Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
To provide and maintain high standard of nursing care, in conjunction with
nursing team colleagues, to the practice population.
To focus in the delivery of evidence based practice for patients
presenting with long term conditions and the provision of preventative health
care to the practice population.
To provide nursing care to practice patients to include primary care
treatment, preventative care, screening and education.
DIMENSIONS:
The post holder will be required to take an active role to support
efficient and effective service delivery to the practice population of approx.
1,100 patients.
To take an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement
against local and national targets, QOF and Enhanced Services.
To attend relevant practice meetings.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To provide assessment, screening treatment services and health education
advice.
To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of any specific clinical
specialism/pathway as advertised for the post (eg asthma diabetes ect.)
To work as an integral part of the practice nursing team in organising the
provision of nursing services (where applicable) for the practice.
Provide nursing treatments for patients.
Advise patients on minor ailments with referral to GP as necessary.
Provide general wound care.
Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology and
delivery of national immunisation and vaccine schedules.
Provision of effective chronic disease management programmes to the
practice population according to agreed protocols.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including,
venepuncture, swabs, smears ect.
Perform investigative procedures e.g. ECG and spirometry
Provide family planning and sexual health screening and advice.
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
contepemporaneously in the patients computerised record and where appropriate,
in their written notes using System one.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with
patient care and registration with the practice.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for
regular and ad hoc reports.
TREATMENT ROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Clean relevant equipment and maintain supplies of appropriate consumables
in accordance with the Practice Infection Control Policy.
LIAISON
Maintain effective communication and co-ordination with other members of
the practice nursing team.
Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with
patient care and all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate
regard to confidentiality.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Attend and participate in meetings with other members of the practice
team.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as
deemed useful. and necessary for professional development or the work being
undertaken by the practice.
To undertake an annual review in according with the Practice Performance
Management System.
To maintain any status/registrations required to undertake the duties of
the role (e.g. revalidation)
To ensure all mandatory training is kept up to date.
INFECTION CONTROL
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.
Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the
practice including provision, ordering, availability and on-going correct usage
by staff.
HAND HYGIENE
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and
initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection
control and patient processes.
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection
control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes are
sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to
be escalated as appropriate.
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and
disposal.
Use 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.
Undertaking periodic IPC training.
Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container
management, storage and collection.
Spillage control procedures, management and training Decontamination
control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance.
