Practice Nurse - Gp Practice Primary Care

Practice Nurse - GP Practice Primary Care NHS Manchester GBP 10,000 - 40,000 Be among the first applicants.
6 days ago Overview We are seeking to increase our Primary Care Practice Nurse provision at our Practice.
Candidates will ideally have an interest in diabetes, but this is not essential.
We are looking for part-time but would consider more hours.
We are a friendly, supportive, innovative, and progressive team and ask for a can-do approach towards delivering high-quality care to our patients.
We recognise continuous professional development is important and offer support with this and revalidation.
You will be working alongside our Health Care Practitioner with a competent and experienced clinical team to support you.
Home visits will be required.
Main Duties Provide nursing services to patients of the Practice including treatment, screening, and advice within the professional competence of the post holder.
Help set up screening clinics and manage local schemes such as Primary Care standards.
Perform all elements of Chronic Disease Management, Immunisation and vaccination, and cervical screening.
Conduct data entry for complex vaccinations and histories from outside the UK.
Work in accordance with the NMC UKCC Code of Conduct.
About Us The Alexandra Practice is committed to patient-centered care and staff training & development.
We operate with a friendly and supportive ethos in mind at all times.
Our main priority is patient-first care within a warm and caring environment.
Patient and staff wellbeing is fundamental to our Practice ethos, and we continually strive to learn, grow and improve in line with new technologies and developments in healthcare.
We have adopted new digital systems to support our working practices and ease the administrative burden that seems to have overwhelmed the NHS sector currently.
We work in a supportive and team environment, protecting our staff as well as our patients and care processes.
Staff benefit from the NHS Pensions scheme, training and development packages, staff well-being support, and regular group sessions including the whole Practice team.
Job Responsibilities Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with the general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.
Provide general and specific health screening to the practice population with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
Organise and undertake child health/travel immunisation clinics.
Order and maintain vaccine stock and stock rotation.
Lead for Fridge maintenance and Cold chain; Lead for Infection Control.
Responsibility for call and recall and routine/proactive monitoring of patients on Chronic Disease Registers (QOF).
Advise patients requesting travel vaccinations and organise vaccination programmes where applicable.
Lead on diabetes management if qualified to do so.
Advise on and administer contraception and depo injections.
Coordinate Practice audit and lead on infection control management and admin.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to general practitioner as necessary.
Participate in ongoing practice projects such as secondary prevention of heart disease, PCQRRS, GM Standards, and PCN Incentives such as IIF.
Maintain supplies and equipment used, ensuring stock control and room audits.
Maintain accurate patient records and statistics.
Chaperone when required by GP.
Participate in Protected Learning Time sessions with other practice team members and attend monthly training sessions.
Attend Fire, Infection Control, and Resuscitation sessions annually plus all other required training and development.
Refer to other members of the multi-professional team as required.
Education and Training Nursing Degree or Registered Nurse degree apprenticeship.
Asthma and COPD Training as required, including Spirometry.
Health Promotion training.
Annual Cytology Update.
Prescribing Course (Optional).
All routine training such as Information Governance/Safeguarding/Infection Control as required by the Practice.
Communication Regular meetings with GPs on clinical issues.
Regular communication with Practice Manager and Practice team.
Daily review of NHS Email and internal email system.
Daily review of internal and external tasks such as EMIS and Docman.
Regular review of GP Contract, revalidation, top-up indemnity, and NMC membership - requirement on the candidate to ensure this is all up to date.
Key Responsibilities To provide assessment, screening, and treatment services relevant to patients and their families, at the Practice or in the patients' home.
Manage and lead on QOF/IIF/PCQRRS & other projects as required by the Practice.
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
Participate in data entry as relevant to the role and requirements.
Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy, and policy, and regularly update relevant practice protocols.
Assess and monitor patients with chronic disease and recommend referral to GP for change in treatment.
Participate in research within the Practice.
Liaise with staff in hospitals and community, social services staff, and voluntary organisations as required to provide an adequate service to the patients.
Maintain professional development by attending courses and study days as arranged with the Practice Manager/GP.
Co-operate with the University and School of nursing if requested in the allocation of student nurses to the practice.
Take full responsibility for all areas of any prescribing (if within remit of role and capabilities) and act on any requests or audits from the Medicines Management Team.
Ensure Safeguarding duties and responsibilities are undertaken to the fullest extent.
Ensure Infection Control measures are adequate and followed to the utmost extent - Lead for this area within the Practice.
Ensure continuous professional development and training.
Person Specification Knowledge and Skills Must be RGN.
Nursing degree or Registered Nurse degree apprenticeship.
Chronic disease management (ideally with an interest in diabetes).
Phlebotomy and administering injections are essential.
Flexible approach towards patient care and recall.
A positive, proactive attitude and excellent communication skills are essential.
Team working and good interpersonal skills are essential.
Experience of QOF and Standards/IIF/PCQRRS is required for this role.
Experience in a Primary care/community setting.
IT skills must be of a competent level.
EMIS Software Experience.
Diabetes interest.
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.
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