Oakley Medical Practice. Practice Nurse @ South and East Leeds GP Group

Job summary

Job Title Practice Nurse (Band 6)

Reports to Lead Practice Nurse

Hours 22.5 Hours per week

Employer Oakley Medical Practice

The new candidate would be joining an experienced and supportive team with a Lead nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, HCA, two GP Partners and 2 salaried Doctors.

Main duties of the job

Job responsibilities

• Chronic disease management: Respiratory Disease (Asthma/COPD), Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease Job holder should hold diploma(s) or be willing to train.
• Assist in/perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and other clinicians at the practice.
• Contraception.
• Cytology.
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler.
• Removal of Sutures.
• New Patient Medicals / Urinalysis.
• ECGs.
• Venepuncture.
• Hypertension Management.
• Long Term Condition Management including Diabetes, CVD, Asthma/COPD.
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations.
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example relevant bloods, urine culture, swabs.
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate.
• If appropriate, prescribe medicines in accordance with the RPS Competency Framework for all prescribers (2021) and NMC Code (2018)
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms, including stocking and rotating items as required.

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About us

Oakley Medical Practice serves the needs of approximately 5,500 registered patients from diverse cultural and ethical backgrounds. The team offers a range of clinical services including health promotion and chronic disease management, NHS health checks, hypertension management, long term conditions, contraception and sexual health advice (including device fitting and removal), cervical cytology, wound management, administration of national childhood and adult vaccinations and phlebotomy. We liaise with the multidisciplinary team as necessary.

Non-medical prescribers work within the team to provide holistic episodes of care, so achieving NHS England and ICB mandates to meet patient need safely, seamlessly, efficiently and effectively by completing clinically robust, evidence-based episodes of care. There is a strong focus on support, training, education, assessment and audit, ensuring the team is clinically confident and competent to meet simultaneous Practice and external guidance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing personal medical services to the practice patients. This will include long-term condition management, health screening and promotion, immunisations, treatments and dressings.

The Nurse is responsible to the Lead Nurse for clinical guidance and professional management, work review and formal performance appraisal. Workload is generally autonomously managed within professional and practice guidelines, policies and directives. Communication and liaison with the Lead Nurse is requisite in negotiating and prioritising a realistic workload. The Lead Nurse is contactable throughout the working day, but in their absence the on-call GP is available to maintain support and guidance.

The following are implicit expectations of the post holder:

• A willingness to undertake additional courses, training and education to meet the needs of the position; this includes attendance at on and off-site meetings and some study during non-working hours.
• A willingness to adapt working practice to meet changing practice and service development.
• Flexibility of working across sites if required.
• Performance is monitored on an ongoing basis and formally appraised annually.

Key roles and functions

• Provide a high quality, safe and supportive environment for patients, meeting their identified physical and psycho-social needs within the scope of individual accountable practice.
• Work within Practice guidelines, policies, protocols and procedures reporting outcomes to appropriate clinical staff so standards of care can be monitored and improved where necessary. This includes adhering to the following agendas: infection control, equality and diversity, health and safety.
• Maintain effective communication with patients, carers, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring information is shared appropriately and confidentially so patient needs are met in accordance with NHS directives and safeguarding policies
• Protect and maintain patient records to the agreed Practice standard and in accordance with professional record keeping standards (NMC 2018).
• Administer medicines in accordance with a non-medical prescribing framework, patient specific direction or patient group direction in accordance with the standards for medicine management (NMC 2018, RPS 2021).
• Organise, manage and prioritise own workload ensuring care of patients is paramount.
• Develop the role by using evidence-based practice and continuously improving own knowledge as defined by NMC revalidation guidelines.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management.
• Using electronic healthcare records systems.
• Diplomas/skills in areas key to General Practice e.g, Phlebotomy, immunisation and vaccination, wound management, health screening.

Desirable

• Have worked with other members of the Primary Care Team (Community Pharmacists, Dietitians etc).
• Participation in research.
• Knowledge and understanding of current national developments and trends in health care.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Understanding of the General Practice Environment.
• Wellbeing and Health promotion.
• Awareness of the role of community nursing overall.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the audit process in healthcare.
• Awareness of issues across the wider health economy.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with evidence of current NMC registration.
• Diploma in chronic disease management e.g. Respiratory, Diabetes, CHD and willingness to work towards any not yet obtained.
• Qualifications/signed competencies in the activities listed below and a willingness to work towards any not yet obtained.

Skills

Essential

• Able to work alone without direct supervision when appropriate.
• Able to undertake and report on autonomous decisions taken practice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• IT skills.
• Time management.
• Problem solving.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Excellent Team player.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Flexible approach.
• Self-motivated.
• Accurate and thorough approach.
• Strong appreciation of customer service skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Positive role model.
• Ability to work core hours.

Desirable

• Ability to work flexibly to provide cover.

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

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

Oakley Medical Practice

12 Oakley Terrace

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS11 5HT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)