Job Description

Practice Nurse

The Manor Surgery and Kennington Health Centre

Hours: Up to full-time

We are a large GP Practice in Oxford, with approximately 26,000 patients, looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our large nursing team. The role is based across both the Manor Surgery and Kennington Health Centre, although we would also consider applications from candidates who would prefer to be based primarily at one site.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and a commitment to working as part of a strong and effective clinical team. Ideally, you will be an experienced Treatment Room Nurse with experience of wound care, child immunisations, cytology and travel vaccinations, however we also welcome applications from candidates with less experience who are committed to training and development.

We are a high achieving practice year on year for QOF and achieved Good across the board in our last CQC inspection. We are a training practice with a strong focus on education and encourage and support personal development.

Job Summary:

The post holder will work as part of the primary healthcare team to provide high quality care to the practice population, including treatment, screening, preventative care and education.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical:

The exact responsibilities will depend on the profile and experience of the person employed, and may include the following as appropriate.

Treatment room

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care. Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.

Provide a holistic evidence based approach to wound management and the implementation of wound care in line with Practice formulary. Application of compression bandaging on completion of relevant training

Provide travel health advice following a comprehensive assessment of need, administering immunisations as required under Patient Group or Patient Specific Directions

Participate in the national immunisation programme - administering vaccines as required to babies, children and adults

Promote and deliver the Cervical Cytology Programme to eligible patients

Carry out treatment room duties as needed - including phlebotomy, ECGs, ear irrigation, suture/clip removal, chlamydia screening

Visit patients within their own homes when needed

Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care

Care Management and Health Improvement

Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and their carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication

Provide highly specialised care advice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals).

Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.

Monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Manage health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.

Innovate in practice to meet ongoing demands on the Networks delivery of care.

Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.

Support practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.

Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary

Administration and Professional responsibilities:

Maintain annual registration with the NMC or Health and Care Professions Council, and adhere to the code of professional conduct

Maintain accurate patient records in line with NMC standards of record keeping, using READ codes to ensure accurate retrieval of information for monitoring and audit purposes

Organise and prioritise own workload and manage effectively, being adaptable to deal with emergency situations when needed

Act always in a way to protect the confidentiality of patients and maintain the integrity of the patient/health carer relationship. Demonstrate knowledge and apply principles of Information Governance Work effectively as a member of a team, maintaining a caring environment through the support of colleagues
Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice

Always be aware of own limitations, working within scope of own competence Maintain professional appearance and professional conduct with colleagues, patients and relatives Contribute to the work of the nursing and allied professionals team and provide cover as needed
Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality

Contribute a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.

Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based

guidelines, updating practice protocols as necessary

Maintain high standards, clinically and administratively, in line with CQC requirements

Participate in Audit

Attend and participate in practice meetings to discuss and implement changes as well as to keep abreast of developments within the Practice and locality

Restock and maintain clinical areas and consulting rooms

Training and personal development:

Maintain own continuous professional development and personal development plan. Participate in annual appraisal. Ensure required standards for revalidation are met
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.

Complete mandatory training requirements - to include CPR, anaphylaxis, immunisation, cytology, safeguarding, information governance Attend study days, courses and complete e-learning as required to maintain safe standards of practice and ensure high quality care Participate in clinical supervision

Health & Safety:

Demonstrate knowledge and application of principles of Health and Safety in the work place: to include fire, infection control, COSHH, cold chain procedures as per practice policy
Assist in promoting and maintaining own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policies

Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertake such activities in a way that manages those risks

Identify and report significant events, following procedures related to professional standards

Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintain work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards - clean cupboards and restock as per schedule

Equality and Diversity:

Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, respecting their privacy and dignity needs

Behave in a manner which is welcoming to everyone, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights

This job description is not exhaustive and is intended to be an outline only. Changes may be made by agreement at any time.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00-44,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No more than 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person