Practice Nurse

Invicta Health is recruiting for a Practice Nurse to join the team on a part time basis at St James Surgery

Working hours per week: 30 hours

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

As a Band 5 Practice Nurse you will be supported by senior nursing colleagues to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients including treatment, preventative care, screening, and patient education. The role will involve undertaking a range of nursing assessments safely and effectively and providing appropriate care and/or treatment to patients in conjunction with GPs, Clinicians and the wider nursing team.

You will work to policies and protocols and strive to improve standards of care to the practices patient population. There may on occasion be a requirement to undertake home visits.

You will receive support from senior colleagues to develop your knowledge and skills working in general practice, building your competencies and expertise with a focus on appropriate role development.

Invicta Health is a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range of services such as hub-based GPs services, GP surgeries, services in Urgent Care Centres and A&E, a Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the list is growing all the time.

We are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.

What perks can we offer you?

• Learning and Development opportunities
• Progression opportunities
• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Incremental pay progression
• Approved blue light card provider
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Company Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Main Responsibilities

Clinical

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Lead Nurse and GPs. Advising and escalating any potential problems, issues, or errors in a timely manner.

Undertake chronic disease management including monitoring progress and response to treatment, identifying where changes to medication may be necessary and seeking senior support to implement, processing referrals where required, working to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, and promoting the preventative aspects of nursing practice. Chronic diseases include but are not limited to:

Asthma

Diabetes

COPD

Once trained and competent work within your scope of practice, undertake womens health management including but not limited to;

Cervical Cytology

Contraception including reviews, depo injection, pill checks and coil removal (where the practice is registered to provide this regulated activity).

HRT reviews

Work to recognise changes in a patients condition and take appropriate action.

Undertake wound and ulcer care including suture/clip removal, dressings, and assessment to include doppler studies.

Undertake diagnostics tests including but not limited to:

Urinalysis.

Request pathology tests, for example urine culture.

ECG and BP testing including 24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

Pulse rate and rhythm.

Venepuncture

Blood Glucose monitoring.

Weight management including BMI.

Height measurement.

Peak flow readings.

Spirometry (where ARTP registered).

Administer adult and child immunisations, vaccinations and injections including travel vaccines, under a recognised legal framework.

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Chaperone patients to their healthcare appointments when requested.

Assist with minor surgery and invasive procedures when required, this includes but is not limited to:

Coil insertions

Minor surgical procedures

Monitor and maintain stock of vaccinations, emergency drugs and wound dressings, keeping accurate records and ordering low stock items when required.

Ensure appropriate health promotion literature is available.

Maintain clinical equipment efficiently and ensure servicing/calibration is undertaken, updating the calibration records as necessary.

Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care in line with infection prevention and control guidance.

Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of equipment, nursing rooms and treatment rooms ensuring room and equipment logs are kept up to date and available for auditing upon request.

Attend and participate in any MDT and practice meetings when required.

Ensure practice fridges are checked daily, temperature recorded, cold chain maintained and reporting any issues where relevant.

Keep up to date with any changes or advances within the Nursing profession, completing annual competency reviews and necessary training.

Communicate effectively, sensitively, and compassionately with colleagues, patients, carers recognising needs for alternative methods of…