Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for several clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Mission Statement

Please see our key statement indicators below that reflect the ethos of our Practice philosophy:

Quality patient care is our key driving motivation

The guiding working principle is do todays work today

Consider patients requests from their perspective

We will work collaboratively with other agencies in our locality

We will seek to be flexible in working arrangements

We use first names in communicating with all our staff

All staff views will always be consideredand respected

Staff should be encouraged and supported to develop skills useful for the Practice.

Generic Responsibilities

All staff at Morland House Surgery have a duty to conform to the following:

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates and environment where all individuals can achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law.

Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.

Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued, and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that you treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.

Safety, Health, Environment and Fire

This practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities to for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety. You have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for you, your team and others, and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions workplace Regulations 1999 and other statutory legislation.

Confidentiality

This practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters, pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and always maintain confidentiality. It is essential that if, the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained that all staff protect patient information and provide a confidential service.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do, but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice.

This practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver health care with improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement, where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.

Induction Training

On arrival at the practice all personnel are to complete a practice induction programme this is managed by the Practice Manager.

Learning and Development

The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude, and competences to perform their role. All staff will be required to partake and complete mandatory training as directed by the training coordinator, as well as participating in the practice training programme. Staff will also be permitted (subject to approval) to undertake external training courses which will enhance their knowledge and skills, progress their career and ultimately, enable them to improve processes and service delivery.

Collaborative Working

All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working. Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments. Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.

Service Delivery

Staff at Morland House Surgery must adhere to the information contained with practice policies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are always adhered to. Staff will be given detailed information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure.

Security

The security of the practice is the responsibility of all personnel. Staff must ensure they remain vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activity immediately to their line manager. Under no circumstances are staff to share the codes for the door locks to anyone and are to ensure that restricted areas remain effectively secured.

Professional Conduct

At Morland House Surgery, staff are required to dress appropriately for their role. Administrative staff will be provided with a uniform whilst clinical staff must dress in accordance with their role.

Leave

All personnel are entitled to take leave. Line managers are to ensure all of their staff are afforded the opportunity to take a minimum of 14 days leave each year (pro rata), and should be encouraged to take all of their leave entitlement.

Primary Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes, plus deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

b. Support care planning for patients with long term conditions.

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

d. Provide chronic disease clinics including Asthma and COPD, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary or specialist care as required

e. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Provide wound care ulcer care or Doppler etc. to patients and refer to other services when required

g. Deliver Venepuncture and ECGs when required

h. Provide cytology screening services to eligible patients and audit results as required

i. Provide vaccinations to adults & children according to the National Immunisation Programme, implement vaccination programmes and deliver promotion of the same

j. Participation in Flu and Covid vaccination clinics

k. Provide travel health advice and immunisations

l. Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required

m. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation, ensuring SMOMED codes are used effectively and in accordance with current QOF CCG requirements

n. Chaperone patients where necessary

o. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

p. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

q. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

r. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health, safeguarding, substance misuse, or community health needs

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to

a. Lead and participate in clinical audits when required.

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Contribute to the implementation of an effective training programme for staff and students within the practice

d. Take the Infection Control Lead position for the practice ensuring the latest CCG and national guidelines are adhered to by all practice staff

e. Provide clinical supervision for the nursing team

f. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

g. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

h. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

i. Be aware of and contribute to the planning and implementation of CCG patient pathway initiatives

j. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis RCA.

k. Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a GP Practice.
• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Experienced in COPD and infection prevention and control measures.
• Experienced working autonomously and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Experienced in Diabetes

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Nursing degree

Desirable

• A post graduate nursing diploma

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and skills
• Chronic disease management awareness
• Strong IT skills
• An abilty to record accurate clinical notes
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to be flexible with hours to cover annual leave and sickness

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

Morland House Surgery

Address

Morland House Surgery

Morland Close

Wheatley

Oxford

OX33 1DP

Employer's website

https://www.morland-house.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)