Ealing Park Health Centre
Job title:
Practice Nurse
Reports to:
GP Partner and Nurse Practitioner
Hours:
20 hours per week over 5 days
Salary:
Band 6 equivalent with NHS Pension
Overview:
Ealing Park Health Centre is a young, dynamic, forward thinking and developing
practice of 9,250 patients in a socially and culturally diverse area of Ealing. As well
as offering the full range of standard services, we are growing the range of enhanced
services delivered. We are a teaching practice and enjoy a lively and engaging
learning environment in which all members of the practice are encouraged to
participate. We are fully involved in shaping our role in the local health network and
more widely at commissioning consortium level and we strive to be able to continue
to develop the quality of care for our patients in the current changing landscape of
the NHS.
We have an opportunity to establish a first class practice nurse team of a nurse
practitioner, a part-time nurse and a healthcare assistant to fully integrate into the
existing clinical team of 4 partners and 2 salaried doctors.
Job summary:
The successful candidate will be a team player with excellent communication skills
and will:
o take responsibility for delivering primary nursing care including aspects of
chronic disease management involving monitoring and patient education to
promote self management.
o take responsibility for delivering screening and public health programmes
associated with primary care.
o contribute to the clinical management in terms of the organisation of the
clinical work with the clinical team.
o take initiative in developing and delivering new services as opportunities
arise in line with surgery vision and need.
o participate in the clinical meetings including leading the learning on occasion.
o support the training of F2 doctors.
o liaise with outside agencies such as health, social and voluntary agencies,
and other surgeries in our health network and participate in the local nurse
forum
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Main responsibilities:
Clinical
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Good quality Practice Nurse skills including immunisations, travel vaccinations,
wound and ulcer care, injections, phlebotomy/ paediatric phlebotomy, cervical
smears, obtaining high vaginal swab taking, ear syringing, contraceptive care,
management of clinical emergencies within the surgery.
Chronic Disease Management for diabetes, COPD, asthma, essential
hypertension, heart disease and mental health following agreed protocols to
promote patient self management. This will include patient education and
monitoring.
ECGs and 24hour ambulatory BP monitoring
INR monitoring using INR STAR
Cryotherapy and assistance with minor surgery procedures
LESs and DESs as appropriate
Involvement in the Integrated Care Pilot- completing care plans for identified high
risk cases
Maintaining the emergency drugs and equipment
QOF
Audits
Public health campaigns within primary care
Good communications with other team members when clinical findings on routine
examination indicate possible action/follow up.
Non Clinical
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Accurate and timely record keeping
Good time keeping
Clinical stock management
Involvement in the meeting schedule within the practice
Actively participating in the clinical management of the practice, liaising with the
management team (partners and practice manager) as required
Manage own personal development program
Attendance at the Ealing Nurse Forum
Attendance at the Health Network and CCG meetings as required
Confidentiality:
Patients trust us with sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in the knowledge that they have a right to expect that staff will
respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In carrying out the duties outlined within this Job Description, the post holder may
have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice
staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information
relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information is to be
regarded as strictly confidential.
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Information about patients, carers, colleagues or other health workers, or the
business of the practice, may only be divulged to authorised people in accordance
with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection
of personal and sensitive data.
Health and Safety:
The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health,
safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safety Policy, to include:
 Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice
guidelines.
 Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a
way that manages those risks.
 Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
 Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy
and safe way and free from hazards.
 Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and
colleagues, to include:
 Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting
them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and
current legislation.
 Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and
colleagues.
 Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Infection Control
Infection control is everyone’s responsibility. The post holder will adhere to and
promote within the team the practice’s Infection Prevention and Control Policies and
make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times, thereby
reduce the burden of healthcare associated infections including MRSA. In particular
all staff should have the following key responsibilities:
 Staff must wash their hands or use alcohol hand rub before commencing
clinic and between each patient contact.
 Staff have a duty to attend infection control training.
 Post holder will take lead in screening surgery staff should take lead in
screening surgery staff should an infection be detected or reported within the
clinical team.
Commitment to care
The post holder will be expected to ensure that patients’ needs, experience and
safety comes first and to treat patients, carers, family members and colleagues with
dignity and respect.
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Ealing Park Health Centre
Job title:
Practice Nurse
Reports to:
GP Partner and Nurse Practitioner
Hours:
20 hours per week
Person Specification
Please note that your letter of application for this post should illustrate how
you meet the criteria below.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Registered Nurse
Diploma or Degree in Nursing
Diploma in Chronic Disease
Management
Diploma of Family Planning
Experience
Recent and relevant post registration
primary care nursing experience at Band
5 level or above
ENB 997/998 or SLICE qualification or
equivalent
Evidence of continuing professional
development - portfolio
Proficient in conducting comprehensive
health needs assessment and
developing care plans unsupervised
Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of EMIS LV or other clinical
IT system
Proficient computer skills including
Microsoft Office and web based
information sites
Skills, abilities, knowledge
Comprehensive knowledge of Chronic
Disease management using evidence
based medicine eg NICE guidelines
Be aware of professional responsibilities,
competencies and accountability as laid
out in the NMC Code of Professional
Conduct
Awareness and understanding of primary
health care and the current issues in
primary care and other NHS services.
Carry out, interpret and draw outcomes
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using Clinical Audit
Understand clinical governance and its
importance in primary care
Personally responsible for own clinical
supervision
Working knowledge of managing difficult
situations and conflict resolution
EMIS primary care clinical system
Range of clinical skills and expertise
relevant to the role and willing to develop
and expand practice nurse role according
to the surgery’s care vision and service
need.
Work effectively within the team
Work without direct supervision, planning
and prioritising own workload
Delegate effectively and safely where
appropriate
Aware and responsible for the need to
refer a patient on to the GP during the
clinical or immediately afterwards to
ensure appropriately timed health care.
Assess a situation and act appropriately
eg clinical emergency
Communicate effectively both verbally,
electronically and in writing
Innovative approach to practice and able
to implement change in own practice and
that of others
Able to identify own learning and
development needs and actively seek
ways of meeting those needs.
Keep up to date with current issues in
nursing generally as in primary and
community care both nationally and
locally.
Actively participate in local nursing forum
to promote cohesive working within the
locality and borough.
Clear understanding between health,
social care and voluntary and self help
agencies in health care and patient
empowerment
Equal Opportunities
Understanding of Equal Opportunities for
patients and team members
Positive attitude to Equal Opportunities
for patients and team members
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