Practice Nurse

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly and forward-thinking team at The Longcroft Clinic. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the provision of high-quality nursing care within a supportive and collaborative primary care environment.

We are happy to receive applications for part- or full-time hours, please mention how many hours you are looking for when applying.

The successful candidate will work as part of our multidisciplinary team, supporting the delivery of a wide range of nursing services to our registered patient population. You will provide evidence-based, patient-centred care in line with national guidance, local protocols, and practice policies, either independently or in partnership with our GPs and wider clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
• Help organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice as part of the nursing team
• Provide nursing treatments and procedures to patients in participation with the GPs or independently to agree protocols
• Participate in Chronic Disease management to practice protocols, referring to or liaising with the patients usual GP as needed
• Provide general and specific health screenings and assessments to the practice patients within agreed protocols liaising with the GPs as necessary concerning risk factors or other items identified
• Triage patients and treat those with minor illness as needed
• Advise and educate patients on general health care with referral to or liaison with GPs as necessary
• Maintain a collaborative, supportive and holistic approach to patient care at all time
• Arrange for and perform appropriate tests as indicated such as blood, swabs etc.,
• Make referrals as necessary to other health and social care professionals
• Where your skills do not meet the needs of the practice as outlined below, appropriate training will be given
• In participation with the Practice Manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care
• Keep the nursing treatment areas in a clean and orderly condition
• Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
• Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness and stocking of equipment used
• Perform any investigatory procedure requested by the GPs such a spirometry, ECGs, 24 hour blood pressure monitoring etc.,

Administrative and professional responsibility

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
• Ensure accurate, timely and comprehensive recording of all patient contacts on the clinical computer system (EMIS) as appropriate under the practice IT policy standards
• Ensure accurate completion of necessary documentation associated with patient health care or registration, supplies, equipment calibration etc.,
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
• Help maintain patient health care education and information within the practice
• Help oversee and maintain standards throughout the practice in infection control following the practice policy and ensure current guidance is disseminated to the practice

Student/Staff education and training

• Participate in the education and training of members of practice staff as appropriate (for instance with regard to infection control)

Liaison and relationships

• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality
• Maintain good communication and relationships with patients, carers, employers and colleagues within and without the practice and to represent the practice well
• Attend meetings inside and outside the practice according to practice requirements

Requirements

Qualification in Nursing and registration with the NMC is essential.

Applicants would be fully trained in Practice Nursing – smear taking, all child and adult immunisations, INR management, wound care, dressings etc alongside accreditation in chronic disease management and in particular respiratory care.

About us

Medium, supportive, warm multi-professional team within a GMS multi-professional training practice offering plenty of opportunity for development of individual skills and interests and a real focus on education and training within the practice and involvement in education across Surrey.

• 10,500 patients
• High standards and QOF achievement, extensive enhanced Services including minor surgery.
• Daily clinical huddle with supportive colleagues
• In house mentoring programme
• EMIS Web, Docman,
• Part of an innovative Banstead PCN