Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing General Medical Services to the patients of Practice.

• Cytology
• Doppler (desirable but not essential)
• Review of all QOF domain patients ie diabetes, CHD, Asthma, COPD etc
• New Patient Medicals

• Travel Clinic
• Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning where required
• Responsible for action of own pathology tests,
• Adherence to the monitoring/call/recall of patients for QOF, GP Spec and Network Enhanced Services to ensure all targets are met.
• Assist in maintain and updating clinical protocols for nurses
• Assist in the ordering of stock process to ensure adequate stock levels at all times
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

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

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will adhere to the practices and buildings health and safety and infection control policies and procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible 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) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

Shared ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection 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 within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (at least annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards
• Ensure 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

Equality and 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 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.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking 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 within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• 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

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the immediate nursing team but wider practice teams also and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit as and when required

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in successful delivery of all QOF domains/targets
• Experience in and successful delivery of childhood immunisation programme
• Experience in smears and contraceptive advice
• Experience of successful working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience of Microsoft Office software
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Competent in nursing duties required for the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to developing nursing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times
• Experience of Primary Care
• Car driver

Qualifications

Essential

• Experienced Practice Nurse
• Recognized qualification to diploma level or above
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Experience of working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice

Desirable

• Leadership and management experience
• Qualifications in Mental Health and or Learning Disabilities
• Experienced in use of EMIS Web clinical system

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

Oak Vale Medical Centre

Address

Oak Vale Medical Centre

215 Childwall Road

Liverpool

L15 6UT

Employer's website

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