Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Responsible to: Drs Whittle, Dr Bevz, Dr Fairhead, Dr W Yousaf, Dr F Yousaf and the Practice Manager

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities

In collaboration with the Nurse Practitioners and the Doctors, the Practice Nurse will primarily be responsible for maintaining the practices high standards of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and the provision of care for patients in the following areas:-

Chronic Disease Management:

• Diabetes
• Ischaemic Heart Disease/TIA/Stroke
• Hypertension
• Respiratory

Well Women Screening

• Contraception
• Depot injections for contraception
• HRT following practice protocol
• Cervical cytology (communicate with patient for follow up and repeat smear as appropriate)
• Sexual Health

General Duties:

• Travel vaccination/Immunisations and advice
• Flu Clinics

Carry out all other screening and diagnostic tests which the Doctors deem necessary, including:-

• Taking blood samples
• Carrying out ECGs
• Near patient testing

Health Checks

• NHS Health Checks
• Learning Disability Health Checks

Other tasks will include:

• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses rooms
• Maintain a high standard of Infection Control
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• A duty to advise Nurse Practitioners/Doctors of potential problems or errors with the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
• On occasions there may be requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Collaborating closely with the Practice Manager re:

• Involvement in risk management and significant event audit
• Targets for Quality and Outcomes Framework
• All necessary GMS contract targets are completed satisfactorily

To maintain routine maintenance of practice equipment

• The Practice Nurse will monitor fridge temperatures and ensure that vaccines are stored correctly.
• Helping the whole of the Practice Team to maintain accurate data on all patient records, including entering information on to patients computer details.
• Maintaining good communication with all members of the Practice Team, including District Nurses and all other attached to the Practice Team.

Continuing Education

• Continue to update through relevant literature, especially in relation to NSFs and NICE recommendations.
• Maintain awareness of clinical governance issues.
• Participate in clinical supervision
• Contribute to practice based guidelines, protocols and the practice development plan.
• Annual appraisal and to undertake development identified here.

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
• All patients diagnosis and treatments must be held in the STRICTEST CONFIDENCE at all times

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

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize 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

Additional Duties:

Undertake additional duties as may from time to time be deemed necessary.

To provide cover for other members of the nursing team due to sickness/training/annual leave/emergency situations.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients

Desirable

• Experience of using Emis Web Clinical system and DOCMAN
• Previous Practice Nurse Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• NMC Registered

Desirable

• Qualifications/Certificates in Cytology/Chronic Diseases/Sexual Health
• Experience in Travel Vaccinations
• Training on Childhood immunisation

Knowledge/SKills

Essential

• Competent in basic nursing duties required for this post
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of patient group directives
• Knowledge of Quality Outcomes Framework
• Computer literate - Microsoft Packages

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Pleasant and articulate
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Able to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment

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

Cleveleys Group Practice

Address

Kelso Avenue

Thornton-cleveleys

Lancashire

FY5 3LF

Employer's website

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