Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Job
Title: Practice
Nurse
ProfessionallyResponsible
To: The
Partners of Caen
Medical Centre
ManageriallyResponsible To: Lead Practice Nurse for clinical/Practice
Manager for HR/general employment
Terms: As per personal contract
Job
Summary:
Responsible for providing Nursing
Services to patients of the practice including treatment, screening and advice,
within the professional competence of the post holder, in order to meet the
health care needs of the Practice population.
Key
Responsibilities:
It
is expected that the post holder will work towards being able to undertake the
following activities
through appropriate training and development:
To provide skilled
nursing care, treatment and diagnostic procedures, as required by the GPs,
including venepuncture, wound assessment and dressings, ear syringing, ECGs
etc.
To manage the
provision of child immunisations to agreed protocols.
To have knowledge of
the overall nursing management of chronic diseases and to assist GPs in the
running of clinics for the regular review of patients with CHD, diabetes,
asthma, hypertension, and any other clinic determined by the GPs.
To provide general
and specific health screening, including cervical cytology and new patient
checks, to agreed protocols, with referral to the GP as necessary.
To advise patients on
travel healthcare, to plan and give holiday immunisation schedules and provide
other prophylactic injection programmes as required to agreed protocols.
To advise and support
patients on general healthcare matters with referral to the GP as necessary.
To undertake Health
Education using all available resources.
To evaluate and maintain stocks of such resources. To organise Health Education activity if
required.
To be responsible for
the security of all drugs and vaccines held in the Treatment Rooms and for the
correct recording of those administered.
To ensure adequate
Treatment Room supplies are held, and that all equipment in this area is clean
and well maintained.
To organise and
maintain appropriate registers and accurate records.
To establish and
maintain good communications with GPs, other members of the PHCT and outside
agencies on all matters concerning patient care.
To maintain
professional development by attending courses and study days as agreed with
GPs/Practice Manager.
To carry out
community work as required by the GPs.
To participate in
clinical audit activities.
To participate in the
education and training of other Practice Nurses or other disciplines within the
Practice.
To be fully aware of
personal responsibilities regarding Health & Safety in the Practice.
AS THE JOB INVOLVES CONTACT WITH THE
PUBLIC AND THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIDENTIALITY IS OF THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE. ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY WILL BE SEEN TO BE SERIOUS MISCONDUCT WITH POSSIBLE DISMISSAL.
AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK AND FULL
BACKGROUND CHECKS WILL BE REQUIRED AND WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRACTICE