Job Description Job TitleTreatment Room Nurse PracticeTruro Health Park/Threemilestone Surgery Pay Band AFC Band 5 Hours: 32 hours per week + cover for holiday/sickness Job Summary: The post holder will be expected to undertake a variety of roles within their scope of professional practice and perform a number of functions. The following list of responsibilities is intended to indicate a range rather than set limits. To provide an optimum level of nursing care to the patients within the practice as part of the nursing team and within the wider context of the primary health care team. Job Responsibilities: Perform all aspects of treatment room duties related to patient care including tissue viability, injections, pill checks, suture removal, phlebotomy and lifestyle advice as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate to assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to deliver a person-centre care for our patients. Work in an effective and organised manner, demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills. Carry out annual reviews alongside senior colleagues. Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals. Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines and obtain and record consent. Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture and swabs. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and family planning clinics. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Adult/Child Immunisations & Vaccinations as per PGDs. IM and subcutaneous Injections/implants as per PSDs. Advise patients on general health care with referral to GPs as necessary. Following recognised Leg Ulcer management training and completion of competencies, undertake leg ulcer care, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments. Carry out holistic assessment and planning of wound care for patients with chronic and acute wounds. To recognise deterioration of wounds or infection and arrange early review with RGN/GP or specialist as required. Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical adult and children safeguarding protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. Liaise with other members of the primary care team and when necessary with other agencies such as local authority social services Participate in regular practice clinical meetings Involvement with practice policy development providing the nursing input to decision-making processes affecting patient care within the practice Participating with teaching students, other practice nurses, GP registrars and other clinical trainees Supervising/supporting Nursing Associate/HCAs in their role. Ensure all mandatory training is completed on an annual basis including; safeguarding, confidentiality, equality and diversity etc. Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines. Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines. Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. Ensuring that data protection and information governance policies and protocols are followed and strictly adhered to, reporting any infringements to the Management Team immediately. Assist in practice audits, CQC compliance evidence and QOF recalls. This job description should be regarded only as a guideline to the responsibilities required and is not definitive or restrictive in any way and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the postholder Personal/Profession Develpoment: 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. 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. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration