Practice Nurse

Job description

Job summary

CricklewoodGeneral Practice are looking for anexperienced Practice Nurse to join our team.

The role will be 3 days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 09:00 to 17:00.

The salary is £21 to £25 depending on experience.

We offer:

- Competitive Salary and a fixed workingpattern

- No out of hours or weekend workingrequirements

- NHS Pension

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- 1 week Study Leave (pro rata)

- Full support of anexperienced clinical andadministration team,

includingdocument triage

For enquiriesplease email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Our Practice Nurse will beresponsible for public health and screening programmes, including infectionprevention and control, chronic disease management, immunisations, healthpromotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and cervical screening.

They will embed population healthmanagement approaches within general practice and target health inequalities.

This role is integral to thegeneral practice team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse networkand multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking for a candidate withprevious experience working in a GP Practice.

All our colleagues are expected tocomply with practice policy or guidelines, including data protection, healthand safety, confidentiality and safeguarding. A personal commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion andcontinuous personal development is also required.

About us

Cricklewood GeneralPractice is locatedin newly refurbished premises close to Cricklewood Station.

We currently have a patient populationof 5,000 and serve an ethnically diverse urban patient population.

We have an established, friendly andsupportive multi-disciplinary team.

We are supportiveof training and development and our ideal candidate is someone who is lookingto learn and grow in their role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Act as theInfection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead for the practice, ensuring the IPCPolicy is implemented and maintained

Consult withpatients and their families to undertake assessments and deliver care based onpatient need

Managelong-term conditions, contributing to quality improvement and assuranceinitiatives

Develop andembed an effective care management programme for frail and housebound patients

Support public health and screening programmes,including immunisations, vaccinations, and cancer screening

Perform Cervical screening

Provide opportunistic health promotion adviceand lead on public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)

Provide travel advice services and vaccinations

Perform venepuncture and electrocardiography

Leg ulcer management, dopplers and compressionbandaging.

Undertake wound care/ management/dressingtechniques.

Carry out ear examination and syringing,following appropriate training and assessment.

Administer adult and paediatric injectionsunder an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safestorage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Provide routine nursing care in accordance withclinical guidelines

Chaperonepatients where necessary and support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

Liaise withexternal services and agencies to ensure appropriate support for vulnerablepatients

Maintainchronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system

Maintainaccurate clinical records using SNOMED CT codes and contribute to QOF targets

ProfessionalResponsibilities

Recognisethe boundaries of practice and refer patients to appropriate professionals asneeded

Teach andadvise patients and their families on self-management of their conditions

Participatein clinical audits, research, and the development and updating of practiceprotocols

Work withinnational and local protocols and contribute to clinical governance

Adhere tosafeguarding duties for adults and children in line with current legislation

Participatein the management of patient complaints and learning from incidents andnear-miss events

Undertakeall mandatory training and attend a formal appraisal at least annually

Support thetraining and development of the nursing team, including HCA and GPA roles

Develop,review, and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the practicemanager

Participatein and support the coordination of the nursing team rota

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Act as theInfection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead for the practice, ensuring the IPCPolicy is implemented and maintained

Consult withpatients and their families to undertake assessments and deliver care based onpatient need

Managelong-term conditions, contributing to quality improvement and assuranceinitiatives

Develop andembed an effective care management programme for frail and housebound patients

Support public health and screening programmes,including immunisations, vaccinations, and cancer screening

Perform Cervical screening

Provide opportunistic health promotion adviceand lead on public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)

Provide travel advice services and vaccinations

Perform venepuncture and electrocardiography

Leg ulcer management, dopplers and compressionbandaging.

Undertake wound care/ management/dressingtechniques.

Carry out ear examination and syringing,following appropriate training and assessment.

Administer adult and paediatric injectionsunder an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safestorage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Provide routine nursing care in accordance withclinical guidelines

Chaperonepatients where necessary and support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

Liaise withexternal services and agencies to ensure appropriate support for vulnerablepatients

Maintainchronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system

Maintainaccurate clinical records using SNOMED CT codes and contribute to QOF targets

ProfessionalResponsibilities

Recognisethe boundaries of practice and refer patients to appropriate professionals asneeded

Teach andadvise patients and their families on self-management of their conditions

Participatein clinical audits, research, and the development and updating of practiceprotocols

Work withinnational and local protocols and contribute to clinical governance

Adhere tosafeguarding duties for adults and children in line with current legislation

Participatein the management of patient complaints and learning from incidents andnear-miss events

Undertakeall mandatory training and attend a formal appraisal at least annually

Support thetraining and development of the nursing team, including HCA and GPA roles

Develop,review, and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the practicemanager

Participatein and support the coordination of the nursing team rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Experience

Essential

• Practice Nurse skills including:
• Wound care
• ECG
• Venepuncture
• Immunisations
• New patient medicals
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Chronic disease management
• Infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working in Primary Care or a GP Practice Environment

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Experience

Essential

• Practice Nurse skills including:
• Wound care
• ECG
• Venepuncture
• Immunisations
• New patient medicals
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Chronic disease management
• Infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working in Primary Care or a GP Practice Environment

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

Additional information
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

Employer details

Employer name

Cricklewood General Practice
Address

Cricklewood General Practice

7 Oaklands Road

London

NW2 6DJ

United Kingdom

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