Practice Nurse - Sunray 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 Sunray Surgery in the recruitment of a new practice nurse.

Sunray Surgery was acquired by Kingston GP Chambers on 1st April 2023. The surgery works hard to ensure an excellent level of patient care is delivered to 5,000 registered patients. The surgery is based in close proximity to Tolworth station and the A3. The surgery has ambitious plans to grow following the redevelopment of the surrounding area. In addition, the practice has the benefit of on-site parking as well as designated free parking on surrounding roads and bike storage.

The surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled nurse to join and provide their expertise to the clinical team. There is flexibility offered in terms of available hours, depending on the successful person's availability.

This would consist of:

1. Two long days on Tuesdays (9hrs) and Fridays (9hrs)
2. Or
3. Three shorter days on Mondays (5hrs), Wednesdays (5hrs) and Fridays (5hrs)

This role is open to already qualified practice nurses; however, consideration will be given to nurses who wish to move across from secondary practice. Any new to practice nurses will be fully supported to achieve a practice nurse qualification.

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. Respond effectively to patient needs and ensure 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

About us

Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.

Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present, we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia, and Diabetes.

In addition, Kingston GP Chambers is at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care.

We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend, and on Bank Holidays.

Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative, and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience.

We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community. We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognized as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced, and urgent GP services.

We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce, and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly-provided services.

Job responsibilities

The practice works hard to ensure an excellent level of patient care is delivered to in excess of 5,000 registered patients. There are ambitious targets to increase the list size further and continue providing an excellent level of care. The surgery is based in Tolworth, which is well served by local transport links and has the local broadway in close proximity.

The surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and skilled nurse to join and provide their expertise to the clinical team.

This role is open to already established practice nurses and those wishing to move across from secondary care into general practice.

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. Respond effectively to patient needs and ensure 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 a reasonable commuting distance to the surgery will be considered. Regrettably, we are unable to consider applications from those requiring sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience of working in community/primary care.
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of practice nurse 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.
• 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.
• Ability 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.

Depending on experience, salary will be dependent upon experience.