Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary: The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, e- consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the organisation: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.

Contributing to development of practice and local Primary Care Network.

Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Contributing to the teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and GP Trainees attached to the practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised medical degree & Certificate of Completion of Training for GP (CCT).
• MRCGP (if trained prior to nMRCGP).
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Full driving licence.
• English - ability to communicate well, both written and spoken.
• System 1 experience.
• Previous Practice experience.
• Wide range of appropriate experience for a GP.
• Computer literate: GP record systems, MS Word etc, e-mail etc.
• Consulting skills - patient centred, reflective.
• Good communication skills: inter and intra-professional, Doctor-patient.
• Good time management.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• No criminal record.
• Motivated, interested, enthusiastic, keen to learn.
• Honest, trustworthy, reliable.
• Adaptable, flexible, open-minded.
• Co-operative.
• Self aware, insightful.
• Team player.
• Polite, professional appearance.
• Stress coping mechanisms.
• Sense of humour.

Desirable

• Other medical postgraduate qualifications.
• Other qualifications.
• Life experience outside of medicine.
• Teaching experience or interest.
• Research experience or interest.
• Other specialist skills / medical interest.
• Management skills.
• South Asian language skills incl. Urdu.
• Other language skills.
• Ability to analyse changes in primary care.
• Bradford connection - home or training.
• Activities and interests outside medicine.

Experience

Essential

• Fully compliant with GP Annual Appraisal and Revalidation.

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

HORTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address

99 Horton Park Avenue

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD7 3EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.horton-park.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

"No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."

Person Specification

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples; ECGs; Venepuncture; New patient medicals; Chaperone procedure; Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly; Travel medicine; Diabetes; Hypertension; Asthma; Spirometry; CHD; Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel); Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.); Understands the importance of evidence-based practice; Broad knowledge of clinical governance; Ability to record accurate clinical notes; Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs; Knowledge of health promotion strategies; Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy;

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area; Awareness of issues within the wider health arena;

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma or degree ( Care)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care environment; Experience chronic disease management.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

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

Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd

Address

Grove Village Medical Centre

4 Cleeve Court

Kilross Road

Bedfont

TW14 8SN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Governance, Quality and Compliance

• Lead the coordination of governance and compliance activities across the practice.
• Develop, implement, review and maintain practice policies, procedures and standard operating procedures in line with NHS guidance, employment legislation, CQC requirements and best practice.
• Ensure the practice maintains ongoing compliance with CQC Standards and contractual obligations and ensures CQC inspection readiness.
• Support quality assurance programmes, audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain governance systems including policy registers, audit schedules, action plans and compliance dashboards.
• Monitor compliance against internal and external standards and escalate risks where required.
• Support the management of complaints, significant events, patient feedback and learning outcomes.
• Coordinate and monitor risk assessments, business continuity plans and governance actions.

Workforce and HR Support

• Provide HR and workforce administration support to the management team.
• Support recruitment processes including advertising vacancies, arranging interviews, preparing recruitment documentation and pre-employment checks.
• Coordinate induction programmes for all new starters.
• Support the management of staff records ensuring compliance with employment legislation and NHS requirements.
• Maintain workforce databases including training, appraisal, immunisation, registration and DBS records.
• Monitor annual appraisals and mandatory training completion.
• Produce workforce compliance reports for senior management.
• Support sickness absence monitoring, return-to-work processes and wellbeing initiatives.
• Assist managers in implementing HR policies and practices.

Training, Education and Medical Placements

• Coordinate and deliver practice induction programmes for new employees.
• Organise and support educational placements for medical students, GP registrars, nursing students and other healthcare professionals.
• Develop and maintain induction resources and training materials.
• Monitor completion of mandatory and role-specific training requirements.
• Support the delivery of internal training sessions and workforce development programmes.
• Maintain training records and provide regular compliance reports.
• Promote a culture of learning, continuous professional development and staff engagement.

Business Support and Administration

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Director of Business and Deputy Director of Business.
• Support delivery of strategic and operational priorities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, business cases and meeting papers.
• Coordinate governance meetings, workforce meetings and quality review meetings, maintaining accurate records, minutes and action logs.
• Support contract monitoring, performance reporting and service development activities.
• Contribute to business continuity planning and organisational resilience arrangements.

