Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Job Summary:

• Working as a member of the practice nursing team to provide nursing treatments to all patients registered with this practice.
• Working with other members of the primary healthcare team to meet agreed targets in line with QOF, Health Standards, Enhanced Services and National Guidelines.
• To mentor other lower grade staff where necessary.

2. Job Responsibilities:

CLINICAL

• To provide and maintain high standards of evidence-based patient care and work with practice policies and procedures.
• To co-operate and participate in practice audit and research as appropriate.
• To maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records including computerised information, in accordance with practice needs, policies and procedures.
• To work within the NMC Code and adhere to its principals.
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• ECGs
• Special interest in Diabetes
• Venepuncture
• Cytology
• Ear Care including Microsuction
• Sexual health screening
• Childhood Immunisations and national vaccination programmes (eg flu)
• Travel Immunisations, education and administration
• Management of patients with Chronic Diseases
• Contraception monitoring including giving advice
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to Nurse Manager or GPs as appropriate
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

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• Assisting GPs with minor surgery & Sexual Health Clinics (IUDs insertion & removal)
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs,
• Health Promotion work, e.g. weight management and smoking cessation.
• Safeguarding awareness
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Other tasks:

• Responsible for Infection Control & Risk Management

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice.
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.
• Assist in the formulation of Practice Clinical Action Plan and Policies and develop appropriate protocols.
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Business Partner
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Oversee the ordering of stock from various suppliers
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• A duty to advise Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

TEAM MEMBER

• To establish effective working relationships with colleagues and other agencies concerned with patient care to ensure a high standard of individual patient care is co- ordinated and maintained.
• Maintain excellent communication skills with all team members
• Work effectively as a team member
• Attend meetings relevant to post including Team, Clinical, MDT meetings
• Maintain an awareness of own role (including its limitations) and not to undertake duties outside the responsibility of a Practice Nurse and the NMC Code.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers and other members of the practice team
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
• Contribute to achieving QOF targets through direct patient care and advising patients opportunistically about their health needs.

3. 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

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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

4. 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/reduces those risks
• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• 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.
• Awareness of the Health & Safety Policy
• When in uniform either on or off the Practice premises, to behave in a professional way and to maintain the reputation of the Practice.

5. 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, and is non- judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

6. 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.

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• Maintain a personal profile
• Awareness of Practices Policies and Protocols and how they impact on their role

7. 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.
• Assist in clinical audit as directed by the Partner or Practice Manager

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

This job description is not meant to be exhaustive and simply gives a broad outline of the duties involved. The post holder will be expected to take on other duties and responsibilities in accordance with the grade. This job description is subject to review and amendment in consultation with the post holder in order to reflect any changes/development of this position.

Personal Specifications Practice Nurse

Essential (E*) / Desirable (D*)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA DesirableQUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING Registered General NurseELevel 1

COPD or Asthma orDDiabetes Diplomas or equivalent experience

Evidence of continuing professional developmentE

Cervical CytologyDQualification or equivalent experience

Evidence of degree level study or equivalentE

EXPERIENCE Experience in general nursing in the PrimaryCare setting or equivalentE

Experience of managing patients with Chronic Diseases in the primary care setting or equivalentE

Experience of supervising staff in a clinical team settingE

KNOWLEDGE An understanding of evidence based practice and clinical effectivenessE

An understanding of the clinical audit processSKILLS Good written, speaking E and listening skillsE

Good organisational skillsE

Ability to work effectively as part of a team and work well under pressureE

Ability to use own initiativeE

OTHER JOB RELATEDREQUIREMENTS

5 IT skills in Microsoft OfficeD

IT skills in GP Clinical SystemsD

Flexible approach Available to work at short notice able and willing to work flexibly in any emergency and to work overtime during holiday and sickness absences of colleagues.E

Access to reliable transport or means of travelE

Job Type: Part-time

Part-time hours: 16-24 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Malvern: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (preferred)
• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see job description

Desirable

• Please see job description

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

Colwall Surgery

Address

Stone Drive

Colwall

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR13 6QJ

Employer's website

https://www.colwallsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)