Job responsibilities
Job Title: Lead
nurse/Team Leader- Long term conditions (LTC)
Grade: 8a
Hours: Full
time
Location: Brownlow
Health
Accountable to: GP/Nurse
Partners
Responsible to: Nurse
Manager
Key responsibilities
Clinical practice
Assess, plan,
implement and evaluate individual care plans and treatment programmes for
patients with/at risk of a long term condition
Provide a range
of clinics including face to face, telephone and eConsultation
Manage and treat
long-term conditions including but not limited to: COPD, Asthma, Diabetes,
Hypertension, CHD, IGR, in line with national and local policies and practice
needs. Prescribe as necessary for these conditions.
Review
medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based
practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support
adherence to prescribed treatments
Prioritise
health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care.
Implement and
participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and
children including patients travelling abroad
Meet the needs
of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
Communication
Demonstrate
sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative
methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,
cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those
receiving bad news
Act as an
advocate when representing patients and colleagues
Participate in
practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda and run nurse department
meetings
Produce written
documents that evidence the contribution of the nursing team to the practice
priorities
Delivering a quality service
Work within a
team to drive forward the Quality Outcomes Framework
Recognise and
work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the
NMC
Produce
accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,
consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise,
organise and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and
promotes quality
Deliver care as
an individual and team according to evidence-based guidelines, assessing
effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal
evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the
nursing team
Implement and
review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing
Utilise the
audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the
team, implementing improvements where required
Evaluate
patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Lead and
participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation and
assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Monitor the
performance of the LTC team in accordance with local policies
Work within
policies regarding family violence, vulnerable children and adults, substance
abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Interpret
national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are
aligned to the values and culture of general practice
Attend and
participate in monthly quality meeting and Clinical Effectiveness Meeting
Leadership personal and people
development
Provide
leadership and direct line management to the long term conditions team
Take
responsibility for own development, learning and performance including
participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
Support the
development of others in order to maximise staff potential
Lead others to
make realistic self-assessment of their knowledge and skills, challenging any
complacency and actions that are not in the in the interest of the public
and/or users of service
Act as a
clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients,
ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
Lead the long
term conditions team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines,
protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives
Team working
Work as an
effective and responsible tam leader, supporting others and exploring the
mechanisms to develop new ways of working
Delegate
appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of
competence of nurses
Ensure clear
nurse referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient needs
Prioritise own
and others workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are
embedded within the culture of the team
Lead nursing team
activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
Participate in
research programmes
Contribute
nursing view to practice management
Set
specification and quality required from nursing admin support
Management of risk
Manage and
assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are
in place to protect staff and patients
Monitor work
areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform
to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Ensure safe
storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
Act as a role
model to support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and
statutory training requirements
Apply
infection-control measures with in the practice according to local and national
guidelines
Participate in
the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture
of general practice
Utilising information
Use technology
and appropriate software packages as an aid to day to day operations
Review and
process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy accurate
information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
Adhere to
statutory and practice requirements such as confidentiality and Freedom of
Information Act
Collate, analyse
and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts
and/or graphs to enhance care
Learning and development
Act as mentor
for more junior staff and students, assessing competence against set standards
Disseminate learning
and information to other team members in order to share good practice and
inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and
conferences)
Assess own
learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
Provide an
educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment
that facilitates learning
Equality and diversity
Identify
patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote
diversity and equality of opportunity
Support people
who need assistance in exercising rights
Monitor and
evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
