Lead Practice Nurse (Lydney Practice)
Job Description
Job summary
Are you a practice nurse looking for a new challenge in primary care or a nurse wanting to change role & want to be part of a friendly, hard working team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a lead Nurse at Lydney Practice (part of GDOC LTD), heading up the nursing/HCA team, whilst providing excellent care to the community.
The Care Quality Commission requires us to have a complete employment history from the age of 16, including explanations for any gaps in employment.
Closing date: 01/05/2025
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership to the practice nurse team
To foster an effective, quality driven practice nurse service.
To support the development of G DOCs clinical services for registered patients.
To provide a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and practice management team as appropriate, having regard to the nurses training and competencies.
Working always within your professional competencies, you will make yourself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies; telephone consultations and queries; triaging; and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations; and NHS/private paperwork and correspondence.
Reports to:
Chief Nurse, clinically,
Practice Manager, operationally
About us
You will be required to be immunised in compliance with Green Book (link attached) and NHS recommendations for your role (unless medically exempt).
G DOC LTD is owned by all the GP Practices in Gloucestershire; the Practices are our shareholders.
We operate on a not-for-profit basis: any profits are redistributed into primary care in Gloucestershire.
We are a limited company run by a Board of Directors, most of whom are experienced local GPs.
We run a number of GP practices, as well as some other services for the whole county.
In Gloucester we run 9,500 patients at Gloucester Health Access Centre/Matson Lane (9,500 patients) and Partners in Health (12,400).
In the Forest of Dean, we run two practices, both of which are dispensing: Lydney (7,500 patients), and Blakeney (3,200 patients).
Our countywide services include:
G DOC is running a Covid Medicines Service to help and support the high-risk patients in Gloucestershire.
Over 17,000 primary care appointments each year at Gloucester Health Access Centre for patients who may need to be seen the same day when their own practice is already full, or who do not have a registered GP. GHAC is open 8am8pm, 365 days a year.
For more details visit our website
Job responsibilities
Practice nurse team leadership. Lead, support and manage other members of the nursing team, including trainees.
Ensure skills of practice nurse team are appropriately and effectively used to deliver care. Support the nursing team in developing their skills and expertise.
Ensure an effective nurse appointment system, in collaboration with practice manager. Ensure adequate and appropriate practice nurse cover is available within practice.
Provide professional advice on Practice/G DOC developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge. Lead and monitor thedevelopment and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the practice nursing team.
In collaboration with the Practice Manager and the Recruitment Team, manage the recruitment, onboarding, induction and ongoing employment of the nursing team, including nurses, phlebotomists and healthcare assistants.
Working with the Chief Nursing Officer, and Lead GP, develop and monitor key quality markers, thereby promoting clinical effectiveness.
Monitor and advise on the effective use of physical and financial resources by the practice nursing team, including ordering.
Ensure a robust system for nurse appraisal and revalidation
Enable the practice nursing team to apply and improve clinical governance and risk management systems.
Primary care nurse duties including (but not limited to) face to face consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations, e-consultations and queries. Clinical administration, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Provide clinical care to registered patients, within your skills and competence, to include normal general practice nursing (immunisations, wound management, minor ailments, aural toilet, health checks, therapeutic monitoring etc) and any areas of clinical expertise, for example long-term condition management.
Provision of care for acute and long-term conditions (physical and mental), and contributing to the delivery of QOF and enhanced services.
Provision of preventative care, including health promotion advice, vaccinations and screening.
Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate new health promotion and long-term condition care.
Support of patients in the developing self-management strategies and in fostering patient engagement with the Practice.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards;
Collecting data for audit purposes as per Practice protocols.
Reviewing patients in the interests of quality improvement and safety. i.e. MRHA safety alerts and dementia reviews.
Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
Cover for other practice nurses will be provided by reciprocal sharing of correspondence, results and other administration.
Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate new health promotion and long-term condition care.
Contributing to patient safety by maintaining good infection control thorough monitoring and maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilising equipment and emergency equipment.
Complying with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code and professional standards for nurses.
Complying with CQC requirements for primary care.
Complying with the training requirements of G DOC and of the NMC
Complying with requirements for revalidation.
Working conditions
Frequent, prolonged VDU use
Time-pressured environment
High levels of accuracy and attention to detail essential at all times
Exposure to distressing situations and written material
Contact with body fluids, i.e. wound exudates; urine etc. while in clinical practice.
Uniform to be worn
For full Job Description see attached : supporting information Job description
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.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check satisfactory
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse/Registered General Nurse or other qualification recognised by the NMC as equivalent
- Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council
Desirable
- Independent prescriber or working towards it
- Post-graduate training in a relevant subject for example long-term condition management (e.g., respiratory medicine), minor illness or urgent care
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
Desirable
- Experience of General Practice
- Experience of managing a team, including direct reports
- Experience of delivering contractual requirements e.g. KPIs, QOF
Personal qualities
Essential
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Able to use own initiative but also know when to seek assistance
- Ability to work under pressure
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practices e.g. NICE guidelines
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical ...
