Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Undertake the child vaccination programme
• Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications on side effects and dosages
• Oversee the provision of wound care services to patients
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process pathology results as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children and travel
• Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Managing chronic disease as appropriate
• Home visits as required
• Clinical appointments and reviews as per skills list
• Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required
• 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)
• Coordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
• Lead the nursing team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives
• Promote the role of the nursing team in the provision of care
• Participate in practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda and run nurse department meetings
• Promote a learning environment with a no blame culture
• Lead the QoF strategy and delivery for LTC management, maximising income
• Responsible for managing and maximising CCG, PHE and NHSE driven targets (childhood immunisations, flu campaigns, smears etc)
• Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential
• Lead others to make realistic self-assessment of their knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of service
• Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
• Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.
• Assist with the planning and implementation and teaching for practice staff including medical students, nurse students, nurses and health care assistants.

Job responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Undertake the child vaccination programme
• Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications on side effects and dosages
• Oversee the provision of wound care services to patients
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process pathology results as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children and travel
• Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Managing chronic disease as appropriate
• Home visits as required
• Clinical appointments and reviews as per skills list
• Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required
• 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)
• Coordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
• Lead the nursing team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives
• Promote the role of the nursing team in the provision of care
• Participate in practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda and run nurse department meetings
• Promote a learning environment with a no blame culture
• Lead the QoF strategy and delivery for LTC management, maximising income
• Responsible for managing and maximising CCG, PHE and NHSE driven targets (childhood immunisations, flu campaigns, smears etc)
• Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential
• Lead others to make realistic self-assessment of their knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of service
• Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
• Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.
• Assist with the planning and implementation and teaching for practice staff including medical students, nurse students, nurses and health care assistants.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Nurse prescriber
• Family planning qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Experience in working autonomously
• Experience in infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

• Experience in managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience in quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

Clinical Skills

Essential

• DOPLA's
• Leg ulcers
• Compression dressings
• Child Immunisations
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Infection Control Lead
• Learning disabilities
• COPD

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Nurse prescriber
• Family planning qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Experience in working autonomously
• Experience in infection prevention and control measures

Desirable

• Experience in managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience in quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

Clinical Skills

Essential

• DOPLA's
• Leg ulcers
• Compression dressings
• Child Immunisations
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Infection Control Lead
• Learning disabilities
• COPD

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).

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

County Surgery

Address

202-204 Abington Avenue

Northampton

NN1 4QA

Employer's website

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