Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

2.1 Clinical Care

Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care

Undertake and promote cervical cytology

Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service

Undertake Spirometry and have undertaken relevant training

Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes

Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke & LD

Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care

Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, glucose monitoring and smoking status.

To undertake phlebotomy

Undertake Child & Adult immunisations clinics

Undertake ear syringing.

Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures

Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Child Health and Child Protection

Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

To undertake home visits

To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.

To supervise and assist junior members of the nursing team, NAs, trainee NAs, HCAs.

Undertake infection control measures, including audits and annual reports.

2.2 Professional

• Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational policies, procedures and guidelines

Maintain a professional manner

To promote and maintain own personal development and clinical excellence.

Participate in organisational decision making, interpret variations in outcomes and use data from information systems to improve practice.

To promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.

Monitor the effectiveness of their clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained

To regularly participate in clinical supervision as agreed with Lead Nurse.

2.3 Communication

Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding information about their care

Provide advice and information to patient, carers and their families where appropriate

Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated service

Ensure accurate documentation record keeping in line with local policies and NMC guidelines

Promote and demonstrate effective communication networks within the organisation, with partner organisations and other service providers

2.4 Organisational

To complete records, audits, reports and respond to appropriate questions and requests.

To help develop protocols and assist in audits and research.

To attend meetings as requested.

Support effective communication channels between the whole team.

To work according to Clinical Governance and support the Clinical Governance Agenda.

To understand the role of Risk Management within the Practice setting and contributing to risk assessment and Significant Event Audit and the importance of Infection Control.

2.5Educational

To contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment

Participate in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical skills and ensure own professional development

Undertake and complete all statutory and mandatory training

Contribute to their own personal development and participate in an appraisal and regular performance reviews with the Lead Nurse

To take part in clinical supervision within the organisation

Attend any training and keep skills and knowledge up to date, inline with NMC CPD requirements.

2.6 Clinical Governance

To be familiar with and comply with the Practices Clinical Governance standards, policies and procedures.

Undertake any SEAs that you have been involved in.

Work with the Lead Nurse to investigate adverse clinical incidents and complaints

2.7Other

Demonstrate commitment to flexible working patterns and across sites to meet the needs of the service and staff

To maintain patients confidentiality at all times

This post is deemed to require a Disclosure check

General

The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the service. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the organisation would aim to reach agreement to changes.

Infection Control

Staffs are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks. All staff regardless of whether clinical or not are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any actual or potential infection prevention and control risks to their managers immediately

Confidentiality

All staff and contractors working for the organisation have both a common law duty and a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect patient (and indeed any personally identifiable) information and only use it for the purposes for which it was intended. The disclosure and use of confidential patient information needs to be both lawful and ethical.

Information Governance

All staff must keep up-to-date with the requirements of Information

Governance and must follow organisational policies and procedures to ensure that the organisation information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Staff must appropriately manage all the Information they handle during the course of their employment, making the information available for sharing in a controlled manner, subject to statutory requirements.

Records Management

All employees have a legal responsibility for all records worked with e.g. patient records, financial records, personal, administrative etc., that are gathered or used as part of working within the organisation. The records may be held in a variety of formats such as paper, electronic, microfiche, audio and video tapes etc. Any doubts regarding the correct management of records must be discussed with immediate line manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in Primary Care as a practice nurse
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the Practice Nurse Role
• Experience in the management of long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD, Health Promotion/Education
• Vaccine and Immunisation training
• Cervical Cytology
• To be safe and effective in their own clinical practice
• Undertake Home visits

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, with a valid pin and no restrictions)

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

Deepcar Medical Centre

Address

271 Manchester Road

Deepcar

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S36 2RA

Employer's website

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