Job summary
A pleasant disposition and approachable manner are key attributes, together with sound communicative and interpersonal skills. The post requires the ability to exercise tact and discretion, and to use initiative. The ability to work under pressure and as part of a team within your own scope of clinical practice are all equally important.

The Practice Nurse will be able to prioritise their work and meet deadlines. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policies and procedures. The Practice Nurse will have the opportunity to develop their chronic disease knowledge and skills as part of a wider nursing team, to deliver care to patients in General Practice providing support for both patients and colleagues.

Your application will be stronger if you can demonstrate any of the following:

• You have an enthusiasm for primary care nursing
• You are familiar with the primary care computer system EMIS
• Have experience working with or within a multi-disciplinary team
• You tell us of other things that you think make you an ideal candidate

Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of a Practice Nurse:

• Venepuncture
• Anticoagulation Monitoring
• ECG & 24hr Blood Pressures
• Immunisation and vaccination of children and adults
• Travel Immunisations
• Ear examination and syringing
• Wound care and dressings
• First aid and management of emergencies
• Assisting in minor operation/womens health clinic sessions
• Health Promotion and Education
• Chronic Disease Management
• Cervical smear screening
• Care and maintenance of equipment and treatment rooms
• Provide contemporaneous, accurate documentation of all care given to patients
• Providing clinical advice and support to other professionals within the practice
• The use of the EMIS clinical system for recording consultations, data capture and to produce reports/statistics
• Attendance and input to the regular practice meetings, as deemed appropriate.
• Attendance at regular training/updates identified in your Personal Development Plan
• To maintain skills and develop competence in new areas depending on service needs. Ensure professional knowledge is kept up-to-date
• Clinical supervision in line with professional and CQC requirements
• Participation in research within the Practice as required
• To provide holistic, high quality, clinical care working always in accordance with NMC professional guidelines and scope of competence

About us
Canterbury Medical Practice's priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 24,000+ patients registered with the Practice as well as those from other practices who are seen in our additional clinics. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a holistic approach to patient care and a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.

We aim to:

• provide high quality clinical care
• meet our patients needs
• act with integrity and complete confidentiality
• be courteous, approachable, friendly and accommodating
• ensure we provide safe and effective services and environments
• to put patient care at the centre of what we do
• to maintain a motivated and skilled workforce
• use feedback, monitoring and auditing to continuously improve our services
• treat all patients and staff with dignity, respect and honesty

Job responsibilities
A full job description and person specification for the role of Practice Nurse (Treatment Room duties) can be found attached

Person Specification
Personal Qualities and other requirements
Essential

• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• Flexible and co-operative.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• High levels of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality if needed, including to visit people in their own home.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all nursing matters within your scope of practice.
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.

Qualifications
Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Educated to Degree Level

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
• Broad knowledge of General Practice.

Desirable

• Experience working in a primary care setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS.

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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.