Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE:Treatment Room Nurse
REPORTS TO: Practice Manager (administrative) Nurse Manager (clinical)
HOURS: 16 HOURS PER WEEK Thursday and Friday 8.00pm 4.30pm
Job Summary:
As our Treatment Room Nurse, you will play a vital role in providing clinical support within our treatment room clinics. You will provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care, working closely with our clinical and administrative team to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Key Responsibilities: including, but not exclusive to
- Venepuncture
- Wound care/dressings/ulcer management
- Immunisations including travel and childhood vaccines
- ECG
- Blood pressure monitoring/Hypertension reviews
- Ear irrigation
- Urinalysis
- Swabs
- Cervical screening
- Travel health
- Removal of sutures/clips
- Contraceptive pill checks/sexual health
- Health promotion and screening activities
- Maintaining clean, well-stocked, and safe treatment rooms
- Accurate documentation of patient care and treatments
- Adherence to infection control and clinical governance policies
- To perform other clinical tasks as trained and within the skills of the post holder, as may be required by the 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, 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 to the Practice Manager.
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, whilst also 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, efficiently and professionally with other team members.
- Communicate effectively, efficiently and professionally with patients and carers and all other healthcare professionals.
- 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 audits and work improvement programmes