Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical practice

Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition

Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care

Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care

Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds

Support and advice women requesting information relating to family planning needs Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations

Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children

Advice, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions

Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions

Communication

Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Communicate with and support patients receiving bad news

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

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues

Delivering a quality service

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 workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation

Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the practice

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required

Collaborate on improving the quality of health care in partnership with other clinical teams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

Participate in the management and review of patient complaints, and identify learning from clinical incidents and near-miss events using a structured framework (e g root-cause analysis)

Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery

Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance

Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate

Leadership personal and people development

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 potential

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice

Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services

Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility

Work with practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and future service delivery

Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols, and standards

Participate in the planning and engagement of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives

Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (e g PALS), and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Team working

Understand own role and scope, and identify how this may develop over time

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessing competence

Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care

Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team

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. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements

Support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements

Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all

Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Utilising information

Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring, presenting, and communicating information

Review and process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition

Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the 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 a mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competence against set standards as requested

Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments

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, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity and quality of opportunity

Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture

Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Working Conditions

Use of a VDU throughout the working day.

Exposure to patients body fluids, i.e. vomiting; occasional exposure to confrontational behaviour from patients.

General

All Clifton Medical Centre employees are required to:

Abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act.

Attend mandatory training annually.

Respect confidentiality applying to all Practice areas.

Work within Practice policies and procedures.

Comply with the Practice no smoking policy.

Participate in and contribute to team meetings.

Co-operate and liaise with departmental colleagues.

All Clifton Medical Centre employees are expected to:

Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

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

Clifton Medical Centre

Address

Doncaster Gate

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S65 1DA

Employer's website

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