Job responsibilities
This
list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad
range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or
periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional
duties which are not listed here.
Clinical Skills
1)
Works independently as a Practice Nurse with long-term conditions management
and treatment room skills within the scope of professional practice.
2)
Undertakes the Long-term condition management clinics including Diabetes
primarily,asthma, COPD management, and
chronic heart disease providing specialist nursing care for patients
according to skills and knowledge .
3)
Manages programmes of care for patients with Long-term conditions by
planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national
guidelines, protocols and patient group directions.
4)
Excellent communication skills through patient consultation and nursing
assessment of physical, psychological and social needs.
a) Takes an accurate history, building rapport
towards a therapeutic relationship.
b) Assess, plan and implements patient centred plan
of care for patients and refer when necessary to other healthcare
professionals for further specialised care.
5)
Maintains disease registers.
6)
Undertake routine assessments in relation to individuals health and
wellbeing and evaluate the outcomes of care.
7)
Performs investigations and uses core clinical skill and competence. Initiate
treatment including diagnostic investigations.
a) Recognition of abnormal vital signs observing
adult respiratory rate and effort, heart rate rhythm and volume, temperature
and blood pressures as appropriate.
b) Perform investigative procedures including;
Performing ECGs, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose monitoring, Venepuncture,
measuring and interpreting Peak Flow.
8)
Demonstrate competence in examination techniques relevant to Long-term
conditions clinic e.g. spirometry.
9)
Adapts to change within working situation managing unscheduled emergency
situations.
a)
Basic life support, severe breathing problems, serious cardiovascular
problems, collapsed patients and seriously ill patients.
10)
Delivers a high standard of care without discrimination to all ages, sexes
and ethnic origins of the population through continuum of life.
11)
Promote improving the health of the individual through providing advice and
education to aid adjustment of lifestyle.
12)
Recognise own limitations, seek assistance and refer appropriately.
13)
Deliver safe, effective evidence based care and advice to ease patient
problems.
Communication
1)
Communicates effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
a)
Liaises when necessary with general practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs,
Reception & Admin Team, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary
Care, District nurses, Community MDT, social workers, mental health team, and
Social Care Teams.
2)
With Primary care nursing team giving support and advice.
3)
With reception staff regarding patient information.
4)
Recognise and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to
effective communication.
Professional
1) Complies with Nursing and Midwifery council code of
conduct and works within scope of professional practice.
2) Actively participates in clinical meetings.
3) Ensures practice and implementation of care is
evidence based by adhering to local and national guidance
4) Maintain confidentiality of information regarding
patients.
5) Ensure accurate, concise documentation.
6) Report any adverse incidents or near miss events
through agreed CHoC
7) system.
8) Maintains professional development in risk
awareness, health and safety, fire safety at work, Child and Adult
safeguarding, conflict resolution, information governance and basic life
support by attending annual mandatory training.
9) Identify and/ or participate in strategies of risk
assessment to avoid or prevent clinical incidents and near misses
incorporated in the clinical governance framework including:
a) Risk management, Child and Adult safeguarding
policies, Medicine management policies and Infection prevention policies.
Leadership
1)
Supports Practice colleagues, particularly nursing team.
2)
Act as role model to inspire and motivate others
3)
Act as mentor, support and induct new staff where appropriate
4)
Is a voice that challenges practise to promote best practice.
Organisational Skills
1)
Be aware and comply with CHoC policies and procedures.
2)
Able to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments
in the delivery of care, including an awareness of QOF and other incentive
schemes.
3)
Ensure faulty clinical equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use.
4)
Ensure store supplies are adequately ordered and maintained.
5)
Participate and support the implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit
and clinical risk assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care.
6)
Promote improving the health of the community through reporting and preventing
occurrences of infectious disease, providing advice and education.
7)
Have a flexible approach to geographical locations across county sites.
Training and Educational
1)
Currently enhancing professional development.
2)
Continually keeps up to date with current evidence based practice.
3)
Is involved in lifelong learning.
4)
Ensure mandatory training has been completed.
5)
Participates in in-house training provided/clinical meetings/supervision
