Job responsibilities Practice Nurse 27 Hours per week - Monday to Friday (times to be agreed) Help the Practice develop and deliver specialist primary nurse led services including chronic disease management. Manage programs of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing, and evaluating care under agreed guidelines and patient group directions. Maintain disease registers in liaison with administrative staff. Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the senior nursing staff and GPs Wound and ulcer care Removal of sutures New patient medicals Urinalysis / ECGs / Asthma / peak flow readings /Venepuncture / Hypertension management Catheter care Participate in cold chain audit for vaccinations Blood glucose and ketones monitoring Immunisations Intramuscular injections Cytology Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery clinics Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture and swabs Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs Maintaining emergency equipment and drugs Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the senior Practice nurse, Business Manager or partners Ordering of health promotion literature Ordering of stock from the district hospital Ordering of vaccines to maintain stock levels Participation in administrative systems in the Practice Maintain accurate records Advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required Undertake home visits, on occasion, if required for flu or Covid vaccinations Mentorship and training of student nurses and trainee GPs Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post The post-holder will be required to work independently The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Taking responsibility for all mandatory training you are required to undertake in the required timescale, such as Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis. The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will: Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory, contractual, professional requirements and good Practice guidelines Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean, sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Actively identifying, reporting and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised and escalation to responsible management Undertake all mandatory training when required A uniform must be worn and properly fastened at all times