Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES:
- To assess patients
health needs and implement nursing interventions to meet their needs.
- To manage the care
and treatment of patients with stable or long term conditions within
agreed protocols.
- To maintain high
standards of infection control at all times, protecting patients, self and
colleagues.
- To actively engage
patients and carers in the management of their health, promoting health
and wellbeing.
- To refer patients
to other members of the practice clinical team in line with agreed
procedures.
- To maintain
accurate records of all clinical activity in line with practice protocols
and NMC standards.
- To assist in
specialist clinics within practice protocols.
- To contribute to
clinical governance activities within the team including audit and
evaluation.
- To support other
members of the practice team in maintaining health, safety and security,
identifying and assessing potential risks and contributing to management.
- To limit your
actions to those which you feel competent to undertake. If you have any
doubts about your competence during the course of your duties you must
immediately speak to your line manager.
- To develop the
role by using evidence-based practice and continuously improve self-knowledge
following continuing professional development guidelines.
12.
To
use appraisal and supervision to identify development needs and maintain and
develop competence in line with NMC requirements.
CLINICAL DUTIES:
Health Promotion
1.
To
recognise patients readiness to change in supporting their attempts to change
unhealthy behaviour.
2.
To
provide healthy eating advice individually in opportunistic consultations.
3.To
provide individual advice to patients about increasing activity or exercise.
4.
To
offer advice on recommended safe limits for alcohol consumption.
5.
To
assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of
individuals and groups in the practice population.
Emergency Management
1.
To
be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Child Health/Protection
1.
To
recognise the signs, symptoms and categories of child abuse.
2.
To
understand the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and
communication channels.
3.
To
be aware of statutory child health procedures and statutory local guidance and
basic legal issues.
4.
To
be aware of other practitioners and agencies roles.
Family Planning
1.
To
advise patients on available methods of contraception and refer patients as
appropriate.
2.
To
perform interval health checks for patients using hormonal contraception.
3.
To
advise patients on reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases.
Womens Health
1.
To
advise patients on the national and local cervical cytology and mammography
screening programmes.
2.
To
advise on breast self-awareness.
3.
To
undertake cervical cytology sampling.
4.
To
take swabs for microbiology.
5.
To
give patients advice on the increased peri and post-menopausal risk of
osteoporosis
Vaccinations and
Immunisations
1.
To
administer injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group
Directive (PGD).
2.
To
ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines.
3.
To
provide an adult and childhood immunisation service.
4.
To
maintain a call and recall system for patients.
5.
To
work to PGD for prescription only medicines.
Infection control
1.
To
apply infection control measures within the practice including:
i. Universal hygiene
precautions
ii. Collection and handling
of laboratory specimens
iii. Segregation and
disposal of waste materials
iv. Decontamination of
instruments and clinical equipment
v. Reporting on and
treatment of sharps injuries
vi. Dealing with blood and
bodily fluid spillages
Wound Management
1.
To
perform wound care using aseptic techniques.
2.
To
remove sutures and clips as clinically required.
Patient Screening
To undertake opportunistic screening, including blood
pressure checks, height/weight and BMI calculations, urinalysis and smoking
status
Emergency Management
1.
To
be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Child Health/Protection
1.
To
recognise the signs, symptoms and categories of child abuse.
2.
To
understand the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and
communication channels.
3.
To
be aware of statutory child health procedures and statutory local guidance and
basic legal issues.
4.
To
be aware of other practitioners and agencies roles.
