About this role
Job summary
Due to ongoing expansion of our workforce, a rare opportunity has arisen for a part-time Treatment Room Nurse to join our small, but dedicated team here at Stuart Road Surgery. The position is for 22.5 hours per week over three days; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities
- Measuring and recording blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturations, height, weight and BMI.
- Venepuncture and collection of clinical specimens.
- Undertaking foot checks and other routine observations for patients with diabetes, following appropriate training.
- Performing ECGs.
- Smears
- Wound assessment, wound care and dressing changes within competence.
- Suture and clip removal.
- Urinalysis and testing as required.
- Supporting vaccination and childhood immunisation programmes where appropriately trained.
- Providing health promotion and lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, diet, physical activity and cardiovascular risk reduction.
- Assisting with infection prevention and control procedures.
- Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous patient records.
- Supporting stock control, equipment checks and maintenance of clinical areas.
- Working in accordance with practice policies, clinical protocols, NICE guidance and local pathways.
- Maintaining professional development and completing mandatory and role specific training.
- Undertaking part 1 reviews for diabetes (foot checks) and learning disabilities.
About us
Stuart Road Surgery is conveniently located on the edge of Pontefract town centre. Recently inspected and rated good by CQC with recent accreditation as a GP training practice.
We have a small, but mighty workforce consisting of two GP partners, six salaried GP's, two practice nurses, one HCA, one pharmacy technician and a range of PCN appointed ARRS staff who work both on and off site for our surgery; all supported by our Practice / Business Manager, Operations Manager and our wonderful reception / admin team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in an annual appraisal
Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings
Help develop clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.
Clinical duties
Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness
Administer adult and paediatric injections
Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets
Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs
Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography
Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques
Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging
Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately
Participate in the smoking cessation service
Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients
Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures
Work with safeguarding teams where relevant
Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries
Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant nursing degree and current registration with the NMC
- Previous experience of working in primary care.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing direct patient care.
- Ability to undertake basic clinical observations and recognise abnormal findings.
- Venepuncture skills
- Good understanding of infection prevention and control.
- Good understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Ability to recognise deterioration in a patients condition and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Understanding of confidentiality, consent and information governance.
- Commitment to delivering safe, evidence-based and patient centred care.
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne
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
The Surgery, Stuart Road
Address
Stuart Road
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 4PQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.stuartroadsurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)