The Health Care Complex is a friendly practice with a list size of approximately 4500 patients. We aim to be a fabulous, caring, supportive and hardworking team where the patients come first.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse who will undertake clinical practice using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to our patients and will also be responsible for a number of clinical areas as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policies and procedures.
About us
We are a small friendly team providing excellent care to our patients. We are part of Ashfield south PCN and work very closely with the other 7 practices.
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
1. Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:
2. Chronic Disease Management
3. Dietary advice
4. Blood pressure checks
5. Urinalysis
6. Health screening
7. Ear syringing
8. Dressings
9. ECG
10. Contraception
11. Routine immunisations and vaccinations
12. Removal of sutures/clips
13. Baby immunisations
14. First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
15. Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
16. Organise and coordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the team
17. Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
18. Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
19. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
20. Administration and professional responsibilities
21. Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
22. Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
23. Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended
24. Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator
25. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
26. Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit
27. Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
28. Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
29. Supplies and equipment
30. Maintenance of equipment and stock relating to patient care
31. Training and personal development
32. Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individual's responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.
33. Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate
34. Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring Revalidation requirements are met.
35. If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.
36. Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan
37. Meetings
38. It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.
39. Confidentiality:
40. 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.
41. 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.
42. 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.
43. Health & safety:
44. The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control, as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.
45. Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
46. Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
47. Responsible for correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
48. Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
49. Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
50. Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
51. Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
52. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
53. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
54. Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
55. Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal
56. Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
57. Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
58. Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
59. Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
60. Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards
61. Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
62. Spillage control procedures, management and training
63. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
64. Maintenance of sterile environments
65. Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Nursing qualification
* Current NMC registration
* Specialist courses appropriate to primary care, eg: CHD, diabetes, family planning, asthma and COPD care & infection control management
* Ability to provide quality patient care, responsive to needs.
* Ability to work independently and to make informed decisions.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* PC literate.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to present information to others in a user-friendly format.
* Ability to demonstrate competencies in a range of chronic disease areas.
* Ability to develop innovation in practice.
* Understanding of TPP SystemOne computer system and read code usage in general practice.
* Analytical and problem solving skills.
* Experience of developing services based on client needs.
* Knowledge of current primary care organisational policy and national legislation.
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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