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Position: PRACTICE NURSE
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to workat a large, yet closely knit practice, that has been rated Good by CQC and hasa training / teaching culture, where you will get to experience a healthy mixof clinical and management role in a supportive environment? If so, then thismight be the role you are looking for. If you relish a challenge and have agood laugh at the same time then we might be the right fit for each other
Main duties of the job
As an experienced Practice Nurse the post-holder will work closely with medical and nursing colleagues to provide frontline nursing care to patients. This involves supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring and managing long-term conditions, health promotion and routine screening. They will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team in order to meet the needs of the practice population. The nurse will work unsupervised ensuring best practice is provided through continued education and supervision support, and will adhere to policies and procedures.
Working with GPs in the practice the post holder will continually review and evaluate services provided and implement improvements as required.
About us
Abbey Medical Practice looks after 28,600 patients in Wellingborough and surrounding villages.
The Practice is led by seven partners and managed by our Practice Manager. The practice has 6 additional GPs in salaried roles with a Healthy Minds Practitioner and a Clinical Pharmacist in post. We are a training practice for trainee doctors and also a teaching practice for medical students from Cambridge and Leicester.
We recognise the importance of providing support to our clinical staff and have a GP who is available to assist any clinician with clinical queries at all times. This is appreciated by the nursing team.
The practice is very sociable and have regular quizzes and sporting events to have a good work-life balance. In summary, we work hard and we play harder!
Job responsibilities
Role
Summary:
Asa Practice Nurse the post-holder will work closely with medical and nursingcolleagues to provide frontline nursing care to patients. The Post holder willwork within their sphere of competence and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times. This involves supporting patients to be healthy,monitoring and managing long-term conditions, health promotion, routinescreening, administration of injections and wound management. They will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team in order to meet the needs ofthe practice population.
The nurse will work unsupervised ensuring best practice is provided through continued education and supervision support andwill adhere to policies and procedures.
Working with GPs in the practice thepost holder will continually review and evaluate services provided and implement improvements as required.
Key Areas:
Clinical
Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well – being.
Manage the care requirements of patients with Long Term Conditions making sure patients are seen promptly,reviewed appropriately and all best practice, QoF and other requirements are met throughout the year.
Be aware of the impact of chronic illnesson carers, and help to identify sources of support, assisting in the maintenance of the practice carers register.
Promote patient independence andself care where appropriate.
In liaison with Pharmacists/ANPsand GPs undertake regular patient reviews to meet best practice guidance,QoF requirements and support optimum treatment.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage healthier lifestyles.
Support and manage the health needs of women attending for cervicalcytology and sexual health screening
Implement and participate in immunisation programmes for adults and children.
Promote and deliver evidence based care for the practice population.
Administer injections as per patient group directives.
Undertaking treatment area clinical work such as wound dressings including but not restricted to compression dressings, removal of sutures andclips, ECGs, Dopplers, phlebotomysubject to appropriate training and assessment where applicable.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc.
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patientconsultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
Act as a chaperone as required by medical colleagues.
Assist as requested where emergency treatment is required for apatient, including CPR
As required by the Nursing Manager, ensure all equipment checks at bothpractice sites, such as vaccine stock control, cold chain maintenance (allfridge temperatures), emergency trollies and drug stocks are undertaken.
Respond to complaints and clinical incidents as appropriate to ensure robust systems are in place for improving practice through joint learning.
Participate in new initiatives toassist patient diagnosis and…