Job responsibilities
POST: Practice Nurse
LOCATION: Any My Health Site
RESPONSIBLE TO: Nurse Manager
JOB PURPOSE:
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The nurse practitioner will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
POSITION IN ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Responsible and accountable to the appropriate Nurse Manager, working within a team of Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
MAIN ROLE:
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
This list is not exhaustive and is subject to alteration, the role includes all duties that may reasonably fall within the job purpose which may vary over time.
The following are the core responsibilities of the nurse practitioner. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
Provide a triage service, actively managing or referring patients or treating patients within own scope of practice
Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
Provide travel medicine services
Provide Respiratory care
Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required
Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Maintain chronic disease registers
Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics
Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
Chaperone patients where necessary
Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Recognise, assess and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the nurse practitioner may be requested to:
If an independent prescriber, prescribe in a safe an effective manner, in accordance with PGD and extant legislation
Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
Contribute to the implementation of an effective training programme for staff and students within the practice
Provide clinical supervision for the nursing team
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Maintain professional registration and adhere to re validation requirements
General information:
The practice has robust health and safety policies, which you should ensure you are aware of. Staff are reminded of their responsibility to take care of their own personal safety and others whilst at work. In addition, no person shall interfere with, or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety, and welfare. Any employee who does so will be liable to serious disciplinary action including dismissal.
All employees of MyHealth are reminded of the need to treat all information, particularly clinical and management information, as confidential. Failure to respect this requirement may lead to disciplinary action.
This Job Description will be reviewed each year as part of the annual appraisal process, to ensure that it reflects the responsibilities of the post. No changes will be made without full consultation with the post holder.
At MyHealth we are committed to creating a safe, healthy, and inclusive place to work for our staff and for patients. We have a robust safeguarding policies and procedures in place, underpinned by role specific safeguarding training designed to help to reduce the risk of abuse or harm from occurring, and to equip patient facing staff to recognise and report where they may have safeguarding concerns.
Your role may require you to work with patients who are considered vulnerable to harm, including children and adults with care and support needs. You are required to complete a Disclosure and Barring check (DBS) should you be successful in securing employment with MyHealth.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to anyone who causes harm or abuse and will thoroughly investigate and respond to any concern and, where appropriate, report such matters to the police and/or local authorities. Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility and as a member of staff working for MyHealth you will be expected to report any suspected safeguarding concerns.
