The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
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
Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
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
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 manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
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 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
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
Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate safeguarding children
Learning and Development
Act as mentor to students, 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 workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
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
Management of risk
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control
Undertake mandatory and statutory training
Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice
Managing 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 Understand own and other's responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Equality and Diversity
Identify patterns of discrimination and 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 exercising their rights
Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuses care
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
Core Competencies
Technical Competencies
Competent at word, excel etc.
Management Competencies
1. Teamwork
2. Flexibility
3. Achievement Motivation
4. Risk Awareness
5. Health & Safety Awareness
Managing Tasks / Projects
Ensuring tasks and duties are performed within clearly defined time quality standards
Managing Information / Data
Compiling and processing, supplying information and data to both internal and external contacts whilst ensuring confidentiality is maintained where appropriate.
Communications
High level of verbal and written communication skills
Information sharing with other professionals
Health and Safety
The post holder is required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. The post holder is also required to co-operate with their employing body to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.
This job description is intended as a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the lost and should not be regarded as a complete list of those requirements under the 'written statement of the main terms and conditions of employment'. The contents may be amended from time to time, subject to developing service needs.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - Practice Nurse
Education:
Essential
Registered General Nurse
Current NMC registration and revalidation with NMC
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Work without direct supervision
Desirable
Qualifications/ experience in
Cervical cytology.
Childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
Experience
:
Essential
At least 1 years experience of working in general practice.
Experience of treatment room duties required for the post.
Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
Experience of quality initiatives such as QOF and KPI's
Chronic Disease Management experience in 1 or more chronic disease.
Desirable
Knowledge of local health issues.
Awareness of local and national health policy
Attitudes:
Essential
Be a supportive team member providing assistance to other team members.
Attend training and study days as necessary.
Ability to adapt and implement change.
Skills and Abilities
:
Essential
Excellent clinical skills.
IT skills including accurate data entry.
Demonstrate appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
Respects the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Desirable
Experience of relevant clinical systems.
Skills including : Venepuncture, ECG, wound care , adult /children vaccination and immunisation. Health Education, cervical cytology, ear irrigation, spirometry and NHS health checks.
Qualification / Experience in running chronic disease management clinics.
Cryotherapy.
INR monitoring
Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements.
IntraHealth is one of the UK's leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since the company was founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated Practice Nurse to provide a high-quality service to our patients within our Brook Square Surgery in Scarborough.
Our aim is to provide an excellent standard of primary care whilst supporting personal and professional development.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 20 per week
Work Location: In person
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