional comments

We encourage nurses with an interest in fitting implants and coils to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered. Works well in a team and autonomously.
• Able to build effective working relationships at all levels.
• Has excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Able to listen carefully in order to understand the needs of others and empathise.
• Good time management.
• Able to organize own day-to-day tasks and able to prioritise time sensitive tasks.
• Able to be proactive. Able to deal sensitively with emotive situations.
• Able to remain impartial and non-judgmental during times of sensitivity, stress and conflict.
• Able to maintain accurate records.
• Able to always maintain confidentiality with regards to patients and staff.
• Self-motivating.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Team worker. Considerate, professional, supportive and generous.
• Adaptable and innovative.
• Gains respect by example and leadership. Honest, caring and sympathetic.
• Personable and approachable. Hard working, reliable and resourceful.
• 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in Primary Care. Experience of working in a treatment room/practice nurse setting.
• Experience of working in teams within a clinical team setting.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment with a wide range of individuals at different levels.
• Experience of developing relationships with external agencies and organisations.
• Experience of chronic disease and health promotion.
• Experience in leading a nursing team.

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.