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.
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.
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
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 Service 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.
Communication
Utilise and
demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully
informed and consent to treatment.
Communicate with
and support patients who are 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.
Utilise
communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment
regimens.
Anticipate
barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
Estimate and
maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the
Practice environment and external stakeholders.
Act as an
advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others
Delivering a Quality
Service
Recognise and
work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the
Nursing and Midwifery Council (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 the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (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
organisation and its activities.
Utilise the audit
cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of yourself and the
team, implementing improvements where required.
In partnership
with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care,
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, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical
incidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework (e.g.
root-cause analysis).
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
children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health
procedure and local guidance.
Work within
policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.
Team Working
Understand own
role and scope in the organisation 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 assessment of
competence of those taking on delegated duties.
Ensure clear
understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the Practice.
Accept delegation
from other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management
strategies are embedded in own practice.
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.
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 about patients in order 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 own
and others responsibility to the individual organisation 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 mentor to
students/trainees, assessing competence against set standards as requested and
if appropriately qualified.
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.
Make effective
use of learning opportunities within and outside the Practice, evaluating their
effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.
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
equality 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 good practice relating to equality and diversity.
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.