Lead Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £22.00 to £25.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £22.00 - £25.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 May 2024 |
| Location: | Petworth, GU28 0LP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2638-24-0010 |
Summary
Job summary: To provide leadership to the practice nurse team, in collaboration with the general practitioners, and develop an effective, quality driven practice nurse service. To promote integrated nursing practice within wider nursing team (practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors) underpinned by the development of evidence-based practice guidelines, for shared delivery of care to the whole practice population. Further, to ensure clinical effectiveness by monitoring of key quality markers relating to guidelines. Role and responsibilities: Clinical responsibilities: Diabetes (essential) Cytology Child immunisations Travel vaccinations Compression/Wound care Phlebotomy Practice leadership responsibilities: Practice independently in accordance with NMC code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, appropriately referring to GPs Maintain accurate documentation of care and utilisation of IT Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the practice population Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development, facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks Enable the nursing team to work effectively and provide a high-quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies Provide focus for nursing expertise within practice, advising nursing staff, appropriate to level of competence Identify training needs of practice nurse team and actively promote life-long learning Lead and enable the practice nursing team in quality assurance and development and to apply and improve clinical governance and risk management systems Carry out 121s and clinical supervision within the nursing team. Complete annual appraisals To take responsibility in infection control including carrying out regular audits Share responsibility for ensuring effective inter-practice communication Ensure skills of practice nurse team are appropriately and effectively used to deliver care Ensure care is delivered by practice nurse team members with relevant and appropriate skills Ensure an effective nurse appointment system, in collaboration with practice manager Ensure that efficient and appropriate stock control is in place Ensure adequate and appropriate practice nurse cover is available within practice Wider primary health care team role Advance clinical nursing practice in the wider nursing team through the development of shared, evidence-based practice guidelines Lead the development and monitoring of key quality markers for practice guidelines, thereby promoting clinical effectiveness Actively participate in educational programmes for whole primary health care team, including medical students and GP registrar, in relation to areas of clinical and practice nursing expertise Produce an annual review of practice activity relating to quality and clinical effectiveness Co-ordinate and administrate monthly nursing focus meetings for wider nursing team, GP representative and practice development manager Participate in practice research activity and develop knowledge base of clinical research that will create potential for collaboration with others in investigation, analysis of Practice problems and generation of research questions Plan, develop, implement and evaluate new health promotion and chronic disease management services Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge