We are looking for a practice nurse to join our friendly, supportive and committed Practice Team. The successful individual will be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, and health prevention. A relocation package of £8,000 if moving from out of area and 5 weeks annual leave pro rata.
Main duties of the job
Support patients with long term conditions. Perform treatment room procedures. Undertake Cervical Cytology. Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines, including Dopplers and removal of sutures. Carry out as required new Patient Medicals/Urinalysis. Offer lifestyle advice as appropriate. Undertake ECGs. Undertake Venepuncture. Support patients with Chronic disease management, undertaking annual reviews and follow-ups. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. Carry out Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations. Provide Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate. About us
Dunster and Porlock Surgeries are two highly rated and welcoming practices, serving vibrant communities. Dunster Surgery is a rural, family medical practice with spacious, bespoke premises overlooking the village cricket pitch. Porlock Medical Centre has views onto the moors and across the sea to Wales yet is located right on the edge of the village. Both practices were CQC rated in 2018 as Outstanding. Both rated by Severn Deanery as Excellent training locations and this year we were recognised as one of the Top 100 Practices in the country. We are a happy, friendly team who support each other to achieve our mission of providing Gold standard care. We actively encourage personal and professional development and consider ourselves innovative and forward-thinking whilst retaining the ethos of a family practice. The successful individual would need to be able to work from both practices. Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities Professional Support patients with long term conditions. Perform treatment room procedures. Undertake Cervical Cytology. Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines, including Dopplers and removal of sutures. Carry out as required new Patient Medicals/Urinalysis. Offer lifestyle advice as appropriate. Undertake ECGs. Undertake Venepuncture. Support patients with Chronic disease management, undertaking annual reviews and follow-ups. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. Carry out Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations. Provide Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate. Other tasks and duties Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs. Ordering of stock. Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice. At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post. Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines. Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines. Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines. Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written). Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained. Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, and emergency equipment. Confidentiality of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. Managerial Contribute to the assessment of service needs. Assist patients to identify their health needs. Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan. Manage and organise individual patient consultations. Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards. To attend staff meetings. Support the Practice clinical governance agenda. Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines. Educational Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager. Participate in clinical supervision. Support others with their training and development needs. To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills. Additionally train to support patients with their chronic disease management. Person Specification
Qualifications
Relevant nursing/health degree. Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development. 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. Aware of clinical governance issues in primary care. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area. EMIS experience. QOF. Skills and Qualities
Treatment Room Skills. Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines. Experience of audit. Experience in the managing of patient case-loads. Ability to support patients to change lifestyle. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to communicate difficult messages to patients and families. Undertake negotiation and conflict management skills. Computer literate. Remain calm under pressure. Minimum 2 years post registration. At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience. Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking. Management of long-term conditions. Other
Driving licence. Good interpersonal skills. 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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Support patients with long term conditions. Perform treatment room procedures. Undertake Cervical Cytology. Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines, including Dopplers and removal of sutures. Carry out as required new Patient Medicals/Urinalysis. Offer lifestyle advice as appropriate. Undertake ECGs. Undertake Venepuncture. Support patients with Chronic disease management, undertaking annual reviews and follow-ups. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. Carry out Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations. Provide Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate. About us
Dunster and Porlock Surgeries are two highly rated and welcoming practices, serving vibrant communities. Dunster Surgery is a rural, family medical practice with spacious, bespoke premises overlooking the village cricket pitch. Porlock Medical Centre has views onto the moors and across the sea to Wales yet is located right on the edge of the village. Both practices were CQC rated in 2018 as Outstanding. Both rated by Severn Deanery as Excellent training locations and this year we were recognised as one of the Top 100 Practices in the country. We are a happy, friendly team who support each other to achieve our mission of providing Gold standard care. We actively encourage personal and professional development and consider ourselves innovative and forward-thinking whilst retaining the ethos of a family practice. The successful individual would need to be able to work from both practices. Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities Professional Support patients with long term conditions. Perform treatment room procedures. Undertake Cervical Cytology. Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines, including Dopplers and removal of sutures. Carry out as required new Patient Medicals/Urinalysis. Offer lifestyle advice as appropriate. Undertake ECGs. Undertake Venepuncture. Support patients with Chronic disease management, undertaking annual reviews and follow-ups. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. Carry out Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations. Provide Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate. Other tasks and duties Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs. Ordering of stock. Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice. At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post. Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines. Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines. Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines. Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written). Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained. Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, and emergency equipment. Confidentiality of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. Managerial Contribute to the assessment of service needs. Assist patients to identify their health needs. Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan. Manage and organise individual patient consultations. Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards. To attend staff meetings. Support the Practice clinical governance agenda. Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines. Educational Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager. Participate in clinical supervision. Support others with their training and development needs. To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills. Additionally train to support patients with their chronic disease management. Person Specification
Qualifications
Relevant nursing/health degree. Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development. 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. Aware of clinical governance issues in primary care. Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area. EMIS experience. QOF. Skills and Qualities
Treatment Room Skills. Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines. Experience of audit. Experience in the managing of patient case-loads. Ability to support patients to change lifestyle. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to communicate difficult messages to patients and families. Undertake negotiation and conflict management skills. Computer literate. Remain calm under pressure. Minimum 2 years post registration. At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience. Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking. Management of long-term conditions. Other
Driving licence. Good interpersonal skills. 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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