To ensure the delivery of an effective Practice Nurse service to the practice population, delivering care appropriately according to practice policy, protocols, guidelines and procedures.
To provide guidance and support for the nursing team as Lead Nurse and liaise with GPs and Practice Manager.
Main duties of the job
* To help develop the nursing services offered by the practice and lead the nursing team in delivering these services.
* To ensure the highest standards of care are provided for patients.
* To manage patients long term conditions including but not limited to COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension, CHD.
* Provide baby / childhood vaccinations.
* Maintain clinical protocols for the nursing team.
* Monitor and order vaccines and consumables for the nursing team.
* Day to day management of the nursing team.
* Mentor junior members of the nursing team.
* Actively participate in practice and team meetings.
* Lead on infection control within the Practice.
About us
We are a friendly Practice with around 10,000 patients and are based on sites and we are part of a large pro-active Primary Care Network of 72,000 patients.
Our clinical team comprises 3 partners, 3 salaried GPs, 3 ANPs and the nursing team, and we are a teaching practice with a Registrar and medical students.
We are looking for an experienced lead practice nurse to join our nursing team of 2 nurses, 2 HCAs and a phlebotomist.
The successful candidate must be experienced in primary care nursing.
The role is part time 25 - 30 hours per week tbc. We can offer some flexibility around hours but they must include a late finish one day per week.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To ensure the delivery of an effective Practice Nurse service to the practice population, delivering care appropriately according to practice policy, protocols, guidelines and procedures.
To provide guidance and support for the nursing team as Lead Nurse and liaise with GPs and Practice Manager.
Essential Qualifications:
* Hold a current PIN issued by the NMC.
* Trained to undertake cervical cytology.
* Trained in all aspects of Chronic Disease Management.
* Family Planning Certificate.
* Management of patient with Minor Illness Module.
* Non-medical Prescribing Module.
Job Responsibilities:
Clinical:
* To help in the development and maintenance of Chronic Disease Registers and autonomously provide clinical nursing interventions that will support the management of both National and Local Programmes e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease as appropriately trained.
* To actively encourage, develop and provide general and specific health screening/health promotion to the practice population, with referral to the doctors as necessary.
* To participate in the cervical screening programme by raising patient awareness, competently carrying out cervical sampling, and ensuring results are delivered and acted upon appropriately. To keep an audit of results for competency.
* To work with due regard for Health and Safety standards within the practice, including infection control procedures.
* To document care given and report back as appropriate.
Managerial:
* To work closely with the practice team and all other members of the PCN team concerned with patient care.
* To manage the nursing team and phlebotomist with regard to annual leave and study leave ensuring adequate clinic cover.
* To perform annual appraisals for nursing team and phlebotomist.
* To oversee staff training, ensuring all mandatory training is completed and encouraging and supporting further training to benefit the team and the surgery needs.
* To plan clinics and co-ordinate with Practice Manager and other members of the Primary Care Team to meet the needs of the surgery.
* To continually monitor standards and evaluate care by audit, providing reports and adapting practice to facilitate improvements to outcomes.
* To participate in the development of protocols/guidelines and procedures.
* To adhere to Manor Medical Practice policies and procedures.
* To report any risks to the Practice Manager.
* To ensure staff are maintaining stock levels of treatment/clinical room items whilst being cost effective.
* To document clearly all consultations and treatments provided on computer.
* To complete all necessary paperwork and computer entries required for practice administration e.g. patient recall systems, QOF coding.
* To undertake any other reasonable duties within the skills of the post holder as required by the practice.
* To arrange and lead Practice Nurse meetings in-house.
* To attend Practice meetings as appropriate.
* To lead on Practice Infection Control.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
* Communicate effectively with other team members.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
* Recognize people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
* To assist in maintaining effective communication systems with all practice team members, other agencies and the voluntary sector.
Educational:
To be willing to undertake educational programmes as appropriate to post.
To identify areas of improvement of practice and review competencies.
The post holder is required to work frequently with bodily fluids.
The post holder will regularly be required to carry out nursing care, which includes the moving and handling of patients with varying disabilities, and the handling of equipment.
Professional:
To be responsible for own professional practice and accountability according to NMC Code of Conduct and to maintain NMC registration through revalidation.
To acknowledge clinical limitations and not undertake any procedure for which the nurse is not adequately trained.
Other:
To undertake any other reasonable duties within the skills of the post holder as required by the practice.
To provide holiday or sickness cover if the need arises.
To organise and prioritise own workload on a day to day basis and observe strict rules about patient confidentiality at all times.
To know when to seek direction from the Doctors or Practice Manager.
To work with due regard for Health and Safety and infection control procedures.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
* Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
* Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
* Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
* Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
* Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
* Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
* Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
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.
Quality:
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 team's performance.
* Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
* Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
* 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.
Person Specification
Experience
* RGN.
* A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
* Experience of working in Primary Care.
* Computer Literate.
* Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised.
* Ability to deal with challenging situations and cope under pressure.
* Possess good verbal and written communication skills.
* Positive interpersonal skills.
* Able to work on own without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
* Demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
* Treats people with dignity and respect at all times.
* Enthusiastic and motivated Team worker.
* Leading a nurse team.
* Asthma.
* Diabetes.
* COPD.
* Childhood Imms & Vacs.
* Cytology.
* Contraception.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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