Practice Nurse

The General Practice Nursing (GPN) workforce is at the forefront of leading change in primary care. With primary care being central to our health system, it is the place to be for any ambitious nurse.

We are a four-site training practice with 4 GP Partners and 4 salaried GP with a full complement of administration staff, Clinical Pharmacists Physician Associates, and a further range of PCN roles.

Approximately 25/30 hours a week. You will be based largely at our Clay Lane Site with the view of being able to work at other sites when needed.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and committed Practice Nurse to join our supportive, enthusiastic, and friendly team. General practice experience preferred but not essential.

• UK registered nurse with valid NMC PIN number and significant post experience
• Must have good knowledge on Quality Outcomes Framework
• Must be able to relay clinical information and maintain accurate, comprehensive consultation records, EMIS web & Docman
• Must have PC Skills ideally will be able to use basic word, excel & email
• Able to work in changing environment and implement change when applicable to provide high quality health outcome

Duties will include but list is not exclusive:

• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood, Age-appropriate & Travel immunisations including stock control
• Wound care, including suture removal and dressings
• Any other duties delegated to the post

Due to our now 4 practice sites this enables ease of attendance locally to our patients, a greater number of appointments offered and a wider range of services made available.

Our patients have the option of attending any of our 4 sites situated in CV1, CV2, CV5, CV6 areas of Coventry.

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• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
• Wound Care/ulcer care/Doppler
• Removal of sutures
• New patient medicals/Urinalysis
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Ear Syringing
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GP with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Clean and sterilise equipment
• Maintain and clean equipment used by nurses and GPs
• Maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• Maintain accurate records
• Attend and participate in practice meetings
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

• In the course of seeking treatment, patient entrustus 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 the 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.

The post holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and manage the own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety Manual and the practice Infection Control policy. This will include but not be limited to:

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements and good practice guidelines.
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically-based patient care protocols and implementation of those protocols across the practice.
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and training needs identified, escalation issues as…