Practice Nurse - Kidderminster Medical Centre
Kidderminster Medical Centre is looking to recruit a Practice Nurse to be responsible for undertaking a range of nursing assessments and providing appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with GPs according to practice policy and protocols.
The ideal candidate will strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs. Chronic disease management is an essential part of the role as well as mentoring our Health Care Assistants.
Main Duties of the Job
Undertake wound care/management/dressing techniques, leg ulcer management, dopplers, and compression bandaging.
Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Provide an adult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient Group Directions, following appropriate training if required.
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages, and reporting and treating sharps injuries.
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g., burns, haemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies, and asthma attacks.
About Us Wyre Forest Health Partnership:
one successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high-quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team.
WFHP has been operating since December 2014 as a single Partnership, operating out of 5 surgeries, 3 of which are purpose-built. We operate at scale and are at the forefront of primary care delivery in how we organise ourselves, having management and leverage for a large number of primary care employees (approximately 250 people & 50 GPs). We also look after approximately 72,000 patients. We have a very strong quality improvement ethic and are always looking to improve.
WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.
Job Responsibilities
Undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with GPs according to practice policy and protocols.
Strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs. Chronic disease management is an essential part of the role as well as mentoring our Health Care Assistants.
Respiratory knowledge or willingness to undertake training in this area.
Knowledge of the GMS contract, e.g., The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and an understanding of LES/DES is desirable.
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered first-level nurse
Clinical supervision training and experience
Experience
Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience
Management of long-term conditions
Involvement in implementing and using protocols
Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
INR trained
Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service.
Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Ability to identify determinants of health in the local area.
Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
Awareness of local and national health policy.
Awareness of issues within the wider health economy.
Basic IT skills.
Skills
Clinical skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care.
Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
Communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
Negotiation and conflict management skills.
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The ideal candidate will strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs. Chronic disease management is an essential part of the role as well as mentoring our Health Care Assistants.
Main Duties of the Job
Undertake wound care/management/dressing techniques, leg ulcer management, dopplers, and compression bandaging.
Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Provide an adult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient Group Directions, following appropriate training if required.
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages, and reporting and treating sharps injuries.
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g., burns, haemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies, and asthma attacks.
About Us Wyre Forest Health Partnership:
one successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high-quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team.
WFHP has been operating since December 2014 as a single Partnership, operating out of 5 surgeries, 3 of which are purpose-built. We operate at scale and are at the forefront of primary care delivery in how we organise ourselves, having management and leverage for a large number of primary care employees (approximately 250 people & 50 GPs). We also look after approximately 72,000 patients. We have a very strong quality improvement ethic and are always looking to improve.
WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.
Job Responsibilities
Undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with GPs according to practice policy and protocols.
Strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs. Chronic disease management is an essential part of the role as well as mentoring our Health Care Assistants.
Respiratory knowledge or willingness to undertake training in this area.
Knowledge of the GMS contract, e.g., The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and an understanding of LES/DES is desirable.
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered first-level nurse
Clinical supervision training and experience
Experience
Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience
Management of long-term conditions
Involvement in implementing and using protocols
Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
INR trained
Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service.
Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Ability to identify determinants of health in the local area.
Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
Awareness of local and national health policy.
Awareness of issues within the wider health economy.
Basic IT skills.
Skills
Clinical skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care.
Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
Communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
Negotiation and conflict management skills.
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