Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities

You will carry out standard Treatment Room procedures

Removal of sutures/clips

Dressings

Venepuncture

Standard medical measurements

Ear syringing

Immunisation and other injections and travel advice

Urine testing

New registration health checks

You will carry out specialised procedures

Sterilisation and infection control

Setting up and assisting with minor operations

ECGs and ABPMs

Audiometry

Long Term Conditions Reviews

Cervical cytology screening

Cryotherapy

Primary Prevention Reviews including Healthy Heart (and calculating CVD risk using JBS/Q-risk)

Involvement in Public Health: - Alcohol Awareness - Smoking Cessation - Weight Management - Cancer Awareness

Learning Disabilities Reviews

Other Duties

You may be required to act as a chaperone

You must maintain the highest standard of hygiene and the prevention of cross infection to patients and other members of the Primary Healthcare Team.

Administration

You will record all relevant patient information on computer, including monitoring and recording accurate data in relation to QOF targets.

You will complete all nurse related paper work, and ensure that all treatment room records are maintained efficiently.

You will assist in organising preventative measures: eg Flu vaccination, health promotion activities

You will liaise with colleagues to order and maintain stocks of drugs and equipment necessary for the day to day running of the treatment rooms.

You will attend staff meetings, clinical meetings and staff training as appropriate, and be responsible for your own continued personal development.

Professional Registration is your own responsibility and you will be expected to follow the U.K.C.C. Code of Professional Conduct.

You may be required to perform other related duties from time to time.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to indicate the main functions and responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse.
• Evidence or working at relevant level of practice required for this post.

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies, local policies, procedures an codes of conduct.
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated Policy.
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyle and diversity.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Meet the requirements and provide evidence for professional revalidation
• Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role.

Desirable

• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP Practices, QOF and Enhanced services.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.

Desirable

• Primary Care Experience
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NICE Guidelines).

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

Hartlepool & Stockton Health [H&SH]

Address

Park Lane Surgery

Redmarshall Street

Stillington

Stockton-on-Tees

TS21 1JS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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