Wellington
Medical Centre are seeking to recruit an experienced, motivated, and
forward-thinking Lead Practice Nurse to head our dedicated nursing team. This
pivotal role combines high-quality, direct patient care with operational
leadership. Working closely with the Practice Management Team and GP Partners,
you will shape service standards, manage resources, drive quality improvement,
and ensure robust clinical governance and CQC compliance across the
surgery. This is permanent position, 30 - 32 hours per week
Wellington
Medical Centre is a high achieving, forward thinking GP practice with a strong
sense of community and a commitment to continuous improvement. We are proud to
provide high-quality, patient centred care, supported by a dedicated and
skilled multidisciplinary team. Wellington Medical
Centre is a teaching practice with a patient list of just over 22,000
patients. It sits within the Taunton Deane West Primary Care Network
(PCN) and has a mixed demographic and varied rurality.
As
a practice we are innovative and progressive, always looking for new ways to
enhance our services, support our staff, and improve patient outcomes. We are
looking for someone with the desire and ability to help us to continue to drive
forward nursing excellence.
A mix of clinical nursing and leadership duties Lead, support and develop the nursing team Oversee clinical standards including infection prevention, training.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced practice nurse with strong
clinical skills, excellent communication abilities and previous leadership
experience.
Wellington Medical Centre is a high achieving, forward thinking GP practice with a strong sense of community and a commitment to continuous improvement. We are proud to provide high-quality, patient centred care, supported by a dedicated and skilled multidisciplinary team. Wellington Medical Centre is a teaching practice with a patient list of just over 22,000 patients. It sits within the Taunton Deane West Primary Care Network (PCN) and has a mixed demographic and varied rurality.
As a practice we are innovative and progressive, always looking for new ways to enhance our services, support our staff, and improve patient outcomes. We are looking for someone with the desire and ability to help us to continue to drive forward nursing excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
ROLE
MANAGERIAL
To provide leadership to the
Practice Nurse team, in collaboration with the GP Partners, to develop an effective,
quality driven Practice Nurse service
To provide a focus for
nursing expertise within the practice, advising nursing staff and others
appropriate to level of competence
To develop, implement
and monitor protocols and guidelines for
nursing treatments and for the care of patients with long term conditions
To identify the training
needs of the team
To develop an annual
appraisal system for the Practice Nurse team
To ensure the skills of the
team are appropriately and effectively used to deliver care
To ensure an effective nurse
appointment system, in collaboration with the Patient Service Advisor Lead,
Admin lead, Operations Coordinator and Practice Manager
To ensure that efficient and
appropriate stock control is in place
To develop the nursing aspect
of the Practice health promotion programmes
To advise the Practice Management
Team and Partners on all nursing matters including professional issues,
training needs, resource requirements, health & safety issues relating to
nursing
To participate in the
recruitment, selection, induction of Practice Nursing staff and continued
formal assessment
To undertake teaching and
supervision of less experienced colleagues as appropriate
To be involved in the
management of change and the implementation of systems to facilitate improved
patient care
NURSING
- GENERAL
As Practice Nurse Lead you will tasks taken
from the following list of clinical tasks:
To plan, develop and monitor
individual treatment plans that promote health and well-being agreeing these as
appropriate with the patient, their carers and other health professionals
To advise patients on the
treatment of minor ailments
To take nursing history of
patients and record in the patients records
To collect samples and
initiate some laboratory requests, including venepuncture. To interpret some results and act accordingly
To provide wound care
management including the assessment of routine wounds including trauma, and
assessing (and prescribing) to support good wound management in complex
situations including use of Doppler techniques
To remove sutures
To undertake diagnostic
tests, interpret results and act accordingly. This will include ECGs,
ambulatory 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
To provide first aid and
management of emergencies, including emergency resuscitation
Implement the vaccination and
immunisation programmes for both adults and children
To provide ear examination
and syringing
To prepare for, and assist
with minor surgical procedures
Administering appropriate
prescribed therapies for patients with Mental Health and communicating with key
workers as necessary
To recognise abnormalities
and early signs of illness and manage or seek advice as appropriate
To recognise issues and
gather sufficient information to refer e.g. drugs, domestic violence, child
protection, vulnerable adults, senior patients, social issues
To provide routine
maintenance and cleaning of instruments and other equipment in thre treatment
rooms and GPs surgeries
To ensure the safe disposal
of clinical waste
NURSING - SPECIALISED
In addition to the above, you will undertake a
range of more advanced clinical duties which may include some of the following
tasks although the exact make up of duties undertaken will be dependent on
qualifications and experience.
To provide assessment and
carry out screening procedures within agreed practice protocols, including
cervical cytology
To provide family planning
services including advice on emergency contraception, pill checks,
contraceptive advice
To work with other health
professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long term conditions
including using non drug based treatment methods in line with national and
practice policies.
To plan, develop and evaluate
treatment plans for patients with long term conditions or at risk of developing
a long term condition
To provide a comprehensive
travel advice and vaccination service (including yellow fever)
To undertake initial
assessment and treatment of patients with leg ulcers, and referral to the
central leg ulcer service as appropriate, in line with agreed protocols
To ensure that working
knowledge and understanding of all medical equipment required to carry out
tasks is kept up to date, including the required servicing and calibration of
equipment
DELIVERING A
QUALITY SERVICE
Lead on the maintenance of
quality governance systems for the nursing team
To recognise and work within
own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
To produce accurate,
contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with
legislation, policies and procedures
To ensure that the correct
control, storage and administration of drugs is undertaken in accordance with
practice policies
To participate and where
appropriate lead on Clinical Audit/ Quality Improvement
To ensure that clinical
equipment is maintained in safe working order
To establish and maintain an
effective stock control system, and ensure that adequate stocks of supplies are
held and to order supplies and equipment as required
To ensure that the
resuscitation equipment is kept stocked and ready to use
To prioritise, organise and
manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality,
efficiency and professionalism
COMMUNICATION
& LIASION
To work in a collaborative
and co-operative manner
Explore opportunities to
network with other similar post holders, to share ideas and provide
professional support
To lead team meetings and act
to enhance inter professional working
To attend and participate in
practice meetings as required, delivering the nursing agenda, updating staff
following relevant study day training and provide evidence of the contribution
of the nursing team to the practice priorities and QoF targets
To participate in external
meetings as required and to liase with the Primary Care Network (PCN)
To provide patients with
clear and concise information appropriate to their needs
To anticipate barriers to
communication and take action to improve communication
To work with the wider PCN
team in developing a more integrated service for patients, improving care,
through cost effective services
To represent the Practice
Nursing Team as appropriate and to ensure standards are upheld by the PN team
LEARNING
AND DEVELOPMENT
To undertake teaching,
training, supervision and mentoring of other nursing staff and students
To undertake supervision,
orientation and mentoring of new staff
Disseminate learning and
information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform
others about current and future developments
Be responsible for the
evaluation of your own work
To participate in Performance
Reviews and in developing his/her own objectives.
To provide an educational
role to patients, carers, families and colleagues
To continue professional
development through a variety of strategies including attending study days,
lecture, seminars, courses and clinical placements
Maintain membership of a
professional defence union (through the practice)
To undertake further
prescribed training as required.
GENERAL
To ensure that the rights,
confidentiality and privacy of the patient are protected at all times
To be conversant with and
comply with the Practices fire precautions and procedures for evacuation
To be conversant with and
comply with the Health & Safety Policy
To promote equal
opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with Practice Policies
This job description is not
inflexible. The duties of the post holder may be reviewed and amended from time
to time.
To carry out any other
duties, that are within your area of competence and considered relevant to the
post.