Job responsibilities
Job
Description
Job TitleTreatment
Room Nurse
PracticeTruro
Health Park/Threemilestone Surgery
Pay Band AFC Band 5
Hours: 32 hours per
week + cover for holiday/sickness
Job Summary:
The post holder will be expected to undertake a variety
of roles within their scope of professional practice and perform a number of
functions. The following list of
responsibilities is intended to indicate a range rather than set limits.
To provide an optimum level of
nursing care to the patients within the practice as part of the nursing team
and within the wider context of the primary health care team.
Job Responsibilities:
Perform all aspects of treatment room duties
related to patient care including tissue viability, injections, pill checks, suture removal,
phlebotomy and lifestyle advice as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
Following agreed clinical protocols with referral
to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate to assess, plan, develop, implement
and evaluate programmes to deliver a person-centre care for our patients.
Work in an effective and organised manner,
demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills.
Carry out annual reviews alongside senior
colleagues.
Deliver opportunistic health promotion using
opportunities such as new-patient medicals.
Able to document consultations according to NMC
guidelines and obtain and record consent.
Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of
stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment.
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine
culture and swabs.
Assisting GPs with minor surgery and family
planning clinics.
Chaperoning and assisting patients where
appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
Adult/Child Immunisations & Vaccinations as
per PGDs.
IM and subcutaneous Injections/implants as per
PSDs.
Advise patients on general health care with
referral to GPs as necessary.
Following recognised Leg Ulcer management training and completion of
competencies, undertake leg ulcer care, compression bandaging and Doppler
assessments.
Carry
out holistic assessment and planning of wound care for patients with chronic
and acute wounds. To recognise deterioration of wounds or infection and
arrange early review with RGN/GP or specialist as required.
Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical adult and children
safeguarding protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to
recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Liaise with other members of the primary care team
and when necessary with other agencies such as local authority social
services
- Participate in regular practice clinical meetings
- Involvement with practice policy development
providing the nursing input to decision-making processes affecting
patient care within the practice
- Participating with teaching students, other
practice nurses, GP registrars and other clinical trainees
Supervising/supporting Nursing Associate/HCAs in their role.
Ensure all mandatory training is completed on an annual basis
including; safeguarding, confidentiality, equality and diversity etc.
Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK
guidelines.
Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK
guidelines.
Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all
times. Ensuring that data protection and information governance policies and
protocols are followed and strictly adhered to, reporting any infringements
to the Management Team immediately.
Assist in practice audits, CQC compliance evidence and QOF recalls.
This job
description should be regarded only as a guideline to the responsibilities
required and is not definitive or restrictive in any way and may be reviewed
in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the
postholder
Personal/Profession Develpoment:
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.
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