Job Description

To provide a high quality clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team. All duties will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and with regard to the various practice protocols. The nurse is part of a nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population.



MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP or other clinical colleague. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases, liaising with admin colleague as necessary. The following clinics are offered at Clarkson Surgery by our Practice Nursing Team: - Asthma / COPD - HRT reviews - Travel advice and vaccinations - Diabetes - Hypertension - Cardiovascular Disease - Cervical Smears - Family Planning - immunisations - Amending or adding to services as needs are identified.



Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to ensure continuity of care where necessary. Routine treatment room skills in general clinics, including: - Clinical nursing practice - Immunisations - ECGs - Screening - undertake screening including: BP checks, height, and weight, BMI, Urinalysis, smoking status. Undertake venepuncture according to practice protocol Health Promotion - Make basic assessment of needs of patients and provide nutritional advice on Weight, CHD, Diabetes, BMI. Understand patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle, offer lifestyle advice on smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate.



Infection Control - Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures. - Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines. This includes: o Universal hygiene precautions o The collection and handling of laboratory specimens o Segregation and disposal of waste materials o Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment o Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries o Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages Emergency Management - To be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques - attend updates when required Womens Health - Have a working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and breast screening programmes - Can discuss breast self-awareness and provide supporting literature to patients General Duties - To maintain accurate patient records on the computer - To collect data and participate in regular practice audits and research projects when required - To log and dispatch specimens as appropriate - To assist the Practice Nurse team in the provision of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management Education - To maintain continuous professional development in keeping with the requirements of the practice. - To participate in training of other personnel as appropriate, including unqualified staff.



To contribute to the preparation of the Practice and Professional Development Plan. Information and I.T. - Facilitate good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised messages. - Receive and understand information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice of all clinicians wherever necessary. -Undertake all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively. Patient Liaison - Be available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability of the reception team, and be aware of limit of own ability. - Ensure that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate action Additional skills required for the post : An ability to prioritise and balance routine administrative tasks against important management issues of the surgery Make balanced and appropriate decisions, particularly about when to alert the duty GP. Ability to contribute to future practice policies and growth Excellent communication skills written/verbal Use available resources effectively Develop and Implement new ideas to improve performance Communicate effectively with the Doctors, Practice Manager, the team, colleagues and outside agencies Perform in a cost effective manner to eliminate waste and to help the organisation to run economically Working knowledge of clinical software and general computer/medical equipment (or the ability to quickly learn).

The above is not an exhaustive list of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be asked to undertake. Professional Registration: You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC. You will also be expected to be conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the importance of professional accountability