Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description - Practice Nurse

Location -

Role in Practice - To work as a Practice Nurse within the organisation taking responsibility for assessing the nursing needs of patients attending surgery with a broad range of long term conditions.

All duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with protocols developed by the Nursing Team and in agreement with the Lead Practice Nurse.

To provide a high quality, evidence based, easily accessible service for patients. To be able to time manage during clinics to ensure a seamless service that is delivered on time, as far is reasonably practical, to the patients.

To work with the Practice Nurse Manager in liaisons with the site Team Leaders on a day to day basis and particularly with regard to arrangements for patient recall and review, holidays and rotas, and as a member of the surgery team.

Responsible for - No Supervisory responsibility for staff

Responsible to - Lead Practice Nurse

Accountable to - Management team and Partners

Responsibilities -

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide treatment room nursing care. To include wound management, venepuncture, ear irrigation, ECG, routine injection and urinalysis.

To assess and treat minor illness and injury in accordance with protocols. To discharge or refer patients as appropriate.

To organise medication and wound dressings with a GP/Non-Medical Prescriber as part of a plan of care for an individual patient as needed.

To assess those patients wishing to travel. To offer basic vaccination, malaria prophylaxis and advice about where to seek more specialist advice.

To provide contraceptive, sexual health, coil check and menopause advice and administer depo-provera injections according to protocol. To ensure patients are monitored appropriately depending on their chosen method of contraception or menopause treatment.

To provide a cervical screening service in accordance with the National Policy and local NHS recall system.

To be able to carry out routine swabs as part of a request by GP/ANP as required.

To provide childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with the British Vaccination Schedule.

To provide screening examinations e.g. new patient health check, elderly screening and lifestyle advice as requested by GP colleagues or as part of a recall system.

To visit patients in their homes to undertake work on behalf of the Practice as requested by the GP/Practice Nurse Manager.

To assist in the provision of care to those with long term conditions from the list below, according to skills, training and experience -

To take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients with coronary heart disease within the surgery. To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients with asthma within the surgery. To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients with COPD within the surgery. To perform spirometry (this is under review). To analyse and inform the GP of the results. To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To take responsibility for maintaining the register and recall of patients with diabetes within the surgery. To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of these patients in accordance with the protocol.

To share the workload and responsibility with GPs for the care of patients with hypertension in accordance with the protocol.

In cases of co-morbidity, to work closely with the lead GP and Practice Nurse Manager, as appropriate in accordance with protocol and personal competencies.

Aside from any provision of chronic disease management care, to perform general medication reviews with patients.

To be responsible for the maintenance of accurate records, reflecting consultations and communications with patients. To ensure the careful labelling of specimens and printing of prescriptions.

To ensure nursing care is evidence based and evaluated appropriately. To undertake a role in research and audit, independently or in conjunction with other members of the team.

To act as a representative for EBMC at PCN level, as delegated by Lead Practice Nurse

To take responsibility for the teaching and supervising of the Health Care Assistant, phlebotomists and Nursing students as required.

To attend designated meetings and relevant training courses keeping professionally up-to-date.

To be fully conversant with the in house complaints procedure. To be responsible for ensuring that patient queries and complaints are dealt with according to the procedures laid down by the Practice, adhering to the NHS Executive guidelines and requirements.

To make sure that the clinical room is kept tidy, and instruments are sterilised as required. To participate actively in Infection Control and Health and Safety audit.

Any other duties within the range and scope of this Job Specification as deemed necessary and appropriate to skill by the Lead Practice Nurse as the organisation and structure of the Nursing Team moves forward.

Other Tasks

Ability to work within a team

Ability to communicate with people at all levels

Be familiar with and adhere to Practice policies and procedures ensuring that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times

Possess the ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload

To undertake other responsibilities, within the scope of the grade, agreed through consultation to maintain a high standard and efficient service

You are requested to be flexible and the Partners reserve the right to alter such fixed hours as may be considered necessary to ensure the Practice runs smoothly.

Person Specification

Behaviours

Essential

• Planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Adaptability
• Team working
• Self motivated
• Flexibility
• Confidentiality

Experience

Essential

• Practical experience of working with others
• Experience of using own initiative

Desirable

• Experience of working within a Primary Care setting
• Practical experience of SystmOne record keeping system

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Registered Nurse
• Membership of professional body

Desirable

• Supervisory Management qualification
• Non-Medical Prescriber

Knowledge

Desirable

• A detailed understanding of a General Practice environment
• Some working knowledge of staff motivation techniques
• An understanding of the GMS/PMS contract competency framework
• Some knowledge of the Practice clinical system

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (Written and Oral)
• IT skills
• Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines
• Conflict management
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Car Driver

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.

Employer details

Employer name

PartnersHealth

Address

East Bridgford Medical Centre

2 Butt Lane

East Bridgford

Nottingham

NG13 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.partnershealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)