Full-Time Practice Nurse – Sett Valley Medical Centre
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Full Time Practice Nurse
Sett Valley Medical Centre
The closing date is 16 October 2022
Job summary
Fabulous opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive, caring team on the edge of the Peak District near the Stockport/Derbyshire border. Sett Valley Medical Centre is a perfect sized practice of 10,500 patients with a large, mixed skills team who focus on providing high quality patient-centred care to our community. We are a training practice and a member of the Derbyshire Training Hub who are keen to support you in your training needs and proud of our track record of career development of our staff.
We are growing our team of practice nurses, so looking for enthusiastic, caring, knowledgeable, like-minded souls to help improve the health of our lovely patients. Full or part-time. Experience working in General Practice or the community is preferable, and knowledge of chronic disease management and providing childhood vaccinations desirable but will support any training needs. You must be a qualified nurse registered with the NMC.
The closing date is 16th October and interview date Wednesday 19th October so, get your skates on and don't miss this great opportunity! Please complete the NHS jobs application or simply send us your CV and give us a ring if you would like to arrange an informal visit.
Link to NHS jobs application, please click here.
Main duties of the job
Being a Practice Nurse will give you the opportunity to have a variation in your working week.
Some of the duties include:
- Cervical Smears
- Chronic Disease Management
- Immunisations (eg. Travel / Childhood / Flu )
- Family planning
About us
Sett Valley Medical Centre is a semi-rural 3 partner practice caring for 10,500 patients, situated in the High Peak of Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, close to Stockport with excellent road and rail links to Manchester.
We are based in a modern purpose-built surgery, with an outstanding CQC grading, and our ethos is to deliver high-quality medical care through our comprehensive, highly skilled team members.
We have a strong and active patient participation group, and good community health care links. The surgery is paper light and uses EMIS Web.
Job description
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
Job Responsibilities:
Professional:
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Chronic disease management
- Offer family planning and cervical cytology
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines.
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
- Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
- Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.
- To set up and run specialist clinics as appropriate.
- Follow agreed clinical protocols.
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures.
- Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment.
- Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
Managerial:
- Assist patients to identify their health needs.
- Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
- Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
- To attend staff meetings.
- Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
- Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
Educational:
- Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
- To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
Personnel:
- Maintain good professional 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-operation with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
- Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
Confidentiality:
- 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 authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- 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.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- 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
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- 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
Communication:
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse
- * Recognised qualification to diploma level or above
Desirable
- Diploma in chronic disease management - diabetes, asthma, COPD
- Cervical cytology registered smear taker
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2002) and the Scope of Professional practice (1992)
- * Experience of dealing with the public/patients.
- * Experience of working as part of a team
- * Able to prioritise workloads
- * Able to deal with difficult and confrontational situations
- * Dealing with emergency situations
- * Dealing with confidential information
- * Experience of a busy working environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP Surgery or for the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sett Valley Medical Centre
Address
Hyde Bank Road
New Mills
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK22 4BP
Employer's website
https://www.settvalley.co.uk
