Band 6 Practice Nurse

We are a busy, friendly, and supportive GMS practice in Burnley Lancashire. Due to retirement weare looking to recruit a practice nurse to join our team to cover approx 24 hoursper week (hours can be worked over 3-4 days)

We are looking for a Nurse with experience of chronic disease medicine who can manageour Diabetic and COPD/asthma patients, as well as other general chronic disease management, health promotion, health screening, cervical cytology, immunisations and travel health.

We would welcome the right candidate to become part of our team at Yorkshire Street andhelp us to sustain the practice into the future.

Please contact us if you would like to pay us a visit and meet the team.

The main duties of the role:

Chronic Disease Management

Travel Health

Delivery of adult and child vaccination programmes

Cytology and Sexual Health Care

Family Planning

Yorkshire Street Medical Centre is a practice with a list size of approximately 7200 patients. We have a team of 4 Partners and 2 salaried GPs. We also have a Mental Health Nurse, 4 Practice Nurses and 2 GPAs. The whole team is supported by an experienced and friendly administration team.

We are a team committed to ensuring we give the best possible care to our patients. We work hard but we like to have some fun too.

We are looking for someone who will fit the ethos of our practice and will fit in well with our existing team.

PRACTICE NURSE

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS Clinically

PRACTICE MANAGER Administratively

HOURS: Approx 24hrs

Job Summary

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing flexible nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

Duties and responsibilities:

Following Practice policies, protocols and guidelines, duties will include:

Responsibilities for patient care

Assess the needs of patients, providing appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with the GP, or independently, as appropriate.

Refer to colleagues or other agencies as appropriate.

Provide the full range of nursing services, includingvenepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis,vaccinations and immunisations, baby clinic, injections, cervical smears, swabs, travel services, health checks,assessment of risk factors, lifestyle advice, weight management, smoking cessation, family planning, etc.

Manage the care of patients with long term conditions. This may include organisational responsibility for specific disease areas.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients with long term conditions, or at risk of developing one that meet identified needs and promote health and well-being.

Select appropriate tests for patients, and interpret and act onresults where appropriate.

Support effective treatment and prescribing by working with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments, reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, and providing information and advice, including over-the-counter medication, on medication regimens, side-effect sand interactions.

Educate and support patients as needed, including adopting healthy lifestyles, appropriate self-care for minor illness and following careplans for long term conditions.

Provide a sexual health service, where the postholder has the necessary qualifications and experience.

Assist in minor surgery procedures and IUD/implant fitting when required.

Organise and/or run initiatives, including contacting patients,to improve uptake of screening, vaccinations or other services and support the achievement of targets (e.g. under the Quality and Outcomes Framework).

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records to relevant professional standards/guidelines.

Delivery of the patient service may require visiting patients athome. In particular the postholder will be expected to take part in annual flu vaccinations outside normal hours

Teaching and Training

Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and training as necessary toupdate skills and knowledge and maintaining a record of own personal development.

Receive review and appraisal within the Practice.

Participate in the educational and training events of the Practice.

Organisation and delivery of the appropriate parts of educational programmes for medical and nursing students, and other learners, taking thelead and/or directly supervising as required.

Participate in the induction of new staff, students and other attached professionals as necessary.

Contribute to and deliver in-house training sessions for clinical and non-clinical staff.

Provide training to other staff where relevant to the post.

Feedback training or other information to team where appropriate.

Provide mentorship of staff in appropriate circumstances.

Communication

Communicate effectively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the practices.

Liaise with community services, hospitals, other NHS staff andother…