Practice Nurse - Trosnant Lodge

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse who is a reliable, motivated and flexible individual who can work well independently and within a multidisciplinary team. The Practice Nurse will work as part of the Primary Healthcare Team, providing personal medical services to the patient of Trosnant Lodge Surgery. You will be accountable for your own professional actions. Primary care provision rapidly changes, and the post holder is expected to evolve to reflect this.

Main Activities, Duties and Responsibilities

Consultations:

Chronic disease monitoring and management

Cervical screening and swabs

Contraception reviews and follow ups

Immunisations

Wound management

ECGs

Health promotion

HRT checks

Provide supervision and support to the HCAs and Phlebotomists

Venepuncture

Recognising and reporting deterioration of patients, both urgent and non-urgent

Ensuring the emergency equipment is correct

Supporting the reception team in assisting with urgent patients

CPD / Practice Admin:

Attendance at nurse meetings

Attendance at practice meetings

Attendance at Protected Time Sessions

Attends regular clinical updates as appropriate

Provides summary feedback of any updates to their colleagues

Maintain a professional portfolio

Areas of Additional Responsibility:

Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.

Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required.

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.

Support the ordering of vaccines to maintain stock levels.

Participation in administrative systems in the practice.

Maintain accurate records

A duty to advise senior staff members of potential problems or errors within the assigned tasks.

Fridge monitoring.

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Research and Audit:

Participate in clinical GMS audit projects.

Participate in Quality Improvement Projects and Audits.

Flexibility:

Provide cover for both annual and sick leave.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust with us, 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.

Personal / Professional Development:

The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Your practice is expected to be evidence based.

Experience and/or qualifications relevant to your duties as outlined in your job description.

Demonstrate commitment to future academic and clinical training to advance professional practice.

Actively participate in appropriate practice and nurse meetings.

You are responsible for maintaining professional registration and are expected to provide membership renewal evidence to the Practice Manager.

Health and Safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health and safety and infection control policies. This will include, but is not limited to:

Using security systems within the workplace.

Awareness and implementation of national infection control guidelines.

Responsible for the correct and safe management of specimens, including collection, handling, labelling, storage and transport.

Identifying and managing risks involved in work related activities.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control and escalate any concerns.

Safe management of sharps, including storage and disposal.

Maintain working areas, ensuring that they are tidy, clean, sterile and free from hazards.

Actively reporting any concerns immediately once recognised.

Undertaking infection control training.

Waste management.

Spillage control procedure.

Decontamination control procedures.

Equality and Diversity:

The post holder will support equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues including:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and current legislations.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality in 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 manager 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.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.

Participate in audits where appropriate.

Other Terms:

Probationary Period:

There will be a three-month period of mutual assessment, during which time the period of notice will be one week on either side. This probationary period may be extended at the discretion of the Practice.

Notice Period:

Once the probationary period has been successfully completed, there will be a three month notice period of notice on either side to terminate the employment.

Annual Leave and Study Leave:

Annual leave entitlement will be up to 33 days, pro-rata, per year plus bank holidays, this is dependant on length of service.

Time off to attend relevant training courses and updates will be approved in line with the practice policy.

Hours of Work:

Your hours of work will be agreed and detailed in your contract. The post holder will be expected to work the hours needed to fulfil the needs of the Practice, which might at times include working longer or unsociable hours.

Pension Scheme:

Entrance into the NHS Pension Scheme is automatic unless the post-holder selects to opt out of the scheme. This is contributory scheme by both employee and employer. There is no alternative scheme available.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post-holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may be reasonably expected within the scope and the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse Qualification

Desirable

• Post registration qualifications in relevant areas of Practice Nursing (e.g. cytology, chronic disease management etc.) to diploma level or above.
• A qualification in childhood immunisations.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Competent in the nursing duties required by the post.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Experience of dealing with patients
• Flexible towards the needs of the practice
• Good time management
• Experience of working within a nursing team

Desirable

• Experience of using the Vision clinical system
• An understanding of the delivery of Primary Care Services
• Practice Nurse Experience
• Experience in childhood immunisations.

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Trosnant Lodge Surgery

Trosnant Street

Pontypool

Gwent

NP4 8AT

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)