About this role
Job summary
The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing medical services to patients of the Practice. The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Nurse in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads.
Main duties of the job
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties will include cytology, wound care, urinalysis, management of chronic conditions, routine and childhood immunisations
About us
We are in a purpose built building in Scholar Green.We are based in South East Cheshire on the border with Staffordshire and are part of the SMASH PCN serving the populations of Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager, Scholar Green and Haslington. Our Practice has 4,500 patients.
You will be joining a small team of 21 staff including three GP Partners. We have a Lead Practice Nurse, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and a Health Care Assistant. There is an onsite Dispensary and we also host other services here such as the Memory Clinic, a Physiotherapist and a Social Prescriber
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Cytology
- Removal of Sutures/clips
- Urinalysis
- Travel Clinic assessment and vaccinations
- ECGs
- Hypertension Management/IHD management/Diabetes management/asthma management/COPD management
- Learning disability and SMI reviews
- Home visits for CDM checks
- Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Checking emergency drugs at both sites and reordering as required
- Participation in administrative systems in the practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A duty to advise senior nurse/GP/practice manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
- Attend and participate in any practice meetings/clinical/GSF when required.
- Lead nurse for infection control
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Confidentiality
- 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
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- 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
- 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
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 non- judgmental way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
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.
- Attend study days as agreed with senior nurse/GP or Practice Manager
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/patients /carers
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
The post-holder will
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
This job description is not exhaustive, and duties may vary with the requirements of the PCN.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified and registered Nurse
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of dealing with patients
- Computer literate
- Experience of prescribing
- Experience in -
- Cervical screening
- Childhood immunisations
- Health promotion
- Confident and a good communicator
- Flexible and co-operative
- Adherence to strict confidentiality
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to prioritise own workload
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
- Willingness and enthusiasm to develop nursing skills
- Motivated and forward thinking
- Problem solver with the ability to process information quickly and accurately
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic
- Flexible and able to cover for colleague absence
- Learning disability and SMI reviews
- Travel advice and immunisations
- Chronic disease management
Desirable
- Experience of using EMIS web
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
Greenmoss Medical Centre
Address
Portland Drive
Scholar Green
Stoke-on-trent
ST7 3BT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.greenmossmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)