Practice Nurse - Newly Qualified / New to Primary Care (Wakefield)

Trust Primary Care Ltd

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Job summary

We are recruiting 3 nurses to start on 5th November 2024.

LOCATION: Various locations across Wakefield (allocated GP Practices to be confirmed).

Own transport is highly recommended for this post.

This is a training post. However, you will be employed as a Practice Nurse by Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) on a fixed term 12 month contract with an annual salary of £27,000 (includes access to the NHS pension scheme).

You will be working in a GP practice that is approved as a centre of excellence in education and training. You may also have the opportunity to work across other sites and/or elsewhere in their Primary Care Network (PCN), to broaden your understanding of general practice and how different surgeries can operate.

In the first six months you will complete several short courses to gain practical skills including: Phlebotomy, Vaccination & Immunisation, Wound Care, CVD, Mental Health, Asthma & COPD, Diabetes, Learning Disabilities, Motivational Interviewing, Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) and Contraception & Sexual Health. In the second six months you will complete a long-term condition module. Throughout the 12 months, there will be a monthly peer group learning sessions where the whole group come together to learn and share through action learning sets.

You should be:

A final year student nurse / a nurse new to Primary Care.

Able to work 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Able to travel to your allocated GP practice and attend all training courses provided.

Main duties of the job

Be part of the Practice Health Care team providing high quality and forward thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of the practice population. To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed practice standards and protocols.

About us

Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) hosts the West Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub (PCWTH) which means we are accredited to provide undergraduate and post-graduate multi-professional training placements. PCWTHs have an integrated learning ethos, placing education, training and development as a core part of everyday work. We aim to encourage integrated learning both inter-professionally and between learners at different stages of their learning journey, training and developing the future workforce. At TPC, we work with General Practices, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Federations, NHSE&I and the Integrated Care Board (ICB), to address workforce issues and encourage recruitment, development and mentoring in our area.

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0320-24-0010

Job locations

Bowling Highfield Medical Practice

Rooley Lane

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD4 7SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will have support from their work place mentor to be accountable for their own professional actions.

After relevant training, undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture, blood glucose testing, BP checks, urinalysis, peak flow, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Undertakes regular checking of all resuscitation equipment.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, chaperoning, Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Enables, encourages, and supports individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able to do so themselves.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within the practice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

The Practice Nurse has a role in promoting good leadership for all grades of staff

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of care delivery by the Primary Health Care Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service.

Contributes to practice policy development as required.

Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g., dressings, vaccines, stationery.

Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of Read Codes.

Facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Makes recommendations to raise standards of practice and service delivery.

Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood and wounds.

Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.

Potential requirement to travel between sites.

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Data protection Act 1998 and any breaches of the Act or of the confidential nature of the work of this post could lead to dismissal.

The post holder must comply at all times with the practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the PCT and practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

The post holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

The post holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.