Job responsibilities
Job title: Practice Nurse
Responsible to: Lead Practice
Nurse (Clinically)
Practice
Manager (Managerially)
Location: At New Court
Surgery and in patients homes
Job Summary
The post holder is responsible for
ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice
population. The focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice
for patients with long-term conditions and management and preventative nursing
interventions to all patients. The post holder will work collaboratively with
the whole general practice and attached teams to meet the needs of patients.
Key
duties and responsibilities
Clinical
practice
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Work
with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat
long-term conditions
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Review
medication for therapeutic effectiveness
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Work
with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
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Implement
and evaluate programmes that promote health and well-being (e.g. smoking
cessation and weight management)
o
Implement
and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and
children
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Advise,
support and where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling
abroad
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Promote
and deliver evidence-based wound care and for patients presenting with aural
conditions
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Preparing
and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient
care interventions, including assisting GPs during minor operations
Delivering
a quality service
o
Recognise
and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by
the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
o
Produce
accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations,
consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
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Prioritise,
organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes
quality
o
Deliver
care according to the NSF and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Guidelines and evidence-based acre
o
In
partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of
health care, responding to local and national policy initiatives as appropriate
o
Evaluate
the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
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Support
and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
o
Participate
in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints and
significant events
o
Work
within policies relating to domestic abuse and vulnerable people and refer as
appropriate
Confidentiality
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Maintaining
confidentiality relating to patients, staff, visitors and practice business
o
Upholding
the Caldicott Report principles with respect to the confidentiality of patient
identifiable information.
o
Complying
fully with the provision of the Data Protection Act 1988
Health and safety
o
Being
aware of your responsibilities placed on employees under the Health and Safety
at Work Act (1974)
o
Take
care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by
what you do
o
Undertake
mandatory and statutory training when provided
o
Co-operate
with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything
provided for your health, safety or welfare.
o
Reporting
all clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly and when
requested co-operate with any investigation undertaken.
o
Apply
infection control measures within the practice according to local and national
guidelines
Professional and Personal Development
o
Take
responsibility for own development, learning and performance including
participating in annual appraisals and clinical supervision
o
Support
the development of others in order to maximise potential
o
Actively
promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn
from each other and from external good practice
o
Participate
in planning and implementing changes within your area of care and
responsibility
o
Contribute
and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards
o
Critically
evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to own
practice
o
Keep
up-to-date with new developments locally and nationally identifying those that
will enhance the teams work
o
Provide
an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues
Team
working
o
Work
as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploiting
the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
o
Delegate
clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and
assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties
o
Accept
delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective
time-management strategies are embedded
in own practice
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Participate
in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
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Ensure
that spills of bodily fluids within the Practice premises are promptly cleaned
up using spill kits and equipment supplied.
General requirements of
the post
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To
work effectively with clinical and administrative colleagues at the practice
o
Follow
agreed practice policy and protocols including information management
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To
work within the principles set out in the Practice Statement of Purpose
o
Contributing
to the development and improvement of services to patients
o
Attend
regular meetings with clinical and administrative team
o
Participate
in clinical audit
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To
maintain good working relationships with patients, relatives, carers, Primary
Health Care Teams, Adult and Community Services and voluntary organisations.
o
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and carers
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Acting
in a way which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and
respects their circumstances, feelings and rights
This
Job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It may be subject to a
periodic review and amendment in consultation with the post holder.
