Job responsibilities
Key Tasks
Core tasks
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
Be able to take vital signs and observations and identify signs of improvement, report any deteriorations or concerns, e.g. pulse, blood pressure, respirations, oxygen saturations, peak flow, blood glucose levels, ECG, assessing nutrition and hydration
Height, weight and BMI checks
Lifestyle advice
Phlebotomy
ECGs
Undertake wound care and management
Responsibility for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff.
Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements
Stock control of medical consumables, drugs and equipment
Enhanced Tasks (appropriate support and training will be provided)
Carry out Chronic Disease Management annual/cyclical reviews delegated by a supervising Nurse or senior colleague. Reviews to include: chronic diseases NHS health checks, new patient checks.
Monitor and support the lead nurse with the management of patients with long-term conditions / chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach.
Vaccinations and Immunisations
Cervical smears
Administering of Intra Muscular & Sub-cutaneous injections, including B12, depo- and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRh) injections.
Relating to Infection Prevention and Control Responsibility for hand hygiene
Apply infection prevention and control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
Actively reviewing own working practices in relation to infection prevention and control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed, and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
Contributing to Practice/Organisation risk assessments as requested
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection prevention and control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection prevention and control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment and reporting any issues as appropriate
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
Using appropriate infection prevention and control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness in consultation (where appropriate) with other senior staff members
Undertaking annual infection prevention and control training
Maintaining own team area/s, to prescribed standards
Complying with Practice Policies in relation to waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
Spillage control procedures, management and training
Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
Maintenance of sterile environments
Reporting potential risks identified.
Relating to Personal/Professional Development
Maintain and develop professional development and education either virtually or by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for the needs of the service
Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Take 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, and will:
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
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.
Undertake mandatory and statutory training
Relating to Team Work and Personal Development - To work towards the aim and objectives of the Practice at all times.
- To attend and contribute to meetings for the Practice staff.
- To take part in training programmes as appropriate.
- Use of initiative and problems solving.
- To support and where appropriate, provide day to day team management.
Relating to Health and Safety and Security
- To have read and be aware of the Health and Safety section in the Practice Handbook.
- To report any risks to health and safety.
- To be aware at all times of the need for a high level of personal and physical security and to comply with the details contained in the Practice Procedures.
Relating to Security & Emergency Procedure
Have working knowledge of building services, security and fire systems.
Have an awareness of lone worker protocols, emergency procedures and first aid actions in the event of emergencies occurring.
Care Quality Commission (CQC):
- Comply with CQC criteria ensuring that they are implemented as part of this job description and services delivered to patients or where that is not possible, guidance is sought from a line manager.
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
- To take due care to ensure confidentiality of patient information at all times.
- To be aware of the limitations placed upon the Practice by the Data Protection Act 1998 under GDPR.
- To ensure confidentiality of information in matters relating to the Practice.
Relating to Equality & 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 Minerva PCN and employing 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
Other
Any other tasks allocated by your line manager
- To ensure you check your practice email account during every shift of work and to act upon any email as required.
And Finally
The responsibilities and duties listed above are not exhaustive and may alter from time to time depending on organisational development.
