Practice Nurse

Bradford Student Health Service are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse (a minimum of 2 years primary care experience essential) Our new Practice Nurse can expect to work in an encouraging, supportive, forward thinking, experienced Practice environment that is continually working to improve the quality of healthcare for our patient population. We are keen to recruit an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly, professional, caring team who are passionate about providing safe and effective care to our patient population. We are able to offer 24 hours per week, competitive salary based on experience.

Hours to be worked Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (6 hours per day - start and finish times tbc). Main duties of the job Main duties of the job Our Practice Nurse role would be expected to undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care or treatment in conjunction with our clinical team and Practice Policies. You will be required to deliver a high level of quality care based on the needs of the patient population, which would include treatment, management plans, screening, preventative care and patient education.

In addition to this, you would also be expected to support the Practice in meeting its contractual obligations and delivery of enhanced service specifications. We are keen to meet colleagues who are proactive and enthusiastic in improving standards of care and seeking continuous development in order to ensure our patients receive a high standard of care. About us Bradford Student Health Service is a busy GP practice in Bradford with approximately 9,500 registered patients.

We are a University practice situated in close proximity to the University of Bradford. Our clinical team consists of two GP partners , locum GP's , a trainee Advanced Care Practitioner, a Health Care Assistant, three Clinical Pharmacists and a Pharmacy Technician. The clinical team are support by a Practice Manager, Operations Manager, Administrators and a Medical Secretary.

Our reception team work as Care Navigators providing enhanced signposting and ensuring patients have access to the appropriate clinicians or services available to them. We are a member of PCN 6. The practice is a consistently high performer in relation to its contractual obligations including QOF and Quality Contract services.

Job 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: To act as or support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing or supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager To produce or support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the practice manager 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 implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing 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 As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions To review patient medications to enhance compliance To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services To request pathology services and process pathology results as required To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers To develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics To develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice) To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.) 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 Person Specification Qualifications Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council) Broad knowledge of clinical governance Knowledge of public health issues in the local area Awareness of issues within the wider health arena Knowledge of health promotion strategies Experience Experience of working in a primary care environment as a Practice Nurse (at least 2 years) Experience of chronic disease management Experience of working autonomously Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Experience of infection prevention and control measures Wound care/removal of sutures and staples ECGs Venepuncture New patient medicals Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy Ability to record accurate clinical notes Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs Chaperone procedure Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr