About this role
Job summary
Gardenia and Marsh Farm Practice has a strong team led by our three Partners and our Practice Manager. It has two sites located in the north of Luton with both sites, easily accessible on the local bus routes. Gardenia and Marsh Farm Practice has a patient list size of 13,900, from various backgrounds which creates great variety to our workload.
We are a training Practice with up to three GP Trainees with us at this current time and we should build on training development of our nursing staff and healthcare staff in line with our business needs.
We are ideally looking for a Practice Nurse with experience of Primary Care, candidates New to Primary Care may also be considered if they are willing to completed the GP Fundamentals Training in Primary Care. The current team consists of one Nurse Associates and two Healthcare Assistants.
The Practice has an excellent chronic disease and enhanced services management recall process, which supports the Nursing Team with the management of chronic disease and enhanced services.
Main duties of the job
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and
GPs
Cervical Cytology
Wound care
Removal of Sutures/clips
Urinalysis
Travel Clinic
ECGs
Chronic disease management if applicant has the skill set.
Health Checks
BP Monitoring
Ear syringing
Routine immunisations
Childhood immunisations
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture swabs
Administering Depo-Provera
Administering hormone injections.
Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks will include
Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
About us
We have three GP Partners, Practice Manager, Two Senior Receptionists and large team of administrative and reception staff.
We are also complimented by a two Clinical Pharmacists, Nurse Associate and Paramedic from our Primary Care Network.
Job description Job responsibilities
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
Cervical Cytology
Wound care
Removal of Sutures/clips
Urinalysis
Travel Clinic
ECGs
Chronic disease management if applicant has the skill set.
Health Checks
BP Monitoring
Ear syringing
Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
Administering Depo-Provera
Administering hormone injections.
Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks will include
Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
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
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
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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
which includes the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. 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
Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including
provision, ordering, availability and on-going correct usage by staff
Responsible for 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
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 twice annually)
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 environments
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to
include:
Acting in a way that recognizes 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 rights.
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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
QUALITY
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 recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES:
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
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The Registered Nurse must have completed a BSc in Nursing and maintain a NMC Registration. Qualified in Phlebotomy.
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 Gardenia and Marsh Farm Practice
Address 2a Gardenia Avenue
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 2NS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gardeniasurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)