Practice Nurse

Elgar House Surgery

The closing date is 28 June 2024

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Job summary

Are you a Practice Nurse looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Elgar House Surgery are looking for a Motivated and Friendly person to provide a first class nursing service to practice patients, working closely with healthcare colleagues and in collaboration with the GPs on aThursday and Friday, 16 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

  • Practice independently in accordance with RCN code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, referring appropriately to GPs

  • Maintain accurate and complete documentation of patient care

  • Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development

  • Undertake patient nursing services including:

    • Wound treatments, applying and removing dressings and sutures

    • Administering immunisations and vaccinations including children immunisations

    • Providing patient health education and advice, including travel advice

    • Taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, checking temperatures and blood pressures

    • Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smears

  • Share responsibility for ensuring effective intra-team and practice-wide communication

    • Participate in regular nursing / healthcare team meetings

  • Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge

About us

Our team consists of 5 GP partners, 7 Salaried GPs, a Clinical Pharmacist, ANP, 2 NPs, 3 PNs, 3 HCAs, a very supportive management and administrative team.

About us:

* We are a training practice for ST1, ST2, ST3 and FY2 doctors.

* We have a list size of just under 15,000 patients.

* We use EMIS Web Clinical System and Docman

* Excellent QOF Achievements

* Recently rated Good by CQC

* Parking on site

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2389-24-0001

Job locations

Church Road

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Competencies in all the following areas:

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the needs of individuals and groups within the practice population.

To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (NMC, 2002)

To carry out skilled, evidence-based nursing care

To demonstrate an analytical approach to clinical assessment of patients in the light of current research and resources.

To evaluate and assess nursing care according to clinical need.

To adhere to Elgar House and Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB policies and procedures where appropriate.

Attend treatment room meetings.

To adhere to PCN policies and procedures.

Communication and Liaison Responsibilities

Pro-actively establish good communication networks with all members of the practice team and with members of the Primary Health Care Team.

Ensure good communication with Jessica Bethel and other members of Elgar House management team.

To maintain records in accordance with the NHSE policy and that of the NMC Guidelines for records and record keeping (NMC,2002)

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Competencies in all the following areas:

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the needs of individuals and groups within the practice population.

To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (NMC, 2002)

To carry out skilled, evidence-based nursing care

To demonstrate an analytical approach to clinical assessment of patients in the light of current research and resources.

To evaluate and assess nursing care according to clinical need.

To adhere to Elgar House and Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB policies and procedures where appropriate.

Attend treatment room meetings.

To adhere to PCN policies and procedures.

Communication and Liaison Responsibilities

Pro-actively establish good communication networks with all members of the practice team and with members of the Primary Health Care Team.

Ensure good communication with Jessica Bethel and other members of Elgar House management team.

To maintain records in accordance with the NHSE policy and that of the NMC Guidelines for records and record keeping (NMC,2002)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent experience
  • Registered Nurse (NMC)
  • Evidence of immunisation training and assessment of competence in last 2 years

Desirable

  • Smears
  • Child Imms
  • Travel Imms
  • Compression

Experience

Essential

  • At least 1 year experience within a primary care environment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent experience
  • Registered Nurse (NMC)
  • Evidence of immunisation training and assessment of competence in last 2 years

Desirable

  • Smears
  • Child Imms
  • Travel Imms
  • Compression

Experience

Essential

  • At least 1 year experience within a primary care environment

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).

Additional information

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

Elgar House Surgery

Address

Church Road

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.elgarhousesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Elgar House Surgery

Address

Church Road

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.elgarhousesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Michelle A Hallahan

m81002.manager@nhs.net

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2389-24-0001

Job locations

Church Road

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 4AB


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