Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse

REPORTS TO: The Partners Clinical

Practice Manager - Administrative

Job summary:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs

Carry out long term condition reviews/maintain and assist in the recall system

General treatment room duties

Routine Childhood Immunisations

New Patient checks

Venepuncture

ECGs

Wound Care and referral where necessary

Removal of Sutures and Staples

Blood pressure monitoring

Urinalysis

Basic path lab tests (Swabs/urine)

Cervical Screening/smears

Duties and responsibilities:

According to relevant training and experience

Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team

Work to agreed clinical protocols with referral to GP as appropriate

At all times maintain accurate records and adhere to a strict code of confidentiality

Assist and chaperone of patients where required by other health professionals

Assist GPs with minor operations where necessary

Advise GP of potential problems or error with assigned tasks

Undertake treatment room duties, including tidiness and cleanliness of Nurses treatment rooms

Stocking, checking and ordering of treatment room stock, supplies and equipment

Ordering of vaccines to maintain stock level

Ordering of health promotion literature and displaying same

Participate in the administrative systems of the practice

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician

Administrative tasks related with immunisation schedules/smear audits etc

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 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 promote and manage their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.

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.

Safe management of sharps procedures including use, storage and disposal.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management.

Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually).

Maintenance of sterile environments.

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 recognizes 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.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (Diploma or Degree Level)
• Competent in basic nursing duties
• Experience of working with the UKCC code of practice
• Experience of dealing with public/patients
• Computer literate
• Good communication skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to work without direct supervision and prioritise own workload
• Able to work under pressure
• Willingness and enthusiasm to develop nursing skills
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Able to work the desired hours/times
• Flexible and able to cover for colleague absence through sickness, annual leave or study leave.

Desirable

• Qualifications/Experience in:
• Cervical Screening
• Childhood Immunisations
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Health Promotion
• Heart Disease
• Travel advice
• Experience in Chronic disease management (Diabetes/COPD/Asthma/CKD/Stroke/Hypertension)
• Current (within last 12 months) emergency resuscitation training certificate
• Experience of EMIS web Clinical System & Docman 10 software
• An understanding of QOF and read codes
• Car driver
• Clean licence

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

Audley Health Centre

Address

Church Street

Audley

Stoke-on-trent

ST7 8EW

Employer's website

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