Job responsibilities
Melbourne Park Medical Centre
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE
REPORTS TO: PRACTICE MANAGER/THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
HOURS: 15-17 hours per week
Job Summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, working within the current Practice Nursing Team. Providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team, duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition, any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training and competence.
Job Responsibilities:
Professional:
Assist in and perform routine tasks and treatment room services related to patient care as directed by the practice.
Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations, travel advice and vaccination, and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions in accordance with current Green Book/Department of Health recommendations.
Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change.
Urinalysis
Adult Venepuncture including facilitating warfarin management.
Cervical smears with an understanding of guidelines for re-call, HPV screening and sexual health.
Hypertension Management including performing ECGs and 24hr ABPM fitting.
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs when appropriate.
Interest in assisting in the management of long term conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, COPD & contraception (including administration of dep-provera and assisting minor procedures such as coil fits and implant removals).
Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to the relevant nurse lead or GPs as appropriate
Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical procedures with regard to Safeguarding of Children and Adults including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse, domestic abuse and female genital mutilation.
Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
Assist in the provision of minor surgery.
Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, maintaining The Cold Chain and emergency equipment.
Confidentiality of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
Awareness of and adherence to Information Governance procedures.
Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
Ordering of vaccinations and stocked drugs to maintain stock levels
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate and contemporaneous records
A duty to advise GP partners of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
Managerial:
Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
Assist patients to identify their health needs.
Contribute a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.
Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
To attend staff meetings.
Ensure effective relationships and communications with other agencies as appropriate.
Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
To assist the practice in the preparation for regulatory inspections such as CQC visits and GP training and engage with the visiting teams as required.
Educational:
Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
Support others with their training and development needs.
To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
Personnel:
Maintain good interpersonal relations.
Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
Co-operation with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
Good time keeping.
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 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/appraisal, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Engage in the revalidation process in order to maintain NMC registration.
- 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, assist in developing policies and ensure regular review of policies when required.
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
