Practice Nurse

The Westbank Practice is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team.

Hours:

Approximately 20 - 25 hours per week

Salary:
Competitive, dependent on experience

If you are motivated, patient-focused, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team, we would love to hear from you.

Informal visits are warmly welcomed.

• Chronic disease management (an interest in diabetes is desirable but not essential)
• Travel health
• Childhood immunisations
• Wound care
• Contraception
• Cervical screening
• General treatment room duties

We are a busy, growing GP practice caring for approximately 9,000 patients across our Exminster and Starcross surgeries. As a teaching practice, we support GP Registrars, F2 doctors, and Medical Students on rotation.

Our multidisciplinary clinical team includes:

• 5 GP Partners
• 2 Salaried GPs
• 2 Paramedics
• 3 Practice Nurses
• 2 Healthcare Assistants

Beautifully located on the outskirts of Exeter, we are looking for a dynamic nurse who can work autonomously and contribute positively to our expanding patient population.

• Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
• Support in the long-term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation
• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice
• Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access
• As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
• Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
• Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics)
• Provide travel advice services
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance
• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning in order to improve patient care
• Coordinate the nursing team rota,…