Treatment Room Nurse

Job responsibilities

Job Description for a Practice Nurse

TITLE OF POST:

TREATMENT ROOM NURSE

APPOINTMENT :

Permanent

RESPONSIBLE TO:

Practice Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

Nurse Managers

The description of the role below is all within the context of the organisations mission Putting Patients First with the central principle of providing a One stop shop approach for patients

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder is a registered nurse with the NMC, who acting within their professional boundaries will provide care for the presenting patient needing a treatment room procedure.

The post holder should be able to assess, plan, provide and evaluate the nursing care to meet the needs of the individual. Assess and treat specific conditions in accordance with protocol; provide screening and surveillance, and therapeutic interventions for the practice population.

They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice.

To demonstrate excellent communication & documentation skills

To be responsible for their own e -learning training and updates.

To uphold the ethos of WMG so to be safe, effective, caring, responsive to peoples needs and promote good leadership.

To be aware and support WMG in the wider scope of clinical bodies like the CQC.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

To work closely with the entire Practice Team as applicable for each area of responsibility

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Provide Treatment Room services. To include, but not limited to: wound care, including compression therapy and leg ulcer management, ear care, cervical cytology, swabs, Doppler assessments, ring changes, blood tests, injections, assistance if required for minor ops.
• Screening. Undertake opportunistic screening including BP, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status and alcohol intake.
• Health Promotion. Offer education and motivation for patients to change unhealthy behaviour. Recognise a patients readiness to change. Develop and maintain health promotion material.
• Vaccinations and Immunisations. Administer injections to adults and children; ensure safe storage and disposal of vaccines. Give travel immunisation and advice. All childhood vaccinations. HPV and other teenage immunisations.
• Infection Control. Ensure that the highest infection control standards are met.
• Emergency Management. Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
• Child Health. Recognise the signs and symptoms of child abuse and be aware of local and statutory procedures.
• To contribute towards the development of the nursing services offered by the practice

TEACHING AND MENTORING ROLE:

The post-holder will:

Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.

PROFESSIONAL ROLE:

The post-holder will:

Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.

Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

Maintain their professional registration

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained

Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards

Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.

AREAS OF PRACTICE EXCLUDED FROM THE POST-HOLDERS REMIT:

The post-holder will not undertake the following:

All aspects of antenatal/obstetric care

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings.

• The post-holder will have contact with body fluids ie, wound exudates; urine etc while in clinical practice.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)

• Reporting potential risks identified
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1994 (optional)

Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994 (Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for posts are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act and in the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in disciplinary action or dismissal by the Practice. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an applicant of a position to which the order applies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Desirable

• Post Registration Qualifications/courses related to Practice Nursing

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of systems to gain an understanding of the health needs of the Practice population as they relate to primary care
• Understanding of evidence based practice
• Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
• Understanding of their accountability arising from the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2004) and medico-legal aspects of the CDM role
• Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues

Desirable

• Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Well developed word processing/data collection/IT skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Reflective practitioner
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
• Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders
• Ability to work flexibly

Desirable

• Experience of use of a medical software package, EMIS/EMIS PICS
• Car Driver

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence.
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice

Desirable

• Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
• Experience in running a treatment room clinic with post registration courses in cervical cytology, ear care and leg ulcer management
• Experience of working in a GP Practice
• Experience of working in primary care

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).