Job responsibilities
Clinical
practice:
Practice independently in accordance with NMC code
of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, appropriately referring
to GPs.
Carry out a wide range of treatment room duties,
e.g. wound care, venepuncture, blood pressure checks, ECGs, injections and
immunisations, leg ulcer management, if appropriately trained.
To actively encourage, develop and provide general
and specific health screening/health promotion to the practice population, with
referral to the doctors as necessary, in the areas of Travel, Hypertension
screening, Diet, Smoking cessation and other lifestyle factors, as agreed
within practice protocols.
To participate in the cervical screening programme
by raising patient awareness, competently carrying out cervical sampling, and
ensuring results are delivered and acted upon appropriately. To keep an audit
of results for competency.
To help in the development and maintenance of
Chronic Disease Registers and autonomously provide clinical nursing
interventions that will support the management of both National and Local
Programmes e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, as
appropriately trained.
To participate in the anticoagulant management
clinic after appropriate training.
To participate/work autonomously in Contraceptive
Health clinics, if appropriately trained.
To assist with minor surgery, if necessary.
Ensure continuation of
own personal and professional development, facilitated by utilisation of
clinical supervision networks.
To work with due regard for Health and Safety
standards within the practice, including infection control procedures.
Maintain accurate documentation of care and
utilisation of IT.
To participate in the development of
protocols/guidelines and procedures, as required.
To adhere to all practice policies and procedures.
To report any risks to the Practice Manager.
To attend Practice Nurse meetings.
To attend practice meetings, as appropriate.
To complete all necessary mandatory training and
eLearning modules.
Communication:
The postholder 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.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative
methods of communication and respond accordingly.
To assist in maintaining effective communication
systems with all practice team members, other agencies and the voluntary sector.
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 data.
Health
& Safety:
The postholder 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 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.
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.
To undertake any other reasonable
duties within the skills of the postholder, as required by the practice