Lead Practice Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Nurse to join our busy medical practice due to some restructuring within the growing nursing team. Our big practice with a small friendly team approach is situated in purpose build premises in the pleasant residential area of Rawdon and Yeadon of Leeds.
We are a training practice and participate in a range of enhanced services. Aire Valley Surgery have a dedicated large team which consists of 5 partners, 8 permanent Salaried GPs, Often around 6 Registrars/FY2s, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 experienced Physicians Associates, 3 Practice Pharmacists. We have a growing Nursing Team of 3 Practice Nurses, 6 Health Care Assistants and we also train ACPs and have a regular rotation of medical students.
Main duties of the job
Aire Valley Surgery is looking to appoint a Lead Nurse with strategic vision to lead and develop our growing Nursing Team.
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers.
The post holder will be practising autonomously as a Practice Nurse, Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner within the designated speciality area of primary care to provide patient-centred clinical care.
The post holder will support new ways of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient focused service, and will ensure the safe treatment, referral including the management of patients with long term conditions in primary care.
You will have responsibility for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues, the management team and partners.
The post holder will deliver a clinical component to their role and there will be protected Management Time protected for matters related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, leadership and management, continuous professional development and research.
About us
Aire Valley Surgery is modern and forward thinking, we enjoy participating in new projects and being involved in Training and Development.
We currently have approximately 15000 patients and we have two sites that everyone works accross.
Job responsibilities
Key Areas of Responsibility
Clinical
1. Work autonomously as a Senior Nurse within the practice, managing patients and delivering individualised direct patient care.
2. Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation, and diagnosis of patients within the agreed scope of your role. The clinical scope of your role will be reviewed at appraisal on an annual basis, based on the Core Capabilities Framework.
3. Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral of patients. This includes the management of patients with long term conditions and complex care.
4. Receive referrals via a variety of sources, including from the doctor team, nursing colleagues and to manage your caseload and clinical priorities according to agreed protocols and working practices
5. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, safety huddles, patient reviews and team meetings
6. Undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/ advice as per your agreed scope of practice, using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines. This service may be provided within an urgent care primary care setting, or routine primary care setting, including in the community or home care settings.
7. Within scope of practice and clinical competence request and / or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care
8. Utilise scope of practice to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing role and provide advice on medicine management issues associated with the patient specialty group. Work within Aire Valley Surgerys policy for Medicines Management
9. Utilise your advanced knowledge and skills relating to the speciality of primary care to provide specialist primary care advice to other members of the multidisciplinary team on the basis of patient assessment.
10. Provide a seamless, high-quality service from assessment through to diagnosis, treatment, and review, referring to other specialists in the community or secondary care as required. Provide guidance to staff, patients and their families and carers on pathway navigation
11. Lead in the development and updating of referral guidelines and policies for the service.
12. Use highly developed communication skills to effectively communicate with colleagues, patients, and their relatives/carers, making reports and liaising as required with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team both verbally and in writing.
13. Use professional judgement to act as an advocate for patients to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care. Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management. Escalate any concerns via the practice management/nursing / professional structures/partnership as required
14. Report and raise concerns related to Safeguarding, accessing advice and support as required. Be conversant with Practice policies for safeguarding including the assessment of mental Capacity, and consideration of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and the application of the principles of Prevent (counter terrorism awareness)
15. Ensure effective and accurate verbal or written handover of patients between healthcare professionals.
16. Ensure that high standards of all documentation are maintained, with accurate, complete and up-to-date information regarding patient care are kept in accordance with Practice and professional standards.
17. Monitor the quality and standard of care provided by all members of the team and all staff in clinical areas. Identifying any skills or training gaps and escalating to the practice manager and partnership or addressing them if within your own team.
18. Undertake training to develop further advanced clinical practice roles required by the practice to provide a high standard of patient care.
20. Practice within the scope of professional registration
Professional Leadership & Management
1. Provide highly visible and accessible professional leadership and demonstrate expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice in primary care
2. Promote interdisciplinary team and collaborative working practices
3. Meet regularly with team members as a team and on an individual basis as required to support their personal and professional development
4. Promote team working, build rapport and collaborative working practices within the multidisciplinary clinical and management team. Liaise with non-clinical personnel across the organisation and professional groups. Ensuring effective communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Act as a clinical role model demonstrating high standards of advanced clinical practice and provide support or advice to other staff when necessary
6. Lead and support the development of the role according to changing patients needs, service requirements and evidence base practice.
7. Lead and actively participate in practice/local projects, quality initiatives and statutory accreditation processes. This will include the setting and monitoring of clinical standards of care
8. Ensure that all resources are managed in an efficient and cost-effective manner to achieve maximum effect for patients and staff.
9. Adhere to all relevant practice and local policies and procedures and to ensure that they are correctly implemented.
10. Lead in the implementation of multidisciplinary service objectives that reflect practice strategies for patient care.
11. Demonstrate effective leadership skills, supporting the senior management team and partnership in service development and lead as delegated on the implementation of any of these changes.
12. Monitor standards and maintain high quality care. Report any clinical incidents via the practices electronic reporting system for significant events and escalate issues promptly and appropriately
13. Utilise the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with complex, sensitive or emergency situations.
14. Maintain an awareness of professional and ethical issues to ensure care is delivered in a professional timely and courteous manner by all members of the team, respecting the different spiritual and cultural backgrounds of colleagues, patients, and relatives.
15. Escalate any concerns or complaints promptly
16. Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff.
17. Responsibility for completing or delegating the preparation and daily review of staff duty rotas, ensuring that the team provides most effective service provision.
18. Accountable for own practice, always acting within the Professional Code of Professional ...
