Job responsibilities
Clinical Role
Undertake
clinical reviews of patients presenting with Long Term Conditions, Diabetes,
Asthma, COPD, and Coronary Heart Disease in line with practice protocols.
Provide
full range of nursing services, including venepuncture, blood pressure
measurement, injections, cervical smears, swabs and family planning advice.
Offer
holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice to patients
prior to travel.
Implement
National and Local immunisation programmes for both adults and children under
an individualised prescription or Patient Group Directive.
Provide
nurse cover for treatment room, as required. This will include care for
patients presenting with uncomplicated dressings including leg ulcers, suture
and clip removal etc.
Advise
patients about safe ear care.
Undertake
HRT, Contraception and Family Planning reviews.
Identify
vulnerable patients and set action plans for lifestyle changes.
Access
and Support preparation, management and after care of patients having minor
surgery on the premises.
Undertake
opportunistic health screening of patients in line with practice policy and
offer appropriate advice.
Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live a healthy
lifestyle and encourage self-care.
Provide
an opportunity for patients to share emotional and psychological issues within
a consultation.
Provide
appropriate anaphylactic and emergency care according to practice guidelines.
Participate
fully in any local or national initiatives, procedures and targets
for example, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) and enhanced services etc.
Recognise
the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse,
addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies and be aware of local, referral
procedures.
Undertake
annual training and demonstrate competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation
techniques.
Carry
out home visits for patients who are not able to attend the practice for
routine nursing procedures where a visit from a member of the community nursing
team is not appropriate.
Administrative and professional
responsibilities
Participate
in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice.
Ensure
accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the
patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate in accordance
with NMC and local policies.
Ensure
accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patienthealth
care and registration with the Practice.
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.
Ensure
that efficient and appropriate stock control is in place.
Professional Development
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.
Maintain
professional registration and work within the latest NMC code of Professional
Practice.
Continually
seek improved patient outcomes through on-going education.
Advise
and support other members of the team.
Delegate
clearly and appropriately, adopting the principal of safe practice.
Use
current evidence based approach to patient care in line with local and National guidelines.
Team Working
Understand
own role and scope in the practice and identify how this may develop over time.
Work
as an effective team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to
develop new ways of working.
Ensure
clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need.
Prioritise
own and others workload and ensure effective time-management strategies.
Work
effectively with others to clearly define values.
Participate
and support local projects as agreed with the Practice management team.
Health & Safety
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks.
Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards.
Report
potential risks identified.
Infection Control
Apply
infection control measures within the practice according to local and National guidelines.
Active
observation and monitoring of current working practices, facilities and
equipment 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.
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.
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.
Responsible
for hand hygiene across the practice.
Safe
management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal.
Keeping
own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying
and managing issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within
the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general
standards of cleanliness.
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
Act
in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
Respect
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behave
in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
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
mayhave
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.
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 where appropriate.
