Practice Nurse (Zero Hours) – Innovations in Primary Care
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Practice Nurse (Zero Hours)
Closing date: 18th July 2024
Contact email: ipc.leadnurses@nhs.net
Organisation: Innovations in Primary Care
Website: https://www.innovationsinprimarycare.com/
Location: Arundel
Post code: BN18 9JS
Job summary
We have an opportunity for a Practice Nurse to work on a Zero Hours Contract across Coastal West Sussex.
About you
Is it essential that you have the ability to complete the below clinical responsibilities:
- Cervical Screening
- Dressings
Main duties of the job
The role of Practice Nurse is to deliver Enhanced Access clinics in the Coastal West Sussex area for patients of local practices.
About us
IPC is an innovative and ethical company providing high quality, integrated, patient-focused NHS services. We achieve this by harnessing the collective knowledge, skills, experience and energy of our clinicians and staff. If you believe in the importance and effectiveness of providing excellent care where patients need it and would like to apply to join us in this role, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits of applying:
- Access to NHS Pension Scheme
- Option to become a Blue Light Card member offering more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance and many more!
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Job summary:
In this role the Nurse will be responsible for the provision of safe and effective primary care appointments, with full access to patient medical records. Our team of clinicians provide weekday evening and weekend appointments to local patients referred by their own GP surgery. The post holder will take a pro-active approach to their own CPD, contribute to continually improving the clinical effectiveness of the clinics and work collaboratively and supportively with all colleagues.
Job responsibilities:
- Provide treatment room services and others, dependant on Tier level. To include cytology.
- Not limited to but additional skills of benefit would be: wound care, swabs, family planning, pill checks, CDM reviews (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes), ear syringing.
- Undertake opportunistic screening including BP, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status and alcohol intake.
- Offer education and motivation for patients to change unhealthy behaviour through recognising a patients readiness to change.
- Ensure that infection control standards are consistently met.
- Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of child abuse and be aware of local and statutory procedures.
- Administration and paperwork arising directly from this caseload (record-keeping, other written communications with local GP surgeries as required).
- Contribute to team meetings, contributing to discussion of clinical practice standards, developing protocols and providing mutual professional support for colleagues.
- Personal CPD (continuing professional development), a mix of in-house events, private study and external educational events
- The above list is not exhaustive and, if appropriate, responsibilities can include specialist services such as Spirometry, Coil and Implant fitting for an appropriately qualified candidate
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a GP surgery or similar care setting
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- Cytology
Desirable
- Previous experience using EMIS and/or SystmOne
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration and Nurse qualification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Full driving licence with the use of vehicle
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a GP surgery or similar care setting
- Experience in leading a nursing team
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational skills
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Ability to prioritise effectively
Desirable
- Previous experience using SystmOne.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration and Nurse qualification
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
For questions about the job, contact the Nurse Supervisors Kerry & Sami: ipc.leadnurses@nhs.net
Employer details
Innovations in Primary Care
Units 6-11 Orchard Industrial Estate
10-12 Fitzalan Road
Arundel
BN18 9JS
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