Job summary
To be responsible for providing a comprehensive triage service, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team. To support patients requiring primary care services whilst providing appropriate information, advice or referrals as per the agreed protocols.
To support the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
About us
Priory Medical Centre is a well-established high achieving (QOF & IIF) Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of approximately 19,000 patients and one branch surgery. Rated Good by the CQC, we have 6 GP Partners and a full complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training practice for GP Registrars & Medical Students from Warwick Medical School.
In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient care in mind. The new building will be a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that will enable the practice to provide better services to our patients. As a result of having the new facilities available, the practice closed the main Cape Road surgery, along with the Cape Road branch surgery. The new facilities will act as the main surgery, with a branch surgery still available to patients on Woodloes Park at the following address: 1 Brese Avenue, Woodloes Park, Warwick, CV34 5TS.
Our Vision
“To provide accessible and cohesive patient centred care in a supportive town centre environment that continually strives to improve”
Job description
Main Duties
As a Practice Nurse at Priory Medical Centre, you will provide high quality, patient centred nursing care as part of our supportive multidisciplinary team.
Your role will include delivering treatment room services such as wound care, dressings, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, venepuncture and NHS Health Checks. You will run nurse led clinics, including cervical cytology, childhood and adult immunisations, and long term condition reviews for patients with asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension.
You will offer health promotion and lifestyle advice, supporting patients to manage their conditions confidently and independently. Accurate record keeping, safe medicines management and adherence to infection prevention standards are essential parts of the role.
Working within a teaching practice, you will contribute to clinical governance, audits and quality improvement activity, while supporting trainees and learners where appropriate. You will manage your own clinic workload with the backing of an experienced nursing and administrative team, using digital systems to deliver efficient and accessible care.
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Undertake Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
- Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
- Complete ECGs as required
- Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
- Hypertension Management
- Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the Executive Director
- To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Executive Director & IPC Lead
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
- As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:
- Support the nursing department
- Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
- Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
- Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
- Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations Manager & Executive Director
- Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A duty to advise senior 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
- Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
- Experience of Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Chaperone procedure
- Understand the importance of evidence based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the
- patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- NMC registration
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
Priory Medical Centre
Address
Priory Medical Centre
Priory Road
Warwick
CV34 4NA
United Kingdom
Employer’s website
https://www.priorymed.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
01926621655
We would welcome any informal enquiries and encourage practice visits.
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.
For questions about the job, contact:
Operations Manager
Vicki McAndrew
vicki.mcandrew@priorymed.nhs.uk
01926621655