Job responsibilities
The Pendle Medical Partnership
Job Title Practice Nurse
GradeNOT AfC but Starting at a similar level to AfC Band 5 and above - subject to role experience -
Hours 24 hours per week (including some Saturday morning and possible evening working)
Location The post will be based at both our sites in Earby and Colne with opportunities to link with a neighbouring GP Practices in our PCN.
Accountable to GP Partners
Line Manager Business Manager
Job Summary
To provide high quality, effective, evidence-based nursing care to meet the needs of our registered practice population.
The post is recognised as a development post for registered Nurses moving into Practice Nursing. Successful candidates will not be expected to undertake the full range of duties without support and training.
The post will focus on the pro-active management of long-term conditions as well as assessment, screening, preventative care, QOF and audit. The postholder will be a key member of our Nursing team and multi-disciplinary Practice team.
Responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals and groups in our practice population.
2. To pro-actively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
3. To manage and treat long-term conditions, working with other healthcare professionals where appropriate, and in accordance with evidence-based practice, as well as national and practice protocols.
4. To provide general nursing care on the assessment and management of minor ailments/illness and general health problems.
5. To carry out cervical cytology tests in line with national procedures.
6. To be involved in the delivery of all vaccination and immunisation services adult and childhood service, including flu and travel.
7. To provide support for our Health Care Assistants with blood tests, ECGs, blood pressure checks, new patient checks, 24 hour blood pressure monitoring, and stock control
8. To work to ensure all necessary QOF targets and other local quality targets are met as far as possible.
9. To be responsible for the review and implementation of infection control measures.
10. To contribute to the development and review of practice protocols.
11. To implement, support and manage specific public health/health care projects, e.g. Flu campaign, Hib vaccination, Smoking Cessation.
12. To support practice development plans and other local and national initiatives
13. To contribute to research and audit as required
14. To take part in our Practice annual appraisal process, and undertake revalidation when required.
15. To take responsibility for your own learning, development and performance and ensure that training needs are identified and discussed as appropriate.
16. To ensure mandatory training requirements are met on a regular basis.
17. To undertake any other duties within the professional and general competence of the post holder, as required by the Practice.
General duties
18. To communicate effectively with patients, carers and all members of the Practice Multi-disciplinary team and to maintain a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
19. To ensure accurate medical records are maintained at all times, which are consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
20. To be responsible for the management of equipment and resources as part of the Nursing Team. This may involve for example, the ordering and maintenance of equipment / instruments / disposables, storage of vaccinations, drugs and other clinical stock, and ensuring that medical devices are calibrated, PAT tested and serviced where appropriate.
21. To support education and training for other staff members, medical students and others as required.
22. To provide holiday cover for other practice nurses as required
23. To attend staff meetings as requested.
24. To take care of your own safety and that of other people who may be affected by your own act or omission.
Safeguarding
25. To ensure current training requirements in relation to Safeguarding are up-to-date, and to consider aspects of Safeguarding throughout all elements of working practices.
26. To ensure that any safeguarding concerns are reported to the GP Safeguarding Lead, or their Deputy, within the practice.
Equality and diversity
27. To 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 which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Confidentiality
27. Subject to the necessary sharing of information with other health professionals with the consent of the patient, you are required to preserve the absolute confidentiality of the affairs of patients and all matters connected with the medical affairs of the Practice, and this obligation shall continue in perpetuity.
28. Disclosures of confidential information, or disclosures of any data of a personal nature, can result in prosecution for an offence under Data Protection legislation, or an action for civil damages under the same Act, in addition to any disciplinary action taken by the Surgery, which may include dismissal.
Health and Safety
29. The postholder will comply with Practice policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for both themselves and others. This includes (but not limited to) :-
- Identifying, reporting and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards when recognised
- Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness
- Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal
- Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean and safe
The tasks outlined are not intended to be an exhaustive list, but an indication of the nature of the work to be carried out by the post holder, particularly as information requirements, and methods of service delivery are changing rapidly.
