Lead Practice Nurse - Sheffield, United Kingdom - SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

Description

Job summary

Due to impending retirement, Swallownest Health Centre are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate and caring Lead Practice Nurse to provide cover 30 hours plus per week. The successful candidate will have experience in chronic disease management. Experience of Primary Care is essential.

Practice Nurses within our practice are an important part of the clinical team. The successful candidate will lead our dedicated Nursing team and support GPs and the Nursing team in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

It is essential that you have a flexible approach to your working hours in order to fit with the demand/space available within the practice, which is limited.

It is important that you apply ASAP, as the deadline may end sooner than advertised.

Applications are only accepted via NHS Jobs.

Main duties of the job

Tobe responsible for the management of the practice nursing team. Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, thepost holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively and efficiently. The lead practice nurse will be responsible for anumber of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic diseasemanagement, health prevention, as well assupporting the practice management team in thereviewing and delivery of Health & Safety requirements along with clinical policy and procedure.

Provide nursing treatments along with general and specific health screenings, minor ailments and chronic disease management to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.

Undertake the collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc.

Use of a computer to manage daily workload; email, messaging, basic word and excel however clinical system training will be provided.

Qualities: Team Player / Flexibility / Self Motivated / Problem Solving / Adaptability / Confidentiality (staff and patients) / Knowledge of Health Promotion Strategies / Ability to Communicate Well / Professional. These are some of the key Qualities required to be successful in the role.

About us

Swallownest Health Centre cares for 16,500 patients.

We are a training practice and are proud to be part of a forward thinking Primary Care Network in Rother Valley South.

We are high achievers in Quality and Outcome framework, and participate in Local Enhanced Services in order to care for our patients.

We are fortunate to have an experienced, friendly and loyal practice team who pride themselves on delivering the very best patient care.

We are located close to major access routes (M1, M18, A57), and as such employ people from all over South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

We work in a modern purpose built health centre.

We use TPP SystmOne.

We are forward thinking using digital optimisation to help streamline processes and reduce pressure and workload.

We proactively work with NHS England on Quality Improvement Initiatives.

We are a Greener Practice and take pride in the work we have undertaken and continue to work on with regards to sustainability, climate change and green issues.

Job responsibilities

Jobsummary:

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of generalpractice nursing to the whole practice population. The focus of therole includes the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presentingwith chronic disease management, and the provision of preventative health careto the practice population. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse isresponsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skillsin clinical decision-making in the management of patients. They will workcollaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients,support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership asrequired.

Mainduties and Responsibilities:

To assess, plan,implement and evaluate clinical nursing care to provide services in;

Treatment room.

Cervical smears.

All aspects of Ear care.

Health promotion.

Deliver care in chronic disease management.

Flexibility to take on extra hours / changeshifts during annual leave or during

periods ofabsence as required or event of pandemic.

Maintains high standards of infection controlat all times thus protecting patients, self and colleagues.

Actively engages patients and carers in themanagement of their health, promoting health and wellbeing.

Refers patients to other members of thepractice team in line with agreed protocols.

Maintains accurate records of all clinicalactivity in line with practice protocols and standards.

Totriage patients over the phone to the appropriate member of clinical staff withthe appropriate skills to meet a patients stated needs.

Contributes to clinical governance activitieswithin the team including audit and evaluation and seeks to underpin practicewith current evidence of effectiveness.

Supports members of the practice team tomaintain health, safety and security.

Contributes to teaching and offers support tofellow colleagues within the practice team.

Prioritise, organiseand manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Uses appraisal and supervision to identify owndevelopment needs and maintains and develops competence in line with agreedrequirements.

Stock control / stock rooms / keeps up with healthpromotion displays / activity and other administration duties as deemedappropriate.

Any other duties as required.

Full training will be provided in all areas asrequired.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seekingtreatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the rightto expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the dutiesoutlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staffand other healthcare workers. They mayalso 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 practicemay only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection ofpersonal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder willassist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety andsecurity as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systemswithin the workplace according to practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved inwork activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages thoserisks

Making effective use of trainingto update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infectioncontrol procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free fromhazards

Reporting potential risksidentified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder willsupport the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues,to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment:

The post-holder will participate in anytraining programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, suchtraining to include:

Participation in an annual individualperformance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record ofown personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development,learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

Thepost-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients andcarers

Recognise peoples needs for alternativemethods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to theImplementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable