Practice Nurse

Core nursing services to provide all services

Health promotion activities, such as smoking cessation, weight

management, dietary and exercise advice

Sexual health and contraception

Cervical cytology

Childhood immunisations

Travel health

Blood taking

Ear syringing

Assess and care for patients presenting with wounds

Removal of all types of skin closure materials

See patients for urgent and opportunistic nursing care

New patient checks

NHS health checks (vascular risk)

Demonstrate and teach patients, as appropriate, principles of care and

procedures, working towards their independence and self-care

Ambulatory BP

Administer drugs and vaccines by any route, according to NMC, practice

and, where appropriate the NHS England or CCG guidelines

Extended role of nurses to offer a range of services from this list

Long Term Conditions management Including annual reviews:

Cardio-renal Metabolic, asthma and COPD, hypertension and heart disease

Minor ailments and ECGs

Health Partners At Violet Melchett are looking for a practice nurse for

our busy 11,000 patient GP practice. Alongside traditional GP services we offer

a range of community services and activities so your job will be busy and

varied. You will be based at our d premises just off the Kings

Road, Chelsea SW3 .

Practice Nurse Job Description

Responsible to: Clinically the Partners and Lead nurse/Administratively the Business manager.

Clinical Duties & Key Responsibilities

The practice nursing team leads and contributes to the following areas.

There is the scope for specialisation, though all nurses need to provide core

Nursing services

Core nursing services to provide all services

Health promotion activities, such as smoking cessation, weight

management, dietary and exercise advice

Sexual health and contraception, Cervical cytology, Childhood immunisations, Travel health, Blood taking. Assess and care for patients presenting with wounds

Removal of all types of skin closure materials. See patients for urgent and opportunistic nursing care

New patient checks

NHS health checks (vascular risk)

Demonstrate and teach patients, as appropriate, principles of care and

procedures, working towards their independence and self-care

Ambulatory BP

Administer drugs and vaccines by any route, according to NMC, practice

and, where appropriate the NHS England or CCG guidelines

Extended role of nurses to offer a range of services from this list

Long Term Conditions management Including annual reviews:

Cardio-renal metabolic, asthma and COPD, hypertension and heart disease

Minor ailments and ECGs

Clinical organisation

Assisting the HCAs in ordering and stock control to ensure the clinical

rooms are adequately stocked

Assisting the HCAs with the organisation of clinical wastes e.g. sharps bins. Working on health campaigns and waiting room displays

In collaboration with practice staff, to maintain clerical organisation and

documentation of the population at risk, and instituting appropriate recall

systems.

Ensure CQC compliance in all activities related to the role.

Management of Risk

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from

hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies,

procedures and guidelines

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is

undertaken.

Monitoring fridge temperatures

Ensure the adequate stocking and monitoring of emergency drugs and

equipment.

Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation

of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements

Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local

and national guidelines

Be aware of and adhere to all statutory provisions, Health and Safety

Regulations and NMC code of conduct.

Ensure practice policies and NHSE policies - where they apply to the

practice - are followed

Communication

To attend and participate in practice meetings and discussions, for

example on the development of clinical protocols and the delivery of enhanced

services.

To attend and participate in practice nursing team meetings, network

MDTs and learning events both within the practice and at a borough level.

To discuss with the practice manager and partners as appropriate any

factors affecting the delivery of care and agree appropriate action.

Team Working

Understand own role and scope in the organisation and identify how this

may develop over time

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 team members where appropriate, prioritise

own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in

own practice

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy

and participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the

practice team in providing primary care services.

Initiate, develop, implement and evaluate pathways of care and health

promotion programmes in collaboration with other members of the primary care team,

clinical and administrative staff.

The post holder will be supported by, and give support to, others in the

nursing team.

Utilising Information

Keep accurate up-to-date records of clinical and administrative work and

conduct regular audits of work, including participating in research as agreed

by the practice.

Run clinical searches using Systm1 to ensure recall for smears and LTCs

are up-to-date.

Learning and Development

Maintain your own clinical expertise and attend relevant study sessions.

Training needs include the responsibility to ensure the post holder contributes

to the effectiveness of the practice team as a whole

Undertake procedures regarded as the extended role of the nurse for

which specific experience or training will be needed and authorisation is given

by the partnership

Act as mentor to the other members of the nursing team, 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

Undertake mandatory and statutory training

Equality and Diversity

Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality and diversity

Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Promote diversity and equal opportunities in accessing quality care

This job description will be developed and reviewed as appropriate.

Health Partners at Violet Melchett is a GP

Practice which is based in the Violet

Melchett Health and Wellbeing Hub in Chelsea and to a satellite site in Earls

Court Health and Wellbeing Hub. We are at the

centre of a new and exciting integrated health and wellbeing model to serve the

needs of the local community covering the Brompton PCN area in the south of

Kensington and Chelsea.

Along with our GP clinical services, we

operate alongside a range of integrated services including community nursing

and mental health services, extended Access, social prescribing link workers,

navigators, and volunteers. The services are delivered in

partnership with many different providers of healthcare, including the local

NHS community health trust, the NHS mental health trust, General Practice,

local authority services, and services and activities provided by the third

sector and local communities. In addition, the Violet

Melchett Health and Wellbeing Hub offers flexible space for local people,

community groups and the voluntary sector.

Experience

Qualifications