Practice Nurse (Diabetes)

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE (Diabetes)

REPORTS TO: SENIOR PRACTICE NURSE (Clinical)

PRACTICE MANAGER (Admin)

HOURS: 16 hours (to be agreed but ideally Wed, Thurs, Fri afternoons)

Job role:

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in or perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nurses and GPs
• Interest in diabetes
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Travel vaccinations
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Hypertension Management
• Ear syringing
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with coil fittings
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Other tasks to include:
• Clean and sterilise equipment using autoclave monitoring autoclave
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
• Able to recognise when there is a need to refer complex patients.
• Demonstrate an understanding of cold chain, vaccine storage, administration and related theory and ensure best practice is maintained.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous electronic patient records.
• Maintain knowledge and skills with regard to travel health through personal and professional development.
• Attend annual updates and mandatory training as required.
• Maintain professional registration and work within the individuals scope of practice according to the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code of Conduct.
• Act in a manner that safeguards children and/or vulnerable adults as applicable to the role.
• Highlight any gaps in knowledge/training needs to their line manager to allow them the opportunity to offer support in order to fulfil the duties of this post.
• Remain up-to-date with clinical guidelines to ensure that practice remains evidence based.
• Undertake telephone advice calls providing evidence based travel advice.

This job description represents the range of duties required of the post-holder at the time of issue. It may be reviewed according to need.

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, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will 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, free from hazards
• Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of job holders role
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
• Reporting potential risks identified
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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 recognises 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 that 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, with 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

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 recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise 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
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

As laid down, and amended from time to time, by The Quarter Jack Surgery.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job title Practice Nurse

Essential

Desirable

Academic/

Vocational Qualifications

Registered General Nurse

Recognised qualification to diploma level or above

A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Diabetes training

Experience

Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2002) and The Scope of Professional Practice (1992)

Experience of Microsoft Office software

Experience of dealing with the public/patients

Leadership and management experience

Experience of working with teams

Experience of SystmOne clinical system

Diabetes

Knowledge/ Skills

Competent in basic nursing duties required for the post

Specific nursing skills / qualifications

Excellent communication skills

Computer literate with good keyboard skills

Numeracy skills

Qualities/ Attributes

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense

Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities

Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team

Pleasant and articulate

Able to work under pressure

Able to work in a changing

Environment/flexible

Able to use own initiative

Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop nursing skills

Other

Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times

Car driver full licence

Experience of primary care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Recognised qualification to diploma level or above

Desirable

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Diabetes training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2002) and The Scope of Professional Practice (1992)
• Experience of Microsoft Office software
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience of working with teams

Desirable

• Experience of SystmOne clinical system
• Diabetes

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Quarter Jack Surgery

Address

Rodways Corner

Wimborne

Dorset

BH21 1AP

Employer's website

https://www.quarterjacksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)