Service Improvement, Innovation and Projects

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, patient services and staff experience.
• Lead or support projects designed to improve operational efficiency and quality of care.
• Support achievement of practice objectives and priorities within the business plan.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience supporting CQC compliance and inspection preparation.
• Experience developing and reviewing policies and procedures.
• Experience providing workforce or HR administration support.
• Experience organising training, inductions or educational placements.
• Experience supporting senior managers and organisational projects
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret guidance and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to build positive working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Park Medical Practice

Address

Cottam Lane Surgery

Cottam Lane

Preston

Lancashire

PR2 1JR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://parkmedicalpractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Job Title: Practice Nurse Practice: Park Medical Practice Hours: 26 to 28 hours per week Salary: £21.58 per hour (£42,196.73 FTE), equivalent to Agenda for Change Band 6 Reports to: Clinical Nurse Manager Professionally Accountable to: GP Partners Location: Chaddesden, Borrowash and University of Derby Clinical System: SystmOne Professional Registration: Current NMC registration required DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS required

The Practice Nurse will deliver high quality, evidence based nursing care across all three Practice sites. The post holder will provide treatment room services, long term condition management, cervical screening, travel health, immunisations and preventative healthcare, while contributing to QOF achievement, clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Nurse Manager, GPs and wider multidisciplinary team to promote health, wellbeing and self management and to support the achievement of Practice objectives and enhanced services.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Deliver evidence based long term condition reviews including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.
• Provide treatment room services including wound care, dressings, suture removal, venepuncture, ECGs, spirometry and NHS Health Checks.
• Undertake cervical screening in accordance with national guidance.
• Administer childhood, adult, seasonal and travel vaccinations in accordance with appropriate PGDs and PSDs.
• Provide health promotion, lifestyle advice and preventative healthcare.
• Maintain accurate patient records and clinical coding within SystmOne.
• Recognise deteriorating patients and escalate concerns appropriately.

The post holder will:

• Support achievement of QOF indicators through the delivery of high quality clinical care.
• Use approved clinical templates and appropriate coding to ensure accurate data capture.
• Support effective patient recall systems and appropriate follow up of patients.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Practice team to support long term condition management and Practice objectives.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement activity.
• Comply with CQC standards and Practice requirements relating to safeguarding, infection prevention and control and information governance.
• Contribute to learning arising from complaints, incidents and Significant Events.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety and professional practice.

The post holder will:

• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control within treatment rooms and clinical areas.
• Follow cold chain procedures and requirements for safe vaccine management.
• Identify and report risks appropriately.
• Participate in and support infection prevention and control audits.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Maintain current NMC registration and meet all requirements for professional revalidation.
• Work in accordance with the NMC Code and within their individual scope of professional competence.
• Participate in mandatory and statutory training.
• Maintain continuing professional development appropriate to the role.
• Comply with Practice policies, procedures and clinical protocols.

The post holder will:

• Use clinical resources responsibly and appropriately.
• Monitor clinical stock and report shortages or concerns.
• Support the Practice in achieving value for money and reducing unnecessary waste.

The Practice Nurse will maintain effective professional working relationships with GP Partners, the Practice Manager, Clinical Nurse Manager, nursing colleagues, Healthcare Assistants, reception and administration teams, PCN colleagues, community services, secondary care providers and patients.

The post holder will communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues and contribute positively to multidisciplinary and team working across the Practice.

The post holder will:

• Comply with all Practice policies and procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with UK GDPR and information governance requirements.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Participate in annual appraisal and maintain an appropriate personal development plan.
• Maintain the professional standards expected of a Registered Nurse.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the role.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be reviewed in consultation with the post holder to reflect the changing needs of the Practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Recognised cervical screening qualification/competency
• Recognised immunisation and vaccination training/competency
• Relevant post-registration training in long term condition management

Desirable

• Independent Nurse Prescriber qualification
• Travel Health qualification or recognised training
• Additional post-registration qualifications relevant to General Practice nursing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse within General Practice or Primary Care
• Experience of long term condition management, including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease
• Experience of cervical screening
• Experience of childhood and adult immunisations
• Experience of treatment room services, including wound care, venepuncture and ECGs
• Experience and competence in using SystmOne, including clinical documentation, templates and coding
• Experience of supporting QOF achievement and effective patient recall
• Experience of health promotion and preventative healthcare
• Ability to work independently and manage an appropriate clinical workload

Desirable

• Experience of travel health immunisations
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement
• Experience of working across multiple Practice sites

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

Park Medical Practice

Address

Park Medical Practice

Maine Drive

Chaddesden

Derby

DE21 6LA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.parkmedical.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

"No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."

Person Specification

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples; ECGs; Venepuncture; New patient medicals; Chaperone procedure; Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly; Travel medicine; Diabetes; Hypertension; Asthma; Spirometry; CHD; Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel); Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.); Understands the importance of evidence-based practice; Broad knowledge of clinical governance; Ability to record accurate clinical notes; Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs; Knowledge of health promotion strategies; Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy;

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area; Awareness of issues within the wider health arena;

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma or degree ( Care)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care environment; Experience chronic disease management.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

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

Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd

Address

Grove Village Medical Centre

4 Cleeve Court

Kilross Road

Bedfont

TW14 8SN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population

b. The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract

c. Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance

d. Effective management of long-term conditions in keeping with local and national guidance.

e. Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.

f. On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles. The practice is planning to introduce a total triage system along with Safe Working limits. Duty doctor sessions are currently allocated in proportion to sessions worked with some variation to account for leave and sickness absence.

g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy, and guidance.

h. Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload.

i. Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process.

j. Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.

k. Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF.

l. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.

m. Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance and training.

n. Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.

o. Prepare and complete the revalidation process.

p. Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team.

q. Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines.

r. Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure.

s. Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies.

t. Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• Registered on Performers List as a General Practitioner

Desirable

• SystmOne experience
• QOF and Audit
• Women's Health experience / qualification

Experience

Essential

• Personal Attributes
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Good organisational skills
• Effective time management
• Teamwork

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

Boultham Park Medical Practice

Address

Boultham Park Medical Practice

Boultham Park Road

Lincoln

LN6 7SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Interact with patients to provide and process information in response to enquiries, concerns and requests about NHS/practice services.
• To ensure that all patients have a positive experience.
• To work as part of the Patient Services Team in a professional manner to provide high quality service, administration and support services to all clients, visitors, GPs and Allied Health Professionals.
• To follow all standard operating procedures and policies to ensure working in an efficient and courteous manner at all times.
• To provide a professional call handling service and associated administration duties.
• To embed and sustain an ethos of care navigation throughout the team; providing advice and guidance and signposting patients to the most appropriate clinician/service.
• To record all essential information accurately.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• -GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• -A minimum of 1 year experience with SystmOne.
• -Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• -Competent in the use of IT.
• -Ability to deal confidently and courteously with people both in person and over the telephone.
• -Ability to work flexibly as a team member.
• -Able to work on own initiative and prioritise workload.
• -Empathetic, honest & caring.
• -Able to work under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience in a patient facing/customer service role

Experience

Essential

• -1 Year minimum experience of working with SystmOne
• -1 Year minimum experience of working in a customer service role

Desirable

• -Experience of working in a GP practice

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.

Employer details

Employer name

HORTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address

99 Horton Park Avenue

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD7 3EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.horton-park.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

"No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."

Person Specification

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples; ECGs; Venepuncture; New patient medicals; Chaperone procedure; Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly; Travel medicine; Diabetes; Hypertension; Asthma; Spirometry; CHD; Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel); Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.); Understands the importance of evidence-based practice; Broad knowledge of clinical governance; Ability to record accurate clinical notes; Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs; Knowledge of health promotion strategies; Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy;

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area; Awareness of issues within the wider health arena;

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma or degree ( Care)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care environment; Experience chronic disease management.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

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

Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd

Address

Grove Village Medical Centre

4 Cleeve Court

Kilross Road

Bedfont

TW14 8SN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Has experience in a healthcare or care-related role (desirable but not essential)
• Is organised, reliable, and able to work independently
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is keen to learn and develop new skills
• Shares our commitment to high-quality patient care

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical knowledge and skills
• Good organisational skills, enthusiastic and dynamic member of the clinical team
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Good clinical system IT knowledge
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals, including height, weight, BP, pulse
• Chaperone procedure
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Park Medical Practice

Address

Park Medical Practice

405 Stockport Road

Timperley

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA15 7XR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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