Job responsibilities
- Job Title: Practice Nurse
Hours: Negotiable
Band/Pay: Dependant on experience/skills
Job Summary
Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional. Diagnosingand treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of theircontinuing medical nursing needs. Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care shouldbe discussed with the nurse manage/registered GP before making such a referral.
Job responsibilities
- Dietary advice
- Blood pressure checks
- Urinalysis
- Health screening
- Ear syringing
- Dressings
- Routine injections
- Contraception
- Management of long term conditions
- Routine immunisations and vaccinations
- Removal of suture/clips
- Baby immunisations
- General health advice
- Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room if needs be
- Organise and coordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the practice nurse team as appropriate
- Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
Administration and professional responsibilities
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
- Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details records and amended
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
- Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
- Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Training and personal development
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
- Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate
- Develop and maintain an in-house nurse training programme reporting to the nurse manager
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development ensuring PREP requirements are met
- If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given
- Develop and maintain a personal learning plan
Liaison - As well as the nursing team there is a need to work closely with reception, office and dispensary staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team
Confidentiality
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation 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 confidentially 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 andsecurity 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 toinclude:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a waythat 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 ofthis employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining 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 recognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
