Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)

THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)

Professionally responsible

To: Patients under the NMC Code of Conduct

Qualifications: Registered Nurse and currently registered with the NMC

Minimum one year experience in Primary Care

Job summary:

To provide high quality patient care and treatment. Participate in settings standards for care and auditing clinical outcomes. Promoting health promotion programmes for patient, carers and facilitate screening clinics.

Provide nursing care in a variety of settings by holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care as appropriate.

Job responsibilities:

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice, to include the delegation of duties to other practice nursing/ HCA staff as appropriate

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols

Provide general and specific health screenings to practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Responsibility (Lead) Areas

Whilst we do not have a lead Nurse at the Practice each Practice Nurse is assigned Areas that they are responsible for. For the areas assigned it will be your responsibility to undertake audits, keep updated via meetings/training courses, inform relevant staff of updates and record in the shared drive in appropriate folder, help with making the protocol and policies for the areas your are responsible for.

Infection Control

Fridge monitoring

Childhood imms

This list is not exhaustive and ongoing development within your role of a Practice Nurse will be outlined annually on your PDP this will in the best interest of the Practice, agreed by the partners and considerations of areas of interest.

Cytology

Chronic Disease Management - Diabetes, Respiratory, Hypertension management

• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
• Hypertension Management
• Diabetic review and management /education

Travel vaccinations NHS covered only

Routine immunisation Childs Immunisation.

• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care

Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care.

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols

Maintain a notice board in the waiting area designated for patient health care education

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered

Desirable

• NMC qualification

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

The Village Surgery

Address

Timperley Health Centre

169 Grove Lane

Timperley

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA15 6PH

Employer's website

https://thevillagesurgerytimperley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)