Job summary
The post holder will be expected to undertake the followingas part of their role:
Work independently to provide excellent practice nursingcare directly to patients.
Participate in the delivery of routine surveillance andscreening.
Participate in the management of long-term conditions,contraceptive services, wound care, immunisations and vaccinations.
Participate in audit and research to ensure high qualitycare.
Support the development of innovative and high-qualitynursing practice, offering advice on service improvements based upon your experience andknowledge of the needs of patients.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
Clinical
To work within the multidisciplinary team to meet commongoals.
To participate in long term condition management forpatients according to explicit protocols
To provide family planning advice
To administer IM Contraceptive injections as per protocol
To administer childhood immunisations according to thenational vaccination schedule
Monitoring of ongoing treatments.
To provide health education and cancer screening advice.
Perform cervical cytology screening.
To provide opportunistic screening and advice on menshealth.
To assist with planning and evaluating patient care.
Clinical Measurements such as blood pressure recording,blood glucose monitoring and ECGs.
The administration of subcutaneous and intramuscularinjections
Undertake wound care and appropriate management of wounds.
To provide Health Promotion in areas such as weight, smokingand alcohol.
Teaching patients and their family self-care whereappropriate.
Assisting and or chaperoning the general practitioner.
To work consistently within your own professional standards,maintaining an awareness of
evidence based and current best practice.
To ensure appropriate registration with your ownprofessional body.
To participate fully in the annual appraisal process andmaintain own personal professional
development.
To participate in clinical supervision
To advise, support and contribute to the education of othermembers of the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Who are Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance?
Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a private company limited by shares, wholly owned by local Coventry and Rugby GP practices.
As a GP led organisation, we represent 54 GP practice shareholders and cover nearly 420,000 patients.
We describe our work in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Developing and Educating - we are on the of general practice to ensure that we continue to high quality, accessible and responsive services for both practices and patients.
We have identified key areas that we will focus on to build upon and improve our existing services. These are our Strategic Priorities:
Clinical Service Improvement & Delivery
Clinical Innovation
Primary Care Development Practice and Network Support
Training and Education
Integrated Care
Good Governance
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Clinical
To work within the multidisciplinary team to meet commongoals.
To participate in long term condition management forpatients according to explicit protocols
To provide family planning advice
To administer IM Contraceptive injections as per protocol
To administer childhood immunisations according to thenational vaccination schedule
Monitoring of ongoing treatments.
To provide health education and cancer screening advice.
Perform cervical cytology screening.
To provide opportunistic screening and advice on menshealth.
To assist with planning and evaluating patient care.
Clinical Measurements such as blood pressure recording,blood glucose monitoring and ECGs.
The administration of subcutaneous and intramuscularinjections
Undertake wound care and appropriate management of wounds.
To provide Health Promotion in areas such as weight, smokingand alcohol.
Teaching patients and their family self-care whereappropriate.
Assisting and or chaperoning the general practitioner.
To work consistently within your own professional standards,maintaining an awareness of
evidence based and current best practice.
To ensure appropriate registration with your ownprofessional body.
To participate fully in the annual appraisal process andmaintain own personal professional
development.
To participate in clinical supervision
To advise, support and contribute to the education of othermembers of the multidisciplinary
team.
Lead on infection control. Maintain cleanliness and hygieneto infection control standards.
To participate in the maintenance of medical equipment,ensuring appropriate interim checks
are carried out and equipment is appropriately calibrated,and faults are reported in line with
policy.
To support the maintenance of appropriate stock items infridges and clinical areas and to adhere to cold chain policies
Travel advice and vaccinations
Record Maintenance:
Keep contemporaneous clinical records using the computersystem (paper records where appropriate), recording clinical history andexamination findings, interventions and advice
given.
Ensure documentation is in line with NMC guidance.
Stock Control & Equipment:
Have shared responsibility for the Treatment room stock andreport any stock shortages to
the service lead.
Maintain nursing drugs and equipment reporting anyshortages/failures to the service lead.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Post-registration nursing experience.
2. Experience of working in primary care.
3. Management of long-term conditions.
4. Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines.
5. Experience of audit.
Desirable
6. Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
Qualifications
Essential
7. Relevant nursing/health degree
8. Registered first level nurse
Desirable
9. Mentor/teaching qualification
10. Clinical supervision training
11. Non-Medical Prescribing
12. Qualification or willingness to work towards