Job responsibilities
Clinical care delivery general
Administer medications by injection with the appropriate
legal authorisation.
Cervical cytology sampling
Recognise health promotion opportunities and give brief,
focussed lifestyle advice using motivational interviewing techniques which may include:
- Alcohol screening
- Smoking cessation
- Weight management
- Sexual health
Undertake assessment of patients presenting with wounds,
working within expertise to manage independently or refer to other services as
necessary.
Remove wound closure materials including sutures, clips
and staples.
Take samples for the cervical screening programme
according to recognised standards.
Administer all relevant vaccines to adults and children
according to the UK immunisation schedule and as described in the Green book,
published by the UK HSA.
Provide a pre-travel health service including
administration of vaccines and advice after undertaking appropriate risk assessment.
Administer prescribed therapies such as contraceptive
injections, vitamin B12, and depo neuroleptic medications recognising side effects and
contraindications.
Develop and follow referral pathways for patients with
specialist needs.
Long term conditions
Manage nurse-run long term condition clinics:
Carry out clinical measurements and conduct annual reviews
for patients with diabetes, asthma, COPD and Learning Disabilities (or another area
of interest) in line with NICE guidance and Quality and Outcome Framework.
Recognise signs and symptoms that may indicate undiagnosed
long term conditions e.g. poor wound healing, winter cough in smokers and also factors
that may indicate mental health problems and use relevant referral pathways.
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 outlines in
their Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential
information relating to the 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 person 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:
Follow appropriate infection control procedures.
Oversee suitability of resuscitation equipment
and monitor any new guidance.
Maintain work areas in a tidy and safe manner.
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:
Activing 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 his 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 its 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.
Complete statutory training/updating and
mandatory training as defined by the practice.
Complete skills specific training and regular
updating
Quality assurance/service
support
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.
Participate in quality improvement and
innovations e.g. audit, significant event analysis and contribute to
development of protocols and new services.
Attend in-house meetings, including nurses-only
meetings, and contribute to development of the nursing service and where
appropriate wider practice systems.
Participate in ongoing supervision and
mentorship of unregistered health care staff, nursing students and junior
nurses including mentorship for preceptor programmes and contributing to
revalidation needs of nurse colleagues.
Attend in-house and external training events and
contribute to continuing education of unregistered health care staff by
identifying learning opportunities.
Update role-relevant policies and procedures.
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.
Discuss with other members of the team how the
policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
Participate in audit where appropriate.