Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the Practice to include the delegation of duties to other Practice nursing staff as appropriate.

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols. To carry out Home Visits when needed by the surgery

Provide general and specific health screenings to the Practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.

Supplies and equipment Treatment room and other areas

In participation with the Practice Manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used, perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients' notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice,

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports,

Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required.

Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols.

Maintain a notice board in the waiting area designated for patient health care education.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Experience
• Experience of working in a GP Practice or similar environment
• Experience of GP Practice clinical system System One
• Experience of Microsoft Office software
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience with working with set appointment times

Desirable

• Knowledge/Skills
• Competent in duties required for the post
• Specific skills/evidence of training for the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Qualities/Attributes
• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to developing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team collaboratively
• Pleasant, caring and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Able to work to deadlines, keeping to set appointment times regularly
• Able to be flexible with work week

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

Leach Heath Medical Centre

Address

Leach Heath Lane

Rednal

Birmingham

B45 9BU

Employer's website

https://lhmc.digipractice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)