Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role summary: The post holder is responsible for the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. Has Enhanced skills in managing long term conditions. Duties will include Diabetes, cervical screening, childhood immunisations, and other general practice nurse duties including health promotion and health education. Excellent time management and communication skills who is a self-motivator with a friendly and approachable manner. We will support further development and training.

Clinical Responsibilities:

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

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

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 advise 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

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

Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions if required

Provide chaperone service

Carry out blood tests and urine tests when required.

Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits

• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, IIF and enhanced services
• Respond to alerts on records
• Appropriate use of read codes
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participation in the auditing of Practice activity
• Participation in patient satisfaction audits

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence as required.

Attendance at practice team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint audit meeting and others as deemed necessary

Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients

Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Completion of Information Governance on line toolkit annually and provide certificate

Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification, child safeguarding training and any other mandatory training as required.

Professional Development

Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings

Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance

Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally

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, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

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 particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

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 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 is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

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.

This job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Practice.

Clinical Workload

Each surgery may involve face to face consultations, telephone consultations, and associated paper work as specified in Clinical Responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Chronic disease management, must include Diabetes
• Clinical skills in cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination
• Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
• Good communication skills
• Self audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy
• Awareness of appropriate clinical guidelines.

Desirable

• Experience of working with SystmOne clinical system.
• Clinical audit work

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• Enhanced DBS check
• Full UK driving licence and insurance for business use
• Current CPR certificate
• UK work permit if required
• Full medical Indemnity cover
• Hepatitis B immunity Certificate

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development

Motivation

Essential

• Commitment to health improvement
• Patient empowerment

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire practice team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with mutli disciplinary teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Teamplayer
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 Gables Medical Group

Address

The Gables Medical Group

26 St. Johns Road

Bedlington

Northumberland

NE22 7DU

Employer's website

https://www.gablesmedicalgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)