Practice Nurse

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	27 Mehefin 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	14 Gorffennaf 2025
Lleoliad:	Bradford, BD6 2DD
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A5738-25-0003

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Parklands Medical Practice JOB DESCRIPTION POST TITLE: Practice Nurse (GP practice) DEPARTMENT: Nursing LOCATION: Buttershaw Lane / Park Road Surgeries BAND: Band 6 equivalent HOURS: Full time is 37.5 hours per week but post holders will have the option for working their hours in a flexible way to balance their needs and the needs of the practice ACCOUNTABLE TO: Practice Nurse Manager RESPONSIBLE TO: Practice Nurse Manager and Business Manager JOB PURPOSE To lead and develop high quality patient care to meet the holistic health care needs of a practice population. PRIMARY DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES KEY ROLE CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE The Practice Nurse works independently using own initiative and is accountable for their own professional actions. Provides support and leadership for other members of the Primary Health Care Team and leads towards the co-ordination of team activities. Administers adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained. Offers comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel to include malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection, first aid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations. Undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal, ear syringing and cytology, wound management. Works within all relevant practice and ICB policies and national guidelines. KEY ROLE CARE AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Takes a lead in long term conditions management, undertakes the establishment and running of disease management clinics and provides specialist nursing care for the patients or communities that the practice serves. Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate. Manages programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and patient group directions. Maintains disease registers. Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary. Undertakes annual review of patients understanding and ability to self manage. Refers to other members of the extended primary health care team including district nurse, chiropodist, dietician, specialist nurses. KEY ROLE HEALTH PROMOTION Initiates and carries out programmes of health screening. Contributes to profiling of the practice population. Enables, encourages and supports individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social well-being. Provides healthy lifestyle and smoking cessation advice to individuals and groups. Develops and maintains the health promotion material within the practice. Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate. KEY ROLE INFECTION CONTROL Leads and supports infection control measures, this includes universal hygiene precautions, appropriate use of personal protective equipment, collection and handling of laboratory specimens, segregation and disposal of waste materials, decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment, reporting and treatment of sharps injuries, dealing with blood and body fluid spillage and infection prevention audits. KEY ROLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques KEY ROLE WOMANS HEALTH Advises patients on the national and local cervical cytology and mammography screening programmes Undertakes a programme of cervical cytology sampling under supervision Advises on breast self awareness and provides supporting literature Advises on the increased risk of peri- and post-menopausal risk of osteoporosis and heart disease KEY ROLE FAMILY PLANNING Advises patients on basic methods of contraception Teaches patients in correct condom use Advises patients on reducing risk of sexually transmitted diseases Refers as appropriate KEY ROLE MENS HEALTH Basic advice and appropriate referral on testicular and prostate cancer, family planning and sexual health KEY ROLE MENTAL HEALTH Identifies patients within routine consultations who may have undiagnosed depression and / or symptoms of stress Refer as appropriate KEY ROLE MANAGE/LEAD SELF/OTHERS Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team. Works collaboratively as a team member to achieve the objectives of the PMS contract and aspirations of the team. Provides expert clinical advice on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of their specialist knowledge and skills to ensure the development of clinical practice. Partakes in clinical supervision for own development. Recognises the development needs of others and provides clinical supervision. Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings. Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service. KEY ROLE INFLUENCE AND DEVELOP POLICY Create and capitalise upon opportunities to influence the setting of policies which will affect health and social well being. Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team. KEY ROLE MANAGE RESOURCES Monitors and uses resources appropriately within the team e.g. vaccines, stationary. KEY ROLE MANAGE AND USE INFORMATION 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 by the practice. Makes recommendations and initiates raising of practice standards and service delivery. Contributes to a satisfactory call and recall system of patients KEY ROLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Contributes to Practice Research activity as appropriate. Identifies, applies and disseminates research findings relating to specialist practice. KEY ROLE - CLINCAL PRACTICE LEADERSHIP Support clinical audit and standards monitoring Support and teach others, including unqualified staff Act as an assessor / mentor to other staff Work effectively in the team KEY ROLE - CLINICAL PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT Uses current research approaches to patient care Have an understanding of the ethical dilemmas in general practice KEY ROLE - CLINICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Support procedures in place for the smooth running of the Practice Contribute to the efficient utilisation of the nursing resources 10. WORKING CONDITIONS Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood, wounds, fleas and lice. Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour. Frequent requirement to travel between sites. Occasional requirement to perform home visits. Take responsibility for the health and safety of themselves and others in the working environment 13. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE HOURS OF WORK: SUPERANNUATION: This post is optionally superannuable. TRAVEL : The job holder must hold a full UK driving license to work between the main and branch surgeries as required REGISTRATION : The job holder must hold a current NMC registration HEALTH ASSESSMENT: This post is subject to a satisfactory pre-employment health assessment.