About this role
Job summary
Please note: This is a Bank-only position, paid at £20.44 per hour.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our Practice Team, working across Chapel Street Surgery in Lye, Stourbridge, and High Oak Surgery at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre.
This is a great opportunity to use your nursing skills within a community setting, providing high-quality, patient-centred care to our local population. You will work in accordance with the NMC Code and within your professional scope of practice.
You will be confident working independently while also contributing positively as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. You will need to be organised, adaptable and able to work effectively in a busy environment.
Experience of EMIS Web would be desirable, although this is not essential as full training will be provided.
To be successful in this role, you will need experience and competence in:
- Children's immunisations
- Cervical screening
- Travel health
- Wound management
- Understanding and working within QOF requirements
Experience in Chronic Disease Management would also be an advantage.
If you are an experienced Practice Nurse looking for the flexibility of Bank work and the opportunity to support patients across our local community, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care in accordance with Trust policies, NMC standards, and national clinical guidelines.
- Work autonomously within the scope of professional practice, recognising limitations and seeking advice or support when appropriate.
- Assess patients' clinical needs, plan and deliver appropriate care, and evaluate outcomes.
- Administer routine and travel immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national guidance and local policies.
- Provide travel health assessments, advice and vaccinations, including patient education regarding travel-related health risks.
- Undertake cervical screening in accordance with national screening guidance and local protocols.
- Assess and manage wounds, providing appropriate dressings, treatment, ongoing review and referral when indicated.
- Support the management of long-term conditions (LTCs), promoting self-management, adherence to treatment and healthy lifestyle choices.
- Recognise clinical deterioration or situations outside personal competence and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Maintain infection prevention and control standards, ensuring safe clinical practice and compliance with relevant policies.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and continuing professional development to maintain and enhance clinical competence.
- The postholder may be required to undertake home visits
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the job advert for further information.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- oManagement of patients with long-term conditions
- oClinical examination skills
- oAccountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
Desirable
- oKnowledge of public health issues
- oAble to identify determinants on health in the area
- oLong term conditions disease qualification
Skills
Essential
- oNegotiation and conflict management skills
Experience
Essential
- oRecent primary and community nursing experience
- oNurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- oNurse-led triage
- oCompiling protocols and clinical guidelines
Desirable
- oProject management
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered first level nurse
- oRelevant nursing/health degree
- oMentor/teaching qualification
- oClinical supervision training and experience
Desirable
- oCommunity nursing specialist qualification
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community
Dudley
DY5 1RU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)