About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and motivated Treatment Room Nurse to join our friendly and supportive practice team on a part/full-time basis (30-37.5 hours per week) to cover maternity leave for up to 1 year.
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with experience in primary care or community nursing who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient-centred care. As a valued member of our busy GP practice, you will provide high-quality nursing care, deliver a wide range of treatment room services, and play a key role in promoting health and wellbeing within our local community.
If you are committed to making a positive difference to patients' lives and enjoy working as part of a collaborative, welcoming team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Wound care and dressing management Immunisations and vaccinations Cervical screening Venepuncture and specimen collection Blood pressure monitoring and ECGs Health promotion and lifestyle advice Chronic disease monitoring support Infection prevention and control activities Maintaining accurate patient records using clinical systems (Emis) Working collaboratively with GPs, Practice Nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
About us
An opportunity has arisen for a treatment room nurse at Abbey Medical Practice which is a thriving practice based in the heart of the market gardening town of Evesham. We have a diverse patient population with a list size of approximately 9600 patients. We are looking for a proactive enthusiastic team player to join our team of nursing staff and HCAs for maternity cover of up to 1 year.
Job description Job responsibilities
Abbey Medical Practice
Job Description
Job Title: Treatment Room Nurse Maternity Cover
Reports to: Nurse Team Leader
Job summary:
Responsible for contributing to the provision of high quality nursing care to patients, including providing the full range of Practice Nursing services and participating in Chronic Disease Management.
Job Responsibilities
Treatment Room:
Providing assessment, screening, treatment services and health education advice
Dietary advice Blood pressure checks Urinalysis Health screening Dressings (including compression bandaging) ECG Routine injections Cervical cytology sampling Routine immunisations and vaccinations (including travel vaccinations) including home visits. Removal of sutures / clips Baby immunisations 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 INR Learning Disability Reviews Ring pessary fitting desirable Pill checksChronic Disease Management:
Assisting in the delivery of comprehensive Chronic Disease Management services to patients, in accordance with Practice protocols, policies and procedures, ensuring services are developed and provided in line with best practice for the area(s) of responsibility. The post holder will be expected to undertake home visits to deliver annual reviews.
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures:
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
Administration and professional responsibilities
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients note Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded and amended Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the Lead Nurse. 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 and audit Attend and participate in nursing team and practice meetings as required Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting room
Minor Operations
Assisting in the management of the Minor Operations Room as required, including maintenance of equipment and stock and ensuring appropriate items of service claims are made To assist the doctor to carry out minor operations as required Reporting of any problems to the Nurse Team LeaderSupplies and equipment
Maintenance of equipment and stock relating to patient care as required
Personal/Professional Development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that NMC professional development requirements for revalidation are met, 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 Assisting in the provision of training to other members of the Practice team as appropriate Liaison
To work closely with other members of the nursing team, GPs, reception staff, administration and dispensary staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team To establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including PCN staff such as First Contact Physiotherapists and Paramedics.Meetings:
To attend and contribute to various team and practice meetings as requested
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 dataHealth and safety:
The post-holder will promote and manage their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the Practices Health & Safety policy, Infection Control policy and published procedures/best practice. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements Responsible for assisting in the promotion of good hand hygiene across the practice Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice 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 Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process 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 Assisting in 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. Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal 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 Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised 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 Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually) Routine management of own work space standards Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Spillage control procedures, management and training Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance Maintenance of sterile environmentsEquality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples 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 rightsQuality
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 teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordinglyContribution to the implementation of service
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 Cover extended hours where applicable
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
Qualified in Child & Adult Immunisation Cervical screening Chronic disease management Wound care management
Experience Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team Competent in treatment room procedures Knowledge of clinical governance and safeguarding principles Maintaining accurate patient records using clinical systems Infection prevention and control activities Working collaboratively with GPs, healthcare assistants, and the wider multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Previous experience in general practice or primary care Cervical cytology qualification Adult and Child Immunisation and vaccination training Experience using GP clinical systems
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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Abbey Medical Practice
Address Abbey Medical Practice
Abbey Lane
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4BS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.abbeymedicalpractice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)