Job responsibilities
Job description
Munro Medical Centre
West Elloe Avenue
Spalding
PE11 2BY
PRACTICE NURSE-
Salary dependent on experience
We are seeking a dedicated compassionate Practice Nurse to join our existing nursing team in providing high-quality medical care to our 22,000 patients. The ideal candidate will have a passion for patient care and have some experience of working in a primary care environment, having qualifications and experience in some or all of the duties, a qualification or interest in diabetes would be beneficial.
Main purpose of Post:
- To work alongside medical personnel in the care of patients within the medical centre to include treatments, preventative care, screening and patient education.
- To provide a high standard of patient care, making best use of clinical skills within the practice.
- To liaise with nurse team to provide a streamlined service within the medical centre.
- To provide support to junior members of the team including Health Care Support workers.
- Good communication and relationships must be established and maintained with patients, colleagues and employers at all times.
- Follow guidance and practice policies at all times.
Treatment Room Duties:
To undertake the following procedures adhering to practice policy and guidance.
Training will be provided in this area if required and deemed necessary
- Patient assessment.
- Ear Irrigation
- ECGs
- D-Dimer testing
- Doppler
- Blood pressure management including titration of medications within practice policy.
- Wound care.
- Venepuncture
- Injections including Zoladex, Flu vaccines, B12, Pneumonia, covid-19
- Contraceptive Advice including depot injection.
- Travel Vaccinations and assessment
- Child Immunisations and monitoring of immunisation schedules
- Monitoring and ordering of childhood vaccinations
- Cervical cytology
- Spirometry and interpretation.
- Undertaking policy reviews and amendments where required.
- Swabs labelling and sending to the lab, actioning these results where appropriate.
- Assisting if/when required the GP in minor surgery in the absence of HCSW.
Health Promotion and patient education responsibilities
- To manage chronic disease as outlined within QOF requirements in accordance to practice policy and NICE guidance.
- Diabetes patient education
- Asthma patient education
- COPD patient education
- CHD patient education
- Health promotion/education
- Family planning advice
- Pre conceptual advice.
Administration and Professional responsibilities
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are entered in patients electronic records according to practice policy.
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care within the practice.
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular ad hoc reports and audit.
- Develop practice protocols as required following senior clinician guidance and NICE recommendation including the development in computerised templates.
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events
- With nursing colleagues undertake risk assessment where applicable.
- Attend and participate in both practice and nursing meetings as required.
- To undertake research studies independently or in conjunction with other health care professionals with the support and guidance from clinical nurse lead and GPs, with the objective to improve or re-evaluate nursing care and services.
Training and professional development
- Training and development will be monitored by yearly appraisal and the formulation of a personal learning plan in conjunction to the practice learning plan.
- Professional development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to keep their CPD up to date and ensure they are registered with the NMC and revalidation.
- It is the responsibility of the nurse to ensure they develop and maintain a personal learning plan.
- Participate with the education and training of students of all disciplines and introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
- If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities appropriate training will be given.
- To provide cover for colleagues in cases of absence this is including the late night nurse role and cover of some extended hours clinics where appropriate.
- To provide additional duties as requested by senior nurse, managment or partners.
Liaison
- As well as the nursing team there is a need to work collaboratively with reception and administration staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person/persons.
- There will also be a need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries, agencies and secondary care.
- Ensure that the practice manager is informed of any matters arising or problems/potential problems.
The partners reserve the right to redistribute duties and functions amongst members of staff from time to time, and requests for such things shall not be unreasonably refused.
You must at all times be aware of and concerned with our health and safety at work and fire safety policies.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
- Subject to enhanced DBS
