Practice Nurse

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate, and skilled Practice Nurse work part time across PCS practices.

Towork as a member of the Practice Nursing Team and be responsible for acting within their professional boundaries to provide care for the presenting patient including screening, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up ofcare; demonstrating safe clinical decision making and expert patient care.

Tobe involved in all areas of Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, COPDetc.)

The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with the clinical team which will include GPs and other health care professionals.

Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a GP-led organisation. Our shareholders are 79 GP practices in Sheffield covering over half a million patients. As well as providing a unified voice for general practice in the city, we play an active role both within our Accountable Care Partnership (ACP) and the wider South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS). General practice working at scale through PCS enables us to:
Improve the quality of GP referrals into secondary care with the provision of education, support and referral guidance to practices across seven outpatient specialities. Provide evening and weekend appointments, 52 weeks-a-year, with GPs, nurses, physiotherapists and phlebotomists at six sites around the city. Deliver core general practice through the Clover Group of seven GP practices Operate 24hr ECG and vasectomy clinics and the NHS Health checks programme for the city Provide governance and support to practices to enable them to work together in neighbourhoods Were ambitious for our shareholders and so we continue to work hard, both with providers and commissioners, to find new ways of maximising positive patient outcomes and experiences.

1. Job Summary

To work as a member of the Practice Nursing Team and be responsible for acting within their professional boundaries to provide care for the presenting patient including screening, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of care; demonstrating safe clinical decision making and expert patient care.

To be involved in all areas of Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, COPD etc.)

The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with the clinical team which will include GPs and other health care professionals.

2. Main Duties and Responsibilities

2.1 Clinical Care

Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care

Undertake and promote cervical cytology

Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service

Undertake Spirometry and have undertaken relevant training

Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes

Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke & LD

Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care

Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, glucose monitoring and smoking status.

To undertake phlebotomy

Administer injections under an individual prescription or patient group direction

Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel.

Undertake ear syringing.

Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures

Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Child Health and Child Protection

Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

Refer and use social prescribing teams

To undertake home visits

To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.

INR monitoring if agreed by a shared care protocol.

To supervise and assist junior members of the nursing team, NAs, trainee NAs, HCAs.

Undertake infection control measures, including audits and annual reports.

2.2 Professional

Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational policies, procedures and guidelines

Maintain a professional manner

To promote and maintain own personal development and clinical excellence.

Participate in organisational decision making, interpret variations in outcomes and use data from information systems to improve practice.

To promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.

Monitor the effectiveness of their clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained

To regularly participate in clinical supervision as agreed with Lead Nurse.

2.3 Communication

Communicate effectively with patients and families…