Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality, evidence based care appropriate to the patient’s needs.

To provide assessment, screening and treatment services which are relevant to patients and their families with emphasis on improving diet and exercise routines whilst actively discouraging cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse through health promotion clinics.

To adhere to the practice’s policies, protocols and guidelines, including appropriate use of resources and referral to colleagues and other services as required.

Contribute to and undertake own clinical audit, supporting quality improvement and evidencing practice service standards.

Participation in clinical supervision and annual appraisal, and the development of annual Personal Development Plans.

Attendance at mandatory training and maintain professional development by attending clinical supervision, courses and study days.

To advocate for patients when necessary. To be confident in your knowledge about local safeguarding procedures, reporting safeguarding concerns through appropriate channels in a timely fashion where appropriate.

Participation in annual flu clinics (some of which will require working additional hours)

To feed into the development of protocols and guidelines for use in the Practice and liaise with the management team to give advice on the appropriate use of time, recall and appointment systems and resource development.

Attendance at monthly nurse meetings, regular education meetings and working group meetings which focus on the quality and development of the service.

To contribute to the teaching of medical students, GP registrars and Community nurses in training.

To participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team and to contribute to the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.

To maintain confidentiality and follow information governance good practice.

To report ‘near misses’, incidents and significant events in line with practice policy and procedures; to participate in significant event analysis to aid the learning for the organisation and individuals from such events and to follow the practice’s ‘whistleblowing’ policy should the need occur.

Members of the nursing team must retain their NMC license to practice, achieve revalidation when required and work in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.

TREATMENT ROOM NURSING

1) Working under patient group directive, or to a patient specific directive, participate in the vaccination of babies, children and adults in line with national immunisation and vaccination programmes and individual need.

2) Administer injectable medication as requested and directed by medical colleagues.

3) Undertake the assessment (including doppler studies), review and treatment of wounds and leg ulcers, recording care according to the practice requirements and referring on where necessary.

4) Contributes to cervical cytology programme, by ensuring all women who are eligible for cervical smear are offered the opportunity to have the procedure performed, or given the opportunity to discuss/counsel anxieties or queries regarding any aspect of the subject and by taking samples.

5) Undertake anti-coagulation monitoring, working according to practice protocol in checking adherence and safety and advising patients regarding medication dose.

MANAGEMENT OF LONG TERM CONDITIONS

1) Within areas of competence:

· To be responsible for reviewing patients with long-term conditions, providing education and support to patients, encouraging positive lifestyle changes and ensuring the markers of good quality care as identified in the Quality and Outcome Framework and other national and local guidance occur in a timely fashion.

· To provide guidance and knowledge to patients, including advice on medications, to support them in managing their long term conditions in a stable manner.

· To undertake medication reviews within areas of competence.

2) To support the development of group consultations and other innovations that support the provision of high quality patient care within existing resourcing levels.

Principle Physical Skills:

• Phlebotomy
• Travel and child immunisation
• Family planning/women’s health
• Supporting patients
• Wound care
• Cervical cytology
• Health promotion and screening
• ECGs
• Assisting GPs with emergency response 
• Doppler studies
• Assessment

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on own initiative and within time restrictions.
• Evidence of ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workloads
• Previous recent experience of adherence to the need for strict confidentiality, as laid down by NMC, The Code of Conduct
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Willingness to work flexibly when required

Desirable

• Recent experience in Primary or Community Care
• Evidence of computer literacy
• Awareness of current issues in primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse

Desirable

• Other relevant nursing qualifications

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

Shipston Medical Centre

Address

Shipston Medical Centre

Badgers Crescent

Shipston on Stour

Warwickshire

CV36 4BQ

Employer's website

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