Practice Nurse - Bellevue Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Practice Nurse with Minor Illness Qualification

REPORTING TO: Nurse Manager

Job Summary

The practice is keen to develop a more diverse clinical team and to build on a successful minor illness and nurse practitioner service. Working closely with GP colleagues, the post-holder will deliver Minor Illness clinics as well as general nursing duties providing: assessment; treatment; screening; health education services and advice to patients. The post holder will have experience and competence in General Practice - including chronic case management, dealing with minor illness and general nursing duties. The post holder will provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team and assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.

Clinical Practice

• Run minor illness clinics

• Triaging

• Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the Practice population

• Support development of programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.

• Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities

• Support the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the Practice nursing team

• Support the team in quality assurance, development and clinical governance.

• Maintain all associated records, both clinical and manual

• Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required.

• Manage patients with Asthma/COPD/Diabetes /Learning disability

• Assisting with Minor Surgery Clinics

• Cervical smears/Medication injections/Travel immunisations

• Administering influenza vaccinations during the flu season

• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

• Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

• Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues

• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PILS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Delivering a quality service

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

• Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care

• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation

• Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities

• Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required

• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

• Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care

• Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

• Use a structured framework to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events

• Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

• Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

Leadership personal and people development

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode

• Support staff development in order to maximise potential

• Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work

• Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services

• Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

• Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards

• Market the role of the advanced nurse practitioner in general practice

Team working

• Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time

• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

• Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence

• Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need

• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

• Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care

• Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team

• Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success

Management of risk

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

• Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

• Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all

• Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Managing information

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information

• Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

• Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases

• Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom and Information Act

Learning and development

• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards

• Assist with GP Trainees and Medical Students

• Participate in Practice Education taking an active role in the weekly meetings

• Participate in MDT and meet regular to promote quality care

• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)

• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

• Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Equality and diversity

• Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity

• Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture

• Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights

• Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

• Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

• Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care

• Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

• Undertake any training required in order to meet the needs of the practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

Experience

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Bellevue Surgery

Belle Vue Terrace

Newport

Gwent

NP20 2WQ

Employer's website

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