We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Practice Nurse to join our highly motivated, supportive clinical team. The ideal candidate will be registered with the NMC and have experience working within General Practice. An interest in women's health experience would be preferable but not essential.
Currently 9 hours per week over one day, however, we are willing to consider half days or be flexible with days and hours for the right candidate. Availability to cover annual leave within the nursing team is also desirable.
Main duties of the job
Provide efficient, professional nursing care to patients, including: Immunisation clinics and associated admin Undertake preventative and treatment clinics for the general nursing care of patients including dressings, removal of sutures, ECGs, blood pressures Undertake wound management Provide a cervical smear service and family planning information Maintain clinical areas and equipment, stock control, and drugs and sundry items Keep accurate, contemporaneous records, both written and electronic Establish diagnoses to set protocols (e.g. BP, blood tests, ECG recordings, Spirometry, AMPBs etc) Participate in clinical call and recall systems and record results Undertake clinical audits and assist with administration of recalls Assist in supervising student nurses and perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of the practice Be involved in identifying practice clinical needs About us
Marden Medical Centre is a friendly, rural practice in the heart of the village of Marden, Kent. We provide a high standard of care to our 7,500 patients and are proud of our Outstanding CQC award for patient care. Marden is a training practice with a strong ethos for both personal and professional development. We have a dynamic team of 3 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 3 paramedic practitioners, and an outstanding nursing team together with a supportive admin team. The team is active within our Weald PCN and has excellent networking contacts with local colleagues. Our lead nurse is the Multi-professional lead for WKCCG. Job responsibilities
Role Responsibilities: Assist in and perform tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs. These tasks include: Wound and ulcer care Measuring for compression stockings Minor injury management, follow-up, and appropriate referral Removal of sutures/staples Cervical smears Removal of coils and coil checks Family Planning: sexual health advice, pill checks, first contraception, administration of contraceptive injections Blood pressure monitoring, including setup of 24-hour monitoring 12 lead ECG, including setup of 24-hour ECG Ear irrigation Administration of injectable medication under PGD or PSD Routine immunisations (adult and paediatric) Anticoagulation monitoring (Warfarin) Assisting GPs with minor surgery procedures, coil insertion, and implant insertion/removal Requesting relevant pathology tests (e.g., urine culture, swabs, histology, and bloods for chronic disease monitoring) Assist in annual flu clinics (paediatric and adult) Undertaking Spirometry, COPD, and Asthma reviews Management of Diabetic patients, including annual reviews, follow-up and recall, monitoring oral diabetic medications and initiation of insulin and non-insulin injectables This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be required. In addition, the practice nurse will: Maintain and clean equipment used by nurses and GPs Undertake daily dusting and tidying of the treatment room Order stock from KPCA Order immunisations as required from Immform Participate in administrative systems in the practice (e.g., QOF) Maintain accurate records Advise the GP of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in practice meetings and clinical governance when required Maintain competence by attending regular updates or online training as required Special Requirements of the Post:
An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness, and common sense A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources An awareness of own limitations and experience Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings and revalidation Membership of the RCN Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning, and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside of the workplace Team Working:
Understand own role and scope within the organisation and identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload, and ensure time-management strategies are embedded in own practice Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction, and policies impacting upon care delivery, participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care Communication:
Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring, presenting and communicating information Review and process data using accurate read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition Understand own and others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act Collate, analyse, and present clinical data and information to the team Health & Safety:
Assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety, and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Equality and Diversity:
Support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs, and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights Person Specification
Experience
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of working in primary care or GP Practice Qualifications
UK NMC Registration An interest in women's health is desirable but not essential to secure the position Knowledge and Skills
Ability to provide quality care Good interpersonal and communication skills Basic IT skills Experience of Emis Clinical system 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.
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Provide efficient, professional nursing care to patients, including: Immunisation clinics and associated admin Undertake preventative and treatment clinics for the general nursing care of patients including dressings, removal of sutures, ECGs, blood pressures Undertake wound management Provide a cervical smear service and family planning information Maintain clinical areas and equipment, stock control, and drugs and sundry items Keep accurate, contemporaneous records, both written and electronic Establish diagnoses to set protocols (e.g. BP, blood tests, ECG recordings, Spirometry, AMPBs etc) Participate in clinical call and recall systems and record results Undertake clinical audits and assist with administration of recalls Assist in supervising student nurses and perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of the practice Be involved in identifying practice clinical needs About us
Marden Medical Centre is a friendly, rural practice in the heart of the village of Marden, Kent. We provide a high standard of care to our 7,500 patients and are proud of our Outstanding CQC award for patient care. Marden is a training practice with a strong ethos for both personal and professional development. We have a dynamic team of 3 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 3 paramedic practitioners, and an outstanding nursing team together with a supportive admin team. The team is active within our Weald PCN and has excellent networking contacts with local colleagues. Our lead nurse is the Multi-professional lead for WKCCG. Job responsibilities
Role Responsibilities: Assist in and perform tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs. These tasks include: Wound and ulcer care Measuring for compression stockings Minor injury management, follow-up, and appropriate referral Removal of sutures/staples Cervical smears Removal of coils and coil checks Family Planning: sexual health advice, pill checks, first contraception, administration of contraceptive injections Blood pressure monitoring, including setup of 24-hour monitoring 12 lead ECG, including setup of 24-hour ECG Ear irrigation Administration of injectable medication under PGD or PSD Routine immunisations (adult and paediatric) Anticoagulation monitoring (Warfarin) Assisting GPs with minor surgery procedures, coil insertion, and implant insertion/removal Requesting relevant pathology tests (e.g., urine culture, swabs, histology, and bloods for chronic disease monitoring) Assist in annual flu clinics (paediatric and adult) Undertaking Spirometry, COPD, and Asthma reviews Management of Diabetic patients, including annual reviews, follow-up and recall, monitoring oral diabetic medications and initiation of insulin and non-insulin injectables This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be required. In addition, the practice nurse will: Maintain and clean equipment used by nurses and GPs Undertake daily dusting and tidying of the treatment room Order stock from KPCA Order immunisations as required from Immform Participate in administrative systems in the practice (e.g., QOF) Maintain accurate records Advise the GP of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in practice meetings and clinical governance when required Maintain competence by attending regular updates or online training as required Special Requirements of the Post:
An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness, and common sense A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources An awareness of own limitations and experience Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings and revalidation Membership of the RCN Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning, and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside of the workplace Team Working:
Understand own role and scope within the organisation and identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload, and ensure time-management strategies are embedded in own practice Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction, and policies impacting upon care delivery, participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care Communication:
Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring, presenting and communicating information Review and process data using accurate read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition Understand own and others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act Collate, analyse, and present clinical data and information to the team Health & Safety:
Assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety, and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Equality and Diversity:
Support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs, and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights Person Specification
Experience
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of working in primary care or GP Practice Qualifications
UK NMC Registration An interest in women's health is desirable but not essential to secure the position Knowledge and Skills
Ability to provide quality care Good interpersonal and communication skills Basic IT skills Experience of Emis Clinical system 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.
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