General Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Reports to: Senior Practice Nurse (Clinically)

Practice Manager (Administratively)

Hours: 4-8 sessions per week

Salary: Dependent on experience

Job Summary

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities

Following agreed clinical protocols perform duties including:-

• Asthma reviews
• COPD reviews
• Diabetes reviews
• Multi-morbidity reviews
• Coil check, removal, insertion and replacement
• Ring pessary insertion
• Cervical cytology
• Wound care including dressings and removal of sutures, staples and clips
• Contraception (pill and injection)
• Menopause and HRT monitoring
• Swabs
• Routine and childhood immunisations
• Travel advice and vaccination
• Urinalysis
• INR monitoring
• Injections including B12, Zoladex, Prostat and Depo
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery
• Blood Pressure Measurement

Other tasks include

• Ordering stock from clinical suppliers and path lab supplies
• Attend and participate in team and practice meetings
• Maintaining clinical room, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a requirement to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior practice nurse of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits is this still relevant?
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Confidentiality:

• In seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather, sensitive information concerning 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 ensure compliance with rules relating to their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems such as Little Green Button within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities and Initiation of remedial/corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage, and disposal
• Actively identifying and reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, and sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility for the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with Senior Practice Nurse
• Routine management of own areas and maintenance of workspace standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage, and collection
• Decontamination control procedures i.e. fogging, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and Diversity:

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

• 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 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 patient need
• 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 patients, carers and other team members
• Recognize 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN
• Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
• Chronic disease management qualifications.
• Competence to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates
• Understanding of health and safety issues.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
• Experience of working in primary care

Desirable

• Experience of QOF requirements

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, family planning and menopause, dressing and wound care
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet

Desirable

• Knowledge of EMIS Web clinical computer system

Personal Attributes and Qualities

Essential

• Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide patient-centred support in a non-judgemental way
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with patients, their families and carers

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

St Wulfstan Surgery

Address

St. Wulfstan Surgery

Northfield Road

Kineton Road Industrial Estate

Southam

Warwickshire

CV47 0FG

Employer's website

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