Job summary
Nurses
play a key role in supporting clinical functions within the
Confederation sites in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Main duties of the job
This
role involves working in various clinics across our sites in the London Borough of Hillingdon to provide practice
nursing appointments, or appointments in specific clinics for which you have
the appropriate skills or training, with the potential for some home visits.
There is the capacity to broaden the role to have additional input into audits,
infection control, planning for clinics, training and support.
About us
The Confederation, Hillingdon
CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its
vision for Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients
in the whole of London. We are a not for profit community interest
company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP
practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver
excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to
General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local
General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are of the
NHS but independent, innovative and transformational.
The Confederation determines
to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and
opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn
delivers our vision.
Our Values:
- We work together to make a difference for patients
- We care enough to go the extra mile
- We support, trust, and empower
- We sincerely value each other
- We support Primary Care to own its destiny
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
-
Working alongside GPs,
healthcare professionals and administrative staff in our community IV
antibiotic clinic to assist with assessing patients, nursing care needs and
escalating concerns when needed.
-
Carrying out basic clinical
assessment and observations for patients requiring IV antibiotics.
-
Preparing intravenous
antibiotics and setting up IV infusions.
-
Assisting with cannulation
and phlebotomy.
-
Aseptic techniques, cannula
care and dressings in keeping with infection prevention and control guidance.
- Ensuring
there is an appropriate supply of medication and equipment to deliver a safe
and effective service.
-
In accordance
with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to
undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative
and basic dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations (Baby and Travel if trained), BP checks,
Asthma and COPD checks, setting up intravenous drugs, diabetic reviews, Spirometry and Warfarin Monitoring if trained.
-
Assessing the
health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment
to assess whether further input is needed.
-
Screening
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
-
Contributing
to coding requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
Contributing
to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
-
Screening
patients for health education.
-
Admitting and
discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate.
-
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
-
In general, the post holder will be
expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated
with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College
Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the
staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups
and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.
Additional Responsibilities
The responsibilities listed below are not essential for the role but are desirable although dependent on the qualifications you may or may not have.
- Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
- Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
- Working in clinics to provide enhanced services for patients in the community.
- Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to interpret results and plan for patient care.
Personal & Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Confederation as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Mandatory training such as basic life support and fire training
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Communication:
The post-holder will 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, including use of interpreters.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Confed, 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
Confidentiality:
- While 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 postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the 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 Confederation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
-
Working alongside GPs,
healthcare professionals and administrative staff in our community IV
antibiotic clinic to assist with assessing patients, nursing care needs and
escalating concerns when needed.
-
Carrying out basic clinical
assessment and observations for patients requiring IV antibiotics.
-
Preparing intravenous
antibiotics and setting up IV infusions.
-
Assisting with cannulation
and phlebotomy.
-
Aseptic techniques, cannula
care and dressings in keeping with infection prevention and control guidance.
- Ensuring
there is an appropriate supply of medication and equipment to deliver a safe
and effective service.
-
In accordance
with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to
undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative
and basic dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations (Baby and Travel if trained), BP checks,
Asthma and COPD checks, setting up intravenous drugs, diabetic reviews, Spirometry and Warfarin Monitoring if trained.
-
Assessing the
health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment
to assess whether further input is needed.
-
Screening
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
-
Contributing
to coding requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
Contributing
to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
-
Screening
patients for health education.
-
Admitting and
discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate.
-
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
-
In general, the post holder will be
expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated
with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College
Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the
staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups
and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.
Additional Responsibilities
The responsibilities listed below are not essential for the role but are desirable although dependent on the qualifications you may or may not have.
- Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
- Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
- Working in clinics to provide enhanced services for patients in the community.
- Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to interpret results and plan for patient care.
Personal & Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Confederation as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Mandatory training such as basic life support and fire training
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Communication:
The post-holder will 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, including use of interpreters.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Confed, 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
Confidentiality:
- While 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 postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the 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 Confederation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate ongoing work towards your professional development and revalidation requirements.
- Well-developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
- Good time management and highly organised
- Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Interest in quality improvement work
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Secondary Care / Hospital Nursing Experience
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with relevant registration numbers.
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS or Primary Care
- Experience or training to work in Enhanced Services Clinics with any of the following specialisms
- Travel Vaccinations and Advice
- Warfarin Monitoring
- Spirometry and Reversibility
- FENO
- Cannulation and administering IV medications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate ongoing work towards your professional development and revalidation requirements.
- Well-developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
- Good time management and highly organised
- Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Interest in quality improvement work
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Secondary Care / Hospital Nursing Experience
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with relevant registration numbers.
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS or Primary Care
- Experience or training to work in Enhanced Services Clinics with any of the following specialisms
- Travel Vaccinations and Advice
- Warfarin Monitoring
- Spirometry and Reversibility
- FENO
- Cannulation and administering IV medications
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).
Additional information
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).
