HOURS: FULL OR PART TIME OPPORTUNITIES
SALARY: DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
Job Summary:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate.
Job Responsibilities:
Professional:
* Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
* Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change.
* Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
* Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines.
* Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
* Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines.
* Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
* Suture removal.
* Take ECGs.
* Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
* Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
* Assist in the provision of minor surgery.
* Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
* Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
* Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment.
* Confidentiality of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
Managerial:
* Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
* Assist patients to identify their health needs.
* Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
* Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
* Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
* To attend staff meetings.
* Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies.
* Support the practice clinical governance agenda.
* Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
* Attend meetings within and outside the Practice as requested/deemed appropriate.
Educational:
* Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
* Participate in clinical supervision where required and as appropriate.
* Support others with their training and development needs.
* To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
Health & Safety:
* 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.
* Engaging with and contributing to issues/processes involving Health & Safety in the workplace.
* Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
* Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
* 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.
Quality:
* 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.
Communication:
* Communicate effectively and appropriately with other team members ensuring good relations and excellent team working are the paramount objective.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers ensuring that patient well-being and quality medical treatment is paramount.
* Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
* 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.
FLEXIBILITY:
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive description of every duty performed by the Practice Nurse role, but rather a guide to the type and nature of the duties. The post holder is required to carry out any duties that fall within the scope of this role, that may reasonably be requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager and that relate to the efficiency and smooth running of the Practice.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Permanent
Pay: From £17.49 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Education:
* A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:
* GP surgery: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* NMC (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 24/01/2025
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