Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Wellside Surgery - Practice Nurse

RESPONSIBLE TO: 

The Practice Nurse Team Leader

Practice Manager

Partners

HOURS OF WORK: To be agreed

LEAVE ENTITLEMENT: As per contract

RATES OF PAY: As per contract

ROLE

The practice nurse will be accountable professionally for her individual actions.

The practice nurse will communicate with any other members of staff concerned with patient care, and will give appropriate regard to patient confidentiality. It must be remembered that care of patients ultimately rests with the general practitioner with whom they are registered and that patient care can only be undertaken with the certain knowledge that the GP concerned has requested this either directly or as part of practice policy.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Key clinical duties of the post-holder will include:

• General treatment room duties and procedures

• Chronic disease management

• Collection of pathological specimens

• Investigatory procedures at the request of the GP

• Preventative procedures including immunisations (this will incorporate both child immunisations and travel vaccines) and cervical cytology

• Assisting GPs with clinical procedures when required (including chaperone duties)

• Care of equipment and maintenance of stock levels

• To attend patients in their home at the request of the GP, or in an emergency situation.

Key administrative duties will include :

• To maintain clear and accurate notes of consultations within the computerised patient record

• To co-operate in practice research projects as required

• To participate in clinical audit activities

• To attend practice meetings as appropriate

• To participate in further education as deemed useful or necessary and to share this learning with other team members

• To participate in in-house training as required

• To participate in stock control and ordering of supplies

Postscript

This is a summary of key tasks, and is not intended as a comprehensive description of duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are not specifically mentioned above. Any significant changes to this job description will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

• Diabetes/Asthma/COPD Diploma
• Minor Illness Course

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in General Practice

Desirable

• Chronic Disease Management
• Minor Illness

Skills and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Good Communication Skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic
• Self-motivated
• Good team worker

Desirable

• EMIS clinical system

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

Wellside Surgery

Address

45 High Street

Sawtry

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE28 5SU

Employer's website

https://wellside.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)