Practice Nurse

We are seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to compliment the role of the GP andother Health Professionals and be an integral part and key member of care team.

You willmake the best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well-beingand maximise health gain for patients and provide a safe, high quality and accessible treatment room service to our registered patients. We value teamwork, mutual support and a friendly working environment.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a primary care setting, preferably as aPractice Nurse and additional qualifications in Long Term Conditions such asCOPD, Asthma, Diabetes and CHD are desirable, as are contraception and travel service.

As atraining practice we are fully committed to training and development opportunities to progress your career. We are also an active primary care research practice which includes treatment room participation. If you are looking to be part of an expanding team dedicated to providing quality care andmaking a difference in our patients lives in a primary care setting, we wouldlove to hear from you!

For informal enquiries please contact Roxanne Seeney at

Please note that this vacancy could close early once sufficient applications have been received.

The purpose ofthis role is to:

• Compliment the role of the GP and other Health Professionals as an integral part and keymember of the care team.
• Makethe best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well-being and maximise health gain for patients.
• Provide a safe, high quality and accessible treatment room service to the practice population.

PML is a successful not-for-profit, GP-led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

Professional:

• Assess problems presented opportunistically by patients.
• Provide continuing care to patients across the practice population.
• Initiate laboratory requests and collect specimens as required, interpret specified results and act accordingly.
• Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
• Providea holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line withcurrent evidence-based guidelines and locally agreed formulary.
• ECG
• Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear.
• Advise about vaccinations and injections and ensure they are administered under relevant policies, guidelines, and PGDs. Adhere to the national childhood immunisation programme.
• Assistin the provision of minor surgery.
• Recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
• Beable to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
• Obtainand document informed consent (either written or verbal).
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Communicate effectively with other members of the primary health care team.
• Anyother duties considered relevant to the post.

Managerial:

• Assist patients to identify their health needs.
• Maintain accurate records in line with practice policy and NMC Guidelines using appropriate computer software.
• Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
• Responsible for the maintenance of equipment and stock control: including refrigeration,vaccine ordering, single use equipment, general treatment room equipment andstock and emergency rugs and equipment.
• Contributea nursing level perspective to the Practice Development Plan.
• Manageand organise individual patient consultations.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Preserve confidentiality of information gained at all times.

Educational:

• Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Nurse Manage rand Practice Manager.
• Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and or professional development.
• Participate fully in practice audit and quality development programmes.
• Participate in formal tutorials and informal training of all treatment room trainees, GP trainees and other allied health professionals in the practice

Management of Chronic Disease:

• Todevelop knowledge base and progress in the management of Chronic Disease patients within the primary care setting.
• Diagnosis,monitoring and development of individual management plans, agreeing these as appropriate with the patients and other health professionals.
• Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic patient cantered approach.
• Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or…