Practice Nurse - Ventnor Medical Practice

Job Posted: 7 November 2024

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Ventnor, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £35,587 to £39,420 a year Pro rata and depending on experience
• Industries: Nursing

Practice Nurse (Ventnor Medical Practice)

One Wight Health Ltd

The closing date is 01 December 2024

Job summary

Please note, this role is advertised by One Wight Health - GP Federation, on behalf of Ventnor Medical Practice.

Ventnor Medical Practice will be the employer for this post.

Hours: Full/Part time

Salary:£35,587 - £39,420 (£18.20 - £20.16 an hour) pro rata and depending on experience.

Are you looking to join a forward-thinking friendly team, to focus on patient-centred care, whilst striving to maintain and improve the general health of the local population?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Practice Nurse to join our Team.

The Practice has a commitment to excellent patient care, quality improvement and teaching. It is expected that all members of our clinical team are actively committed to supporting these aims and participate in relevant activities when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

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. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

To provide clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering general medical services to meet the needs of the local population. Providing treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team. All duties will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and with regard to the various practice protocols. Working as part of a nursing team responsible for providing an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population.

About us

At Ventnor Medical Practice we aim to provide holistic patient care within a safe, effective, caring, responsive and friendly environment.

To help us achieve this we have well trained, highly skilled clinical and non-clinical teams who enjoy a good work life balance to ensure resilience of our team.

Our GP Partners and Management team ensure this is maintained in accordance with local and national policies and is achieved in a responsible financial way.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Lead nurse and GPs.
• Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• Urinalysis
• Travel Clinic
• ECGs
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Venepuncture
• Hypertension Management
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to Lead nurse or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Ordering of stock/vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise Lead Nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks.
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

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 implement and lead on a full range of promotions. They will manage their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, the practice Infection Control Policy, and other published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• 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
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability, and ongoing correct usage by staff
• 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 weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage, and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean, and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of workspace standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage, and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management, and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards, and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base

Desirable

• Minimum 2 years experience post registration.
• Health care management/leadership qualification.
• Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
• Chronic disease management qualifications.
• Competence to undertake Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement.
• Portfolio of CPD with evidence of ability to maintain professional registration.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity.
• Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements.
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
• Assess complex health & wellbeing needs and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet specific needs.
• Competence in clinical practice associated with the role.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
• Competence in clinical practice associated with the role.

Desirable

• Knowledge/experience of clinical systems (SystmOne).
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
• Awareness of the NHS Long Term Plan and Transforming Nursing Plan to develop a general practice nursing role for the future.

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

One Wight Health Ltd

Address

Ventnor Medical Practice

3 Albert Street

Ventnor

Isle Of Wight

PO38 1EZ