Job summary
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Assisting medical personnel in the care of practice patients, to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.
Job responsibilities:
Lead, supervise, co-ordinate and guide the nursing team
To manage the training of the nursing service in participation with the practice manager ensuring relevant information is disseminated to and from the nursing staff
In participation with the practice manager carry out yearly appraisals of all the nursing staff producing a training programme in conjunction with Practice Manager
Ensure all nurses are moving towards revalidation
Plan, chair and minute management meetings for all nurses
Ensure all protocols, policies and procedures are adhered to by all nursing staff
Deal with day to day minor disciplinary and conduct matters
Represent the practice and practice nursing team at CCG wide nurse forums.
Have overall responsibility for supply chains, stock levels and reordering
Have overall responsibility for infection control and infection control training and conformity for the practice
Hold practice responsibility for the child immunisation programme and reporting
To have responsibility for nurse led QOF targets
To have overall responsibility for the Cytology programme within the practice
To mentor and organise training for the HCAs and Phlebotomists
Organise and coordinate annual leave and cover
To organise clinically appropriate and requested audits
Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice, to include the delegation of duties to other practice nursing staff as appropriate
Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols
Provide general and specific health screenings to practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary
Supplies and equipment treatment room and other areas
In participation with the practice manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used.
Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
Administrative and professional responsibilities
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocol
Research projects
Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice
Student/staff education and training
Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff
Liaison
Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality
Professional development
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
Please see attached file for full job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Relevant nursing degree
2. Current NMC registration
Experience
Essential
3. Evidence of clinical skills and experience.