Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION PRACTICE NURSE
JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse
REPORTS TO: LEAD NURSE
THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
Job Summary:
The Practice Nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of Practice.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion to the practice patients.
He/she will work autonomously and in collaboration with other members of the health care team in all facets of health promotion, managing and treating short and long term conditions and monitoring progress and treatment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Key member in the team effort to achieve QOF targets, GMS objectives and QP services.
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by nursing staff and GPs
- Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler experience
- Removal of Sutures
- Urinalysis
- Blood Pressure
- Travel Vaccination Experience an advantage
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Nebulising
- Ear syringing
- Routine Immunisations including children
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Experience in Diabetes/Coronary Heart Disease and Asthma management and other long term conditions
- Sexual health and womens health to include cervical screening
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to other members of nursing team or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks will include:
- Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks and support other colleagues in their work.
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
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, to 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
- Reporting potential risks identified
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 recognises 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 which 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 recognise 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
