Practice Nurse

Deer Park Family Medical Practice is looking to recruit an energetic dedicated Practice Nurse to add to our longstanding nursing team.

- 25 hours over 3 days a week (flexibility around this).

-Our priority is to try and provide excellentworking life and balance.

-10500 patients served from Wollaton Vale Health Centre.

-Nottingham's greenest suburb with low deprivation and excellent schools.

-High performance in quality data.

-CQC inspection rated good with outstanding areas.

-Owner member of Nottingham City GP Alliance.

-Leading member of Nottingham City South Primary Care Network

Ideally we would like to recruit an experienced nurse with experience in chronic disease management, childhood immunisation, cytology and travel health - but applications from those who are new to general practice and need training are also welcomed. The ideal candidate will have high personal organisation and be driven to learn and improve.

We are a traditional and supportive, partner led, practice based in Wollaton. We are adjacent to Wollaton Park with low deprivation and excellent schools. Our 10500 patients are covered by a team of 2 partners, 7salaried GPs, 2 practice nurses and 2 health care assistants. We have on site clinical pharmacist, mental health worker and physiotherapist cover via ourPCN. Our senior partner is Deputy Director of the PCN.

We have a friendly supportive environment and very low staff turnover.

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice.

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
• Cytology
• Long term condition management
• Removal of Sutures
• Travel Clinic
• ECGs
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Venepuncture
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking, and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks.
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Confidentiality

• While 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 confidential.
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons, in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• 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 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability, and ongoing correct usage by staff.
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working…