• Job Description

  Req#: A1513-24-0005?language=en&page=443&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Come and be part of Team Orchard.

  Orchard Surgery Dereham are looking to recruit and experienced Nursing Associate or Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly, forward thinking, clinical team.

  The Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate high standards of care and have excellent interpersonal skills.

  Salary is negotiable depending on experience

  Main duties of the job

  To be responsible for the delivery of phlebotomy , Long term condition reviews, NHS Health checks and wound dressing, working as part of the practice's multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

  About us

  Orchard Surgery is a purpose built surgery in the centre of East Dereham.We currently have 11,200 patients registered with us and are currently going through a refurbishment for more clinical rooms and to grow our patient list size.

  We are currently rated as "Good" by the CQC and are a research accredited practice.

  We work closely with neighbouring practices to form Mid-Norfolk Primary Care Network.

  We can offer a friendly, supportive working environment.

  Working hours and days are negotiable

  Date posted

  08 October 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A1513-24-0005

  Job locations

  Commercial Road

  Dereham

  Norfolk

  NR19 1AE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse:

  • Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
  • Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
  • Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health.
  • Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and NSF
  • Provide wound care and post-operative care to patients including clip and stitch removal
  • Provide travel medicine services
  • Request and process pathology results
  • provide chronic disease clinics (Diabetes), delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
  • Provide Women's health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
  • Ensure read codes are used effectively to ensure QOF optimisation
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients)
  • Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
  • Support of clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
  • Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
  • Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
  • Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse:

  • Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
  • Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
  • Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health.
  • Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and NSF
  • Provide wound care and post-operative care to patients including clip and stitch removal
  • Provide travel medicine services
  • Request and process pathology results
  • provide chronic disease clinics (Diabetes), delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
  • Provide Women's health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
  • Ensure read codes are used effectively to ensure QOF optimisation
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients)
  • Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
  • Support of clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
  • Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
  • Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
  • Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate diploma or degree (primary care)

  Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Wound care / removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGS
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Travel medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • CHD
  • Immunisations
  • Women's health
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to ANP/GP
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • SystmOne user skills
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

  Desirable

  • Venepuncture
  • Knowledge of local and national public health issues
  • Experience with Audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience of clinical risk management

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a practice nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Interest/Qualification Long Term Conditions

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate diploma or degree (primary care)

  Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Wound care / removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGS
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Travel medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • CHD
  • Immunisations
  • Women's health
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to ANP/GP
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • SystmOne user skills
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

  Desirable

  • Venepuncture
  • Knowledge of local and national public health issues
  • Experience with Audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience of clinical risk management

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a practice nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Interest/Qualification Long Term Conditions

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Orchard Surgery

  Address

  Commercial Road

  Dereham

  Norfolk

  NR19 1AE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.orchardsurgerydereham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Orchard Surgery

  Address

  Commercial Road

  Dereham

  Norfolk

  NR19 1AE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.orchardsurgerydereham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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