Experienced Practice Nurse

Calder view Surgery are looking for an enthusiastic independent motivated Registered Nurse to join our team

You will be an experienced Practice Nurse who is comfortable working independently but under the leadership of our team supporting all aspects of nursing care and improving the lives of the patients we serve

Main duties of the role will incluide but a re not limited to

• Undertaking adult & Child Immunisation programmes including cervical screening
• To lead and support on chronic disease management
• To be able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and the correct use of Automated Defibrillator following training, according to the current UK Resuscitation Council guidelines.
• To participate in developments within the practice / network and support QOF / DES requirements.

Calder view is a practice of 6000 patients in Dewsbury. We are a strong supportive team who strive to provide the best care for our patients. We are familiar with having students in practice and regularly take student nurses from local universities for placement

For further information about the practice please see our website

Professional

• Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions
• Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise
• Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
• Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests
• Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guideline
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, steriliser and emergency equipment
• Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times

Managerial

• Contribute to the assessment of service needs
• Assist patients to identify their health needs
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan
• Manage and organise individual patient consultations
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards
• To attend staff meetings
• Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies
• Support the Practice clinical governance agenda
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines

Personnel

• Maintain good industrial relations
• Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission
• Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning
• Facilitates a learning environment within the team
• Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of…