Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The Practice Nurse / Nursing Associate will be expected to provide care in the treatment room for the patients of Tunstall Primary Care Centre and Packmoor Medical Centre. This would normally be carried out by face-to-face consultations including, travel and childhood immunisations, Immunisations, dressings, chronic disease management, contraception checks, Cervical Screening & core nursing services.

Areas of Clinical Responsibility

To carry out nursing care plans and treatments in conjunction with GPs or independently to agreed protocols.

To work in accordance with clinical guidelines and practice policies

To carry out health screening as required

To carry out all general treatment room duties including, dressings,

To carry out immunisations, including travel & childhood immunizations

Undertake NHS health checks and participate in research projects, as & when appropriate.

To undertake Chronic disease review for patients with a long-term condition

Contraception checks Ie- Pill Checks.

To undertake ECGS, Venipuncture where necessary

To undertake holistic assessments for the FAAs (Facilitating Admissions Avoidance)

To perform Cervical Smears for the cervical screening programme.

To maintain appropriate records and statistics

To communicate any abnormal findings to other members of the nursing team and/or the GPs, as appropriate

To visit patients at home as and when appropriate

To be active in health promotion and patient education

To carry out specialist nursing activities as appropriate and to participate in training and development.

To work within the principles of the Practices GMS contract. and Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Improvement Framework (QIF) the LES/DES and the GMS contract

Attending primaryhealthcare team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary for your duties.

Willing to upskill as part of (PDP) Personal Development Plan

Professional

1.To adhere to the NMC code (Nursing & Midwifery Council) of Professional Conduct and to work in accordance with the scope of professional practice

To take responsibility for ones own professional practice and educational updates, in accordance with Prep and the needs of the practice

Participate in activities that lead to personal and/or team development

Participate in Development Reviews, as and when required

Support

We normally arrange for all new staff members to have a mentor or supporter within the practice team.

All staff have regular appraisals and have access to appropriate training and development.

Confidentiality

To maintain confidentiality in relation to patient data at all times

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration

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

Tunstall Primary Care

Address

Tunstall Primary Care Centre, Alexandra Park

Scotia Road, Tunstall

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

ST6 6BE

Employer's website

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