Practice Nurse - experienced in General Practice

to contribute to the provision of a full and comprehensive nursing service to

patients of Riverside, with particular interest in long term condition management under the guidance of our GP specialists.

to provide appropriate preventative health care and advice.

Participate

in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality

of health outcomes through the practices audit programme.

Clinically

related administrative and non-clinical duties as necessary

in appropriate educational activity in order to maintain clinical competence

and performance, including the completion of objectives agreed by yourself and

the practice in an annual Personal Development Plan.

in the training and development of nurses in the practice, when appropriate.

It would be essential for the successful applicant to have experience and hold the necessary qualifications in:

Chronic Disease Management (including an interest in diabetes)

Cervical Cytology

General treatment room

To provide nursing services to the

practice population by evidence based, quality focused care. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate

care. To ensure clear channels of

communication exist between clinical, administrative and community teams.To promote a positive and friendly image to

our patients and other professionals.

All employees are expected to display

a high standard of teamwork. This

includes cooperating in undertaking the work of absent colleagues or assisting

others where the workload is particularly high.

Accordingly, there may be a requirement, from time to time, to undertake

other duties.

Principal Responsibilities

To provide

assessment, treatment, screening and health education services and advice,

working in accordance with set protocols, guidelines and NMC Code of Conduct.

Provide

nursing service/treatments to patients independently or in participation with

general practitioners with reference to aforesaid agreed protocols and

guidelines.

Specific Duties

Wound management

Hypertension reviews

Routine injections as prescribed

Cervical Smears

Childhood and Adult immunisations,

including reading and reviewing Patient Group Directives (PGDs) and Patient

Well Person Health Checks including

Foreign Travel Counselling, NHS Health Checks, Lifestyle and New Patient Checks

ECGs

Ear syringing and assessment of ears

Spirometry

Obesity and weight/diet management

assisting in Implants & Coil fittings & Sexual health

Chronic disease management and

prevention ~ Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, Stroke, Epilepsy, IHD,

COPD and Asthma( would be advantageous)

Leg ulcer management

(INRStar N3)

CVD risk assessments and Q risk

interpretation and assessments.

Referrals Podiatry, Counselling,

Audiology, etc

Ensuring all specimens are checked and sent to

laboratory as required

You will be fully conversant in QOF, read coding and uphold

strategies to provide a holistic combined healthcare for the patient and

demonstrate a willingness to participate in research/audit within the practice

team, and the use of SytmOne.

You will be aware of DES/LES policies and apply and produce,

alongside the Practice Manager, protocols that reflect the guidelines that are

workable in the practice.

Participate in the education of students of all

disciplines.

To be responsible for the efficient running of the treatment

room and equipment and to ensure the clinical areas are at all times safe for

staff and patients.

To adhere to strict Infection Control in line with

guidelines and policies.

Advise patients and relatives/carers on general health care

and ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.

Administrative responsibilities

To maintain accurate, comprehensive

records of all consultations and treatments in the patients notes, both

written and computerised, awareness of QOF, read codes and alerts needed for

standardised care.

All associated nursing

administration eg. Vaccine forms, Travel Health Questionnaires, protocol

review and assisting Reception with queries.

To access and file cytology results.

Manage clinics effectively.

To take personal responsibility for

own personal/professional development, providing sufficient evidence of the

achievement of set objectives through individual performance and the review

process.

Ensure accurate completion of all

necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration

with the practice.

Help with collection of statistical

information required for QOF & QIPP.

Attend and participate in practice

and staff meetings as appropriate.

To take prompt action to defuse

situations of complaints and be equipped with the knowledge to advise patients

and relatives/carers about the complaints procedure.

Maintain appearance and behaviour in

keeping with a member of the nursing profession and in accordance with codes of

conduct.

Support and co-ordinate health

promotion campaigns, i.e. flu, no smoking, healthy lifestyles, etc

Maintain effective liaison with

other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with other disciplines

within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.

Treatment Room supplies and

equipment

To have working knowledge of

equipment used in the surgery. Ensuring

that any faulty equipment is taken out of service for repair and reported to

the nursing team for information and Practice Administrator for action.

To be aware of Infection Control and

updated policies.

In participation with the Nurse Lead

to ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels in relation to patient

care.

To regularly update knowledge and

information through use of medical journals, training, courses, etc.

To maintain the cold chain in fridge/fridges and the daily recordings.

Any other duties as reasonably requested by the

Doctors, Practice Manager and Nurse lead, providing these duties are within the

scope of the role and that the individual is trained and capable of such duty.

The role of the Practice Nurse is an evolving one and it is

anticipated that the post holder will be responsible and reasonably flexible in

the interpretation of the above job description.

All employees have a statutory duty of care for their own

personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or

omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with the management to enable

the employer to meet its own legal duties and to report any hazardous

situations or defective equipment.

As a practice we embrace new ideas and innovation.

There is a generous financial package including NHS pension scheme, free parking, staff incentive scheme including birthday day off and access to Westfield Private Health Scheme.

Experience

Desirable: - Post-registration studies allied to general practice. Worked in General Practice environment. Minor illness, minor injury, family planning and immunisations