About this role
Job summary
Job Title: Practice Nurse
Responsible to: Clinical Nurse Manager
Hours: 24 - 30 hours per week, 9 months maternity cover
Band: £39,787.84 per annum (FTE)
Location: Sothall Medical Centre, S20 1HQ
1. Job Summary
To work as a member of the Practice Nursing Team and be responsible for acting within their professional boundaries to provide care for the presenting patient including screening, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of care; demonstrating safe clinical decision making and expert patient care.
To be involved in all areas of Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, COPD etc.)
The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with the clinical team which will include GPs and other health care professionals.
Main duties of the job
2. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care
Undertake and promote cervical cytology
Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service
Undertake Spirometry and have undertaken relevant training
Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes
Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke & LD
Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care
Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, glucose monitoring and smoking status.
To undertake phlebotomy
Administer injections under an individual prescription or patient group direction
Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel.
Undertake ear syringing.
Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Child Health and Child Protection
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
Refer and use social prescribing teams
To undertake home visits
To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.
INR monitoring if agreed by a shared care protocol.
To supervise and assist junior members of the nursing team, NAs, trainee NAs, HCAs.
About us
Primary Care Sheffield is a GP-led organisation. Our shareholders are 75 GP practices in Sheffield covering over half a million patients. As well as providing a unified voice for general practice in the city, we play an active role both within our Accountable Care Partnership, and the wider South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System.
General practice working at scale through PCS enables us to:
Improve the quality of GP referrals into secondary care with the provision of education, support and referral guidance to practices across ten outpatient specialities.
Provide evening and weekend appointments, 52 weeks-a-year, with GPs, nurses, physiotherapists and phlebotomists at six sites around the city.
Deliver core general practice through the Clover Group of seven GP practices
Operate 24hr ECG and vasectomy clinics and the NHS Health Checks programme for the city
Provide governance and support to practices to enable them to work together in neighbourhoods
Were ambitious for our shareholders and so we continue to work hard, both with providers and commissioners, to find new ways of maximising positive patient outcomes and experiences.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Job Summary
To work as a member of the Practice Nursing Team and be responsible for acting within their professional boundaries to provide care for the presenting patient including screening, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of care; demonstrating safe clinical decision making and expert patient care.
To be involved in all areas of Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, COPD etc.)
The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with the clinical team which will include GPs and other health care professionals.
2. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Key Result Areas
2.1 Clinical Care
Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care
Undertake and promote cervical cytology
Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service
Undertake Spirometry and have undertaken relevant training
Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes
Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke & LD
Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care
Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, glucose monitoring and smoking status.
To undertake phlebotomy
Administer injections under an individual prescription or patient group direction
Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel.
Undertake ear syringing.
Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Child Health and Child Protection
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
Refer and use social prescribing teams
To undertake home visits
To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.
INR monitoring if agreed by a shared care protocol.
To supervise and assist junior members of the nursing team, NAs, trainee NAs, HCAs.
Undertake infection control measures, including audits and annual reports.
2.2 Professional
Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice. Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational policies, procedures and guidelines
Maintain a professional manner
To promote and maintain own personal development and clinical excellence.
Participate in organisational decision making, interpret variations in outcomes and use data from information systems to improve practice.
To promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
Monitor the effectiveness of their clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review
Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained
To regularly participate in clinical supervision as agreed with Lead Nurse.
2.3 Communication
Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding information about their care
Provide advice and information to patient, carers and their families where appropriate
Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated service
Ensure accurate documentation record keeping in line with local policies and NMC guidelines
Promote and demonstrate effective communication networks within the organisation, with partner organisations and other service providers
2.4 Organisational
To complete records, audits, reports and respond to appropriate questions and requests.
To help develop protocols and assist in audits and research.
To attend meetings as requested.
Support effective communication channels between the whole team.
To work according to Clinical Governance and support the Clinical Governance Agenda.
To understand the role of Risk Management within the Practice setting and contributing to risk assessment and Significant Event Audit and the importance of Infection Control.
2.5 Educational
To contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment
Participate in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical skills and ensure own professional development
Undertake and complete all statutory and mandatory training
Contribute to their own personal development and participate in an appraisal and regular performance reviews with the Lead Nurse
To take part in clinical supervision within the organisation
Attend any training and keep skills and knowledge up to date, inline with NMC CPD requirements.
2.6 Clinical Governance
To be familiar with and comply with the Practices Clinical Governance standards, policies and procedures.
Undertake any SEAs that you have been involved in.
Work with the Lead Nurse to investigate adverse clinical incidents and complaints
2.7 Other
Demonstrate commitment to flexible working patterns and across sites to meet the needs of the service and staff
To maintain patients confidentiality at all times
This post is deemed to require a Disclosure check
General
The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the service. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the organisation would aim to reach agreement to changes.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience: Minimum of 2 years post registration experience Experience of working in Primary Care Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the Practice Nurse Role Experience in the management of long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD, Health Promotion/Education Vaccine and Immunisation training Cervical Cytology Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice Undertake Home visits
Desirable
Willingness to undertake further development opportunities. Experience of working with vulnerable patients Experience of working in areas of deprivation Experience in womens health
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, with a valid pin and no restrictions)
Desirable
Evidence of further study/professional development.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services within a GP Practice Understanding of evidence based practice Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc) Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues Understanding and experience of interagency working and adult/child safeguarding. Ability to follow and undertake policy and procedures Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely Well-developed word processing/data collection/IT skills Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Reflective practitioner Time management and ability to prioritise workload Ability to work under pressure Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within Primary Care and with key external stakeholders Flexible working Clean UK Driving Licence Essential
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 Primary Care Sheffield
Address Sothall Medical Centre
24 Eckington Road
Beighton
Sheffield
S20 1HQ
Employer's website http://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)