General Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication

Communicate effectively with all team members both within the practice with other agencies.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising their need for alternative communication methods.

Health and Safety

Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in own designated clinical room so that they are clean,

safe and free from hazards, reporting any potential risks.

Understand and apply the principles of the cold chain

Fridge Temperature Recoding

Check all emergency equipment and drugs as per CQC recommendations ensuring records are up to date.

Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures, maintaining accurate

documentation, consent, sharps and needlestick injuries.

Be aware of the child safeguarding procedures, local guidance and referral criteria

Personal development

Take responsibility for own developmental training and performance, including participating in clinical supervision and

annual appraisals

Take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development

Work with the Practice Manager on any new training requirements

To recognise and understand the role and responsibilities of individuals working in the clinical team

Quality

Ensure own actions are consistent with agreed standards of care, following practice/national guidelines

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Alert team members to issues regarding the quality or risk in the patients care

Know the practices policies and procedures, ensuring frequent review through Connect

Be able to manage own time, workload and resources effectively

Be aware of, and actively take part in QOF through the call and recall of patient

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies

Equality and Diversity

Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice

procedures

Act as a chaperone where necessary

Clinical responsibilities

Assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals in the practice population.

Assess, examine, diagnose and treat specific conditions in accordance with agreed medical/ nursing protocols, and within

own area of competence or speciality.

Provide access to GPs as necessary.

Undertake diagnostic, health screening and health promotion at consultation/ opportunistically.

Telephone triage/filter/assign patient requests as appropriate.

Provide administrative and all nursing tasks as necessary within the GP Practice

Provide specific evidence based practical skills and knowledge in telephone and clinics for:

1. Coughs, colds and flu

2. Sore throats

3. Earache

4. Skin rashes

5. Diarrhoea/ vomiting

6. Soft tissue and ligament injuries

7. Abdominal pain

8. Urine infection/discharges

9. Emergency contraception

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• UK registered nurse with post registration experience
• Nurse qualification
• Clinical experience in a Hospitals and/ or Primary Care
• Clinical Skills- cervical cytology, immunisations and vaccinations
• Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
• Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Effective organisational skills
• Evidence of experience in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcome
• The ability to work in a changing, demanding and stressful situation
• Communication skills- both verbally and in writing at all levels
• IT systems skills
• Friendly and approachable
• Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible
• Self-motivated, positive and committed
• Continue education by attending courses/study days as deemed useful for professional development
• Must keep abreast of changes and progress in nursing care.
• Have ability to work on own initiative, acknowledging limitations and recognising when referral is needed.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive records of all consultations and treatment
• Be flexible in order to cover annual leave and sickness of team members.
• Knowledge of the QOF management and Delivery of clinical local and national Enhanced Services is essential

SKILLS

Essential

• ** PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA**

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

High Green Medical Practice

Address

Mary Potter Centre in Hyson Green

Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham

NG7 5HY

Employer's website

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