Practice Nurse

• Phlebotomy
• Requesting

• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Performing

• Management

• Ear

• Cervical

• IUD

• Pessary

• Contraceptive

• Chlamydia

• Wound

• Removal

• Ulcer

• Doppler

• New

• Routine

• Travel

• Routine

• Smoking

• Chaperoning

• Assisting

• Advising

• Undertaking

• Asthma, including reversibility testing
• COPD
• Coronary heart disease
• Diabetes, including initiation of insulin
• Hypertension
• Hypothyroidism
• Stroke

• Maintaining the general tidiness and cleanliness of the Treatment Room
• Maintaining the cleaning equipment used by nurses and GPs
• Assisting the Practice Manager in ensuring equipment is maintained and routinely serviced
• Maintaining and rotating stock items in the Clinical Rooms and Main Store
• Ensuring clinical waste is disposed of in accordance with the Clinical Waste Policy
• Maintaining stock of patient leaflets as instructed by GPs and Practice Manager
• Ordering of health promotion literature
• Following established administrative systems within the Practice
• Ensuring accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient's computer record at all times
• Ensuring all health and safety requirements and infection control measures are met and reporting any problems to the Practice Manager
• Communicating any potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks to the Practice Manager
• Maintaining effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care, with appropriate regard to confidentiality

• Maintaining a high professional standard of nursing care and keeping up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
• Maintaining a written professional development plan and an up-to-date portfolio which meets with requirements for registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
• Attending courses and study days necessary for professional development
• Participating in training in basic life-support skills in accordance with Practice guidelines
• Participating in annual appraisal meetings
• Maintaining familiarity with safeguarding procedures for children and vulnerable adults
• Attending and participating in Practice meetings when required to contribute to the effectiveness of the team
• Participating in the education and training of students
• Taking special responsibility for the induction and training of nursing staff
• Participating in any Practice audits

• To work in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code
• To be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council whilst employed by the Practice
• To hold professional indemnity insurance cover whilst employed by the Practice
• To provide evidence of immunisation against Hepatitis B
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality with respect to patients, carers, Practice colleagues, other healthcare workers and information relating to the Practice as a business
• An ability to manage own time and workload effectively
• A commitment to the effective use of Practice and NHS resources
• An awareness of own limitations and experience
• To work closely with administrative and clinical staff applying agreed policies and procedures to ensure the smooth running of the Practice

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient health checks/Urinalysis/BP/Height/Weight
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma/COPD
• Spirometry
• CHD
• LES/DES/QoF/QiF/CQC related clinical and administrative work
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control including Public Health issues in the local area

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Professional clear, polite manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Professional, polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development