Women's health practice nurse

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Womens Health Practice Nurse

Reports to:Lead Nurse

Key Relationships:Patient, GPs, Nurses, Community team, Surgery Staff and Visitors.

Salary: Dependant on experience

Hours:Part time hours available

Job Summary:The post holder will work as part of the primary healthcare team delivering high-quality personal medical services to the practice registered patients.

The role focuses on providing contraception services, including the fitting and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants.

This role is integral to enhancing the health and well being of women across the practice patient population.

They will be expected to work autonomously abiding by the NMC Code of

Conduct, using Practice guidelines and Protocols.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

All care administered to a patient must only be carried out following informed consent.

Gain a basic understanding of the Quality and Outcome Framework to enable support to the Practice to achieve maximum points and provide patients with the care underpinned by this framework.

A knowledge of Sexual Health including how to obtain specimens for routine STI screening and the knowledge of how to refer patient for contact tracing if appropriate. The ability to recognise when a patient should be referred to secondary care services.

Provide consultations, advice and treatments for women seeking contraception including IUD/ implant fitting and removal, supporting cervical screening programs, pessaries and women's health-related education.

Professional Responsibilities

Support and implement evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the Lead Nurse and Practice Nurse Team.

Ensure personal development using evidence-based guidelines, study days, reading and other appropriate methods of learning and education.

Provide training, advice and mentorship to clinical team members on womens health- related issues.

Recognise opportunities to enable partnership working with all members of the Practice team.

Participate in annual appraisal process.

Be able to identify your own training needs in line with Lead Nurse and partake in the training identified.

Take responsibility for your own personal training needs and help to identify that of others less senior to your role. This includes inhouse Blue Stream training which is mandatory.

Maintain professional development by attending training appropriate to the role including University modules, study days, webinar and reading of appropriate literature.

Actively participate in multidisciplinary education and training.

Maintain a professional development portfolio and undertake revalidation with the Nursing and Midwifery Council every three years.

Safeguarding the postholder must always be up to date in Safeguarding Level 3 training.

Research, Audit and Quality

Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service efficiency.

Contribute to the provision of equitable, evidence-based services for all patients within the Practice.

Ensure all care is evidenced based using contemporaneous literature or education.

General

Ensure all working areas are kept clean and tidy. This will include appropriate stock levels and rotation in your working area.

Maintain a complete knowledge of all protocols and procedures applicable to the Practice Nurse role.

Comply with all clinical waste and infection control policies.

Process referrals to appropriate external agencies to enable complete patient care.

IT and Computer Literacy

Maintain a working knowledge of System One computer system to enable complete care of the patient including correct documentation, use of READ and SNOMED codes to ensure Practice finances are maintained for services supplied.

Have a working knowledge of phone system to enable the receiving, transferring, and making of calls.

Be fully conversant in the use of emails.

Full adherence to the Practice Information and Governance policies.

NOTE: The practice operates several policies and procedures (see below). Breach of these may lead to disciplinary action, and in some cases will be gross misconduct, which may lead to dismissal.

As a staff member of The Avenue Surgery, you have a responsibility to communicate clearly, accurately, and positively about the Practice and on no occasion to reflect the practice in an unfavourable light.

Confidentiality:

While 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 assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

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.

Reporting potential risks identified.

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 recognises 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.

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 recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise 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 where appropriate.

To cover for colleagues during their absence due to leave or sickness when requested. This will entail a need to work outside of normal contracted hours.

To undertake all other duties associated with their role.

NOTE: This job description was accurate at the time of its compilation. However changes are frequent in general practice and post-holders are expected to be flexible and to agree to reasonable changes from time to time once these have been discussed with the post holder.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse qualification including registration on the NMC nursing register.
• Qualification in contraception fitting/removal (IUDs & implants).
• Faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare FSRH letters of competence in subdermal contraceptive implant and intrauterine techniques.

Desirable

• Independent nurse prescriber qualification
• Mentorship qualification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Comprehensive understanding of contraception and sexual health.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to educate and empower patients.
• Proficiency in clinical systems and IT tools.
• Willing to undertake ongoing education and development of role.
• Evidence of knowledge and skills appropriate to job description.
• Safeguarding - the postholder must always be up to date in safeguarding level 3 training, understanding and awareness of their responsibilities for adults and children.

Desirable

• Experience with Systmone clinical system.

Personal attributes

Essential

• Compassionate, approachable and patient-centred approach to care.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or own initiative.
• Proactive and innovative mindset, with a commitment to service improvement.
• Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to manage a varied workload effectively.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years experience in women's health or primary care settings.
• Proven experience in fitting and removing of UDs and implants.
• Proven experience in pessary services, fitting and removing.

Desirable

• Knowledge of HRT, menopause and its management

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).