Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, the post-holder will participate in the development of the practice nursing team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will in conjunction with the Nurse Manager develop practice agreed protocols and guidelines to provide nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

• Health promotion and chronic disease management.
• Provide a full range of nursing services to the patients.
• Undertake diagnostic, health screening, health surveillance and therapeutic interventions.
• Contribute to clinical audit.
• Treatment room duties such as wound care.
• Carry out mass vaccinations such as Seasonal Flu.
• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
• Assist senior practitioners in providing minor surgery sessions.
• Act as a chaperone to colleagues and senior practitioners as needed.
• Communicate sensitive information with empathy
• Any other reasonable clinical duties as directed by the Department Supervisor, The Practice Manager or Partner.

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used.

If appropriate training been undertaken, perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.

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.

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.

Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required.

Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols.

• Any other reasonable administrative duties as directed by the Department Supervisor, The Practice Manager or Partner.

Development

• Work effectively and efficiently to provide a high quality service to patients.
• Analyse, interpret and report data on health and well-being, related needs and service use.
• Attend appraisals with Nurse Manager and Practice Manager appropriate.
• Innovate in the realms of better working or improved clinical practice. Encourage other team members to share their ideas.
• Delegate tasks from the above as appropriate and safe to the rest of the nursing team.
• Identify and present business/clinical cases for nurse training and development to the Nurse Manager.
• Mentor, develop and support the nursing team as required.
• Be aware and stay informed of future challenges and changes within primary care nursing. Keep the Nurse Manager informed of potential concerns and future requirements. Work with the Nurse Manager to manage these requirements.
• Assist the Nurse Manager and Practice Manager to ensure that QOF and the enhanced services are delivered as appropriate.
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.

Management of Risk

• Critically review and improve clinical governance and risk management systems.
• Make recommendations as to good practice and procedure.
• Monitor policies, standards and guidelines across the practice nursing team (clinical and, where appropriate, non-clinical).
• Participate in and manage clinical audit.

Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the Practice.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of Practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff.

• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the Practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.

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

Practice Protocols:

• The practice has Protocols in place for Clinical and Administrative tasks, staff are required to adhere to all Practice Protocols, it is essential that all staff keep up to date with protocols and advise of any changes needed. All protocols are stored on the Practice Intranet.

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

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 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
• Attend compulsory training, such as Fire Awareness and CPR, and any other training the practice feels is necessary for the safe running of the practice.

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

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Working in a General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Nurse Qualification is essential
• Registered with the NMC is essential
• You need to be enthusiastic and willing to attend courses to develop your career and enable us to meet patient needs.

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management (our team currently covers all chronic diseases, however we can give training in this)
• Treatment Room Duties:- such as wound care, Cervical Smears, Immunisations including mass vaccinations and baby imms

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

The Riverside Practice

Address

23 Marylebone Road

March

Cambridgeshire

PE15 8BG

Employer's website

https://www.riversidepractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)