Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Details

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Accountable to: The Partnership

Responsible to: Practice Manager

Hours: Full Time (4-5 days per week, including Friday plus extended access on Saturdays in a fair share rota with the nursing team). Part Time hours will be considered (2-3 days per week plus extended access on Saturdays)

PGGP Clinical Grade: F (salary dependent on experience)

Job Summary

The practice nurse will be expected to provide care in the treatment room for the patients of Paxton Green Group Practice. This would normally be carried out by face-to-face consultations including, adult and childhood immunisations, dressings, ear syringing & core nursing services. The postholder will also be expected to work during extended hours & this will include Saturdays and weekday late evenings.

Areas of Clinical Responsibility

• To carry out nursing care plans and treatments in conjunction with GPs or independently to agreed protocols.
• To work in accordance with clinical guidelines and practice policies

• To carry out health screening as required

• To carry out all general treatment room duties including, dressings, ear syringing etc.
• To carry out adult & childhood immunisations
• Undertake NHS health checks and Holistic Health Assessments, participate in research projects, as & when appropriate.

• To maintain appropriate records and statistics

• To communicate any abnormal findings to other members of the nursing team and/or the GPs, as appropriate

• To visit patients at home as and when appropriate
• To be active in health promotion and patient education
• To carry out specialist nursing activities as appropriate and to participate in training and development
• To work within the principles of the Practices PMS contract. and Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) and the nGMS contract
• Attending primary health care team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary for your duties

Professional

1. To adhere to the NMC code (Nursing & Midwifery Council) of Professional Conduct and to work in accordance with the scope of professional practice
2. To take responsibility for ones own professional practice and educational updates, in accordance with Prep and the needs of the practice
3. Participate in activities that lead to personal and/or team development
4. Participate in Development Reviews, as and when required

Support

We normally arrange for all new staff members to have a mentor or supporter within the practice team.

All staff have regular appraisals and have access to appropriate training and development.

Confidentiality

To maintain confidentiality in relation to patient data at all times

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in 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 from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Note

• The post holder may be expected to deal with other duties appropriate to the level and grade of the post
• This is an outline of the post holders duties and responsibilities. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may change from time to time to meet the changing needs of the practice

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & 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

Disclosure Barring Service

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must therefore disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. If you are offered the post we will need to obtain a satisfactory DBS disclosure for you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN

Desirable

• Practice Nurse qualification

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work as a member of a skilled nursing team
• Experience of working in a large multidisciplinary team
• Experience of health promotion
• Ability to work as an autonomous professional whilst recognizing personal limits of professional competence

Desirable

• Previous Practice Nurse experience
• Experience & appropriate qualifications in womens health
• Holds a diploma in diabetes or asthma care

Skills

Essential

• Computer literacy
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills & communication skills

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Paxton Green Group Practice

Address

1 Alleyn Park

London

SE21 8AU

Employer's website

https://www.paxtongreen.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)