- Stable partnership of 3 GP Partners.
- Full support from clinical team, to aid personal development.
- Whole team take pride in delivering high quality, compassionate care.
- Established training practice currently with 1 x GP trainee, medical students and student nurse.
- Active member of East Warrington PCN with excellent relationships with member practices. Full access to PCN ARRS roles.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- We are a high achieving practice and rated good by CQC.
- Working at both main and branch surgery (5 min drive away). Job description
- Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Offer an holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
- Run well person clinics and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.
- Assess problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Perform an holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
- Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines.
- Take ECGs.
- Recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
- Assist in the provision of minor surgery (only for sickness/annual leave cover).
- Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained
- Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment
- Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
- Assist patients to identify their health needs.
- Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
- Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
- Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
- Attend staff meetings
- Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies.
- Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
- Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the practice management.
- Participate in clinical supervision if required.
- Support others with their training and development needs.
- Participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
- Maintain good working relations.
- Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
- Co-operate with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
- Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
- Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
- Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development;
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk;
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision;
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance;
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs;
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- Communicate effectively with other team members;
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers;
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance;
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work;
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
- In the course of 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 strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation;
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues;
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Person Specification
- Qualified RGN/RN
- NMC Registered
- Chronic Disease Management
- Experience in General Practice
- Knowledge and understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services. Familiarity of the health needs of the Practice population. Understanding evidence based practice. Knowledge of national standards that inform practice ( National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.) Accountability of own role in line with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and medico-legal aspects of the Practice Nurse role. Applies equality & diversity.
- Recent and relevant experience of working in Practice Nurse role within Primary Care. Understanding and experience of long term condition management. Maintenance of up-to-date skills, knowledge and on-going competence of the Practice Nurse role. Evidence of capacity to work successfully, both as an autonomous clinician and as part of a team. Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own practice. Interpreting and implementing local and national policies.
- Ability to provide good, quality care to enable positive patient outcomes. Clinical examination. Good interpersonal and communication skills - both written and verbal. Experience in using IT in Primary Care setting. Good team player.
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GP Practice Nurse - Warrington, United Kingdom - Padgate Medical Centre
Description
Job summary
PRACTICE NURSE - 18 hours per week
Looking to work in a well organised, happy and supportive environment ?
We are looking for a friendly and highly experienced Practice Nurse to join our team. The successful candidate is someone who is motivated and committed to providing high quality care, working collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients.
Main duties of the job
Long term condition management
Family planning & woman's health including cervical smears
Travel health advice and vaccinations
Child immunisations and advice
Men's health screening
ICP
QOF Planning & Implementation
DES & LES Implementation
About us
Padgate Medical Centre is well established, purpose built GP surgery located tothe East of Warrington serving approximately 6800 patients.
Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to the care of our patients, to encourage prevention of disease and provide appropriate care when our patients are doctors and staff work well as a team and the practice is friendly and provide a place of work with a supportive team and a healthy work/life balance.
We are a very supportive practice and understand and value the contribution that healthcare professionals can make. All members of the team have an open-door mentality and work together to delivery good patient outcomes.
About us:
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Job Responsibilities
Professional
Administrative and Managerial
Educational
Personal
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programmes implemented by the practice as part of this employment. Such training to include:
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Communication
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
The post-holder will:
Confidentiality
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
