Temporary Practice Nurse

We currently have the opportunity for a Temporary Practice Nurse to join our Copeland team at North Cumbria Primary Care to cover a 12 month maternity period.

In a Practice Nurse role, you will play a vital part in the provision of services within our community, supporting the GPs and other members of the primary healthcare team.

We currently have full or part time roles available with contracted hours being negotiable for the right candidates. Salary is dependent on experience.

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the GPs and other membersof primary healthcare team. The duties will (in time and with training where necessary) include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced practice nurse and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the GP Salaried Partners.

For a more comprehensive list of duties, please see the job description.

The Copeland NCPC area consists of 3 major practices,Fellview Health Care, Lowther Medical Centre and Seascale Health Center as wellas a shared PCN (Primary Care Network) which delivers services to patients across all 3 practices.

We are a not-for-profit company with all money we receive infunding and other business activities going towards supporting the organisation, our staff, and our services.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Assist and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the lead nurse and GPs. Such tasks may include (list not exclusive):

Interest in long term condition management and willing to undertake chronic disease training including diabetes, vascular and respiratory disease

Administration of childhood and adult vaccinations

Running well person clinics and health promotions programmes, facilitating change by providing assessment and lifestyle advice ondiet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise

Contribute to Quality and Outcomes Framework and other quality indicators as appropriate

Perform holistic assessment of patients and attending for cervical cytology smear tests

Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines

Provide holistic approach to wound management and implement would care in line with current evidence-based guidelines including the use of Doppler and leg ulcer management

Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients,dealing with minor illness

Assist patients to identify their health needs,incorporating the use of care plans

Removal of Sutures

ECGs

Venepuncture

Requesting pathology tests

Contraception

Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs

Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses andGPs

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined byanother clinician.

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems orerrors within a range of assigned tasks

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Special Requirements of the Post:

To have completed, or be willing to complete, chronic disease training

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need forstrict confidentiality

Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and commonsense

A commitment to maintain a high professional standard ofnursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant tothe post

A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager

A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHSresources

An awareness of own limitations and…