Job responsibilities
SUMMARY
- The post holder will assist the Nurse Manager to support, motivate, encourage and develop the team of practice nurses in both the Kidlington and Yarnton practices.
- The post holder will provide high quality, evidence based nursing services and will jointly identify appropriate priorities for sharing the clinical workload with the GPs.
- The post holder will work with the Practice Partners and Nurse Manager to develop comprehensive and efficient chronic disease clinics.
- The post holder will carry out a full range of clinical duties in both the Kidlington and Yarnton practices.
- This post holder will be expected to have a professional nursing input into any nursing service provided by the Practice.
- The post holder will maintain a high standard of professional conduct and nursing care at all times in accordance with the requirements of the NMC.
CLINCAL RESPONSIBILIES
Seeing patients with routine and emergency appointments in the treatment room by assessing the patients physical, psychological and social needs through consultation, examination and appropriate tests. Providing holistic patient care including health education and advice.
To implement an agreed management plan with patients
To refer internally to other members of the Primary Health care Team as necessary.
To set standards of care by developing, implementing and updating protocols and encouraging new health promotion activities to the practice.
To routinely use audit as a tool for evaluating the effectiveness of health care provision.
General treatment duties, including dressings, phlebotomy, ECGs, ear syringing, