About this role
Job summary
The main aim for this job role is to share workload and responsibility with General Practitioners, providing a service complementary to GPs and making best use of clinical skills within the practice.
To provide high quality, easily accessible service.
The post-holder will be expected to work with the Primary Health Care Team to ensure a seamless delivery of care within the Practice and to promote a positive image of the Practice to its patients and service users.
Main duties of the job
To provide a holistic, autonomous and clinical nursing service to our patients. Making an assessment of their physical, psychological and social needs, implementing agreed management plan with patients including appropriate prescribing and referral.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
About us
Greystone House Surgery is a modern friendly Practice in Redhill representing one of the three sites which make up The House Partnership between Greystone House Surgery, Caterham Valley Medical Practice and The Moat House Surgery.
This role is based at Greystone House Surgery, 99 Station Road, Redhill, RH1 1EB. Cross-site working between the Merstham and Caterham sites may occasionally be required.
We are a forward thinking, well organized training practice with a high reputation for quality and standards. We encourage and support the personal development of all our staff and are keen to ensure the right person joins our friendly team.
Fourteen Partners across three sites (5 in Redhill) Purpose built practice GMS, 16,000 patients (39,000 across the three site Partnership) Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Clinical Pharmacists Training Practice for Registrars, Foundation Yr 2 GPs, Physician Associates, Medical students & Nurses EMIS WebDocman Abtrace Consistently high QOF achievement A member of DHC GP Federation
Job description Job responsibilities
To be able to hold sessions for patients without seeing a GP first.
To diagnose, discharge or refer independently
To set standards of care by implementing protocols and encouraging new health promotion activities to the practice.
Autonomously manage Chronic Disease with the support of GPs.
To be an Independent Nurse Prescriber
To carry out triage.
Participate in reflection, self-evaluation and continuous professional development including performance review. Ensure mandatory training is up-to-date at all times
Contribute to ongoing projects as required
This job description represents an outline of the responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties or tasks. It will change and develop in line with organisational needs and may be amended following consultation with the post-holder. Additional duties and responsibilities that are in line with the scope and responsibility of the role may be added in future.
To accurately document all consultations and treatments in computer records.
To acknowledge clinical limitations and not undertake any procedures for which the nurse is not adequately trained.
To be responsible for own professional practice and accountability according to NMC Code of Conduct and to maintain NMC registration and up to date knowledge of drug administration.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Profession Qualification required
Desirable
Independent Prescriber
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The House Partnership
Address 99 Station Road
Redhill
RH1 1EB
Employer's website https://www.greystonesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)