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We are currently looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our practice, skills in Respiratory, COPD and Asthma would be preferable but NOT essential.
Haresfield Surgery is a friendly and patient centred GP Practice in Worcester and you will have an opportunity to join our excellent Nursing Team and to work alongside five experienced Practice Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Phlebotomist and three Healthcare Assistants.
Working hours will be 30-37.5 per week, to be worked over 4-5 days.
Job description
Job Description
Position PRACTICE NURSE
Accountable to NURSE MANAGER, PRACTICE MANAGER AND PARTNERS
Hours 30 -37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
(over 4 or 5 days)
Pay £31,414-£38,317 FTE per annum (Depending on Experience)
Job Summary
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.
We are looking for a practice nurse with experience in chronic disease management preferably with an accredited Respiratory qualifications, including Asthma and COPD but this is not essential.
The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.
Main duties may include
Cervical Cytology
Immunisations including Childhood, Travel Vaccinations and administering injections under PGD/PSD requirements
Family planning
Chronic Disease Management specifically respiratory but also Diabetes, COPD Asthma
Wound care, Dressings, Compression Bandaging and Suture Removal
Patient monitoring i.e. Anti-coagulation
Phlebotomy
Assisting with Minor Surgery & Coil Clinics
Full understanding and compliance with all Infection Control principles
Managing day to day stock control
Provide Health Education to patients and their families
Administer medications and treatments according to Clinicians orders
Assist Clinicians with patient examinations and procedures.
Provide patient care in accordance with established standards and protocols
Any other duties delegated to the post
About us
The practice consists of six GP Partners, eight Salaried GPs, two ANPs and a Clinical Pharmacist, who benefit from a supportive and forward-thinking Management and Practice Team, who all assist with the day to day running of our GMS Practice. This is a popular Practice with a growing list size of 18,000+ patients.
Our primary premises was purpose-built in 2006, and offers superb, modern facilities within the heart of Worcester City. We also have a dispensing branch surgery in the nearby rural village of Kempsey. The practice benefits from EMIS WEB clinical software and is active in the education and training of both GP Registrars and Medical Students.
All members of the staff have to be flexible and willing and able to do each others jobs. Staff must be able to offer cover for absent colleagues where necessary. All staff should be prepared to carry out any reasonable request made by a partner, doctor or the Practice management. All staff are expected to be punctual and arrive at work in enough time so that they are ready to commence their role by their contracted start time.
Place of Work
The main place of work will be based at Haresfield Surgery, but there may be occasional times where travel is required to the practices branch Surgery in Kempsey.
Health & Safety
Working within a healthcare environment, the post-holder must take responsibility for their own and others health, safety and security. This will include (but will not be limited to):
All staff within the department adhere to their individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning, reporting and risk management.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of health and safety and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensure implementation across the Practice.
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 across the Practice.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others in these areas.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards, and initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed.
Actively identifying, reporting on and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other staff.
Confidentiality
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be an excellent communicator with a passion for exceptional patient care
- Have the ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive consultation records
- Proven PC Skills inc. MS Word, MS Excel and Email.
Desirable
- GP Practice Nurse Experience
- Chronic disease management qualifications in Respiratory,COPD and Ashtma
- Chronic disease management qualifications- Diabetes
- Good working knowledge of EMIS WEB, DOCMAN10
- Understanding of Health & safety legislation (specifically Infection Control)
Qualifications
Essential
- UK NMC Registered Nurse
Desirable
- GP Practice Nurse experience desirable
- Asthma and COPD -Diploma
- Spirometry -Diploma
- Clinical Skills in Respiratory Care -Diploma
About the employer
The practice consists of six GP Partners, eight Salaried GPs, two ANPs and a Clinical Pharmacist, who benefit from a supportive and forward thinking Management and Practice Team, who all assist with the day to day running of our GMS Practice. This is a popular Practice with a growing list size of 18300+ patients.
Our primary premises was purpose-built in 2006, and offers superb, modern facilities within the heart of Worcester City. We also have a dispensing branch surgery in the nearby rural village of Kempsey.
The practice benefits from EMIS WEB clinical software and is active in the education and training of both GP Registrars and Medical Students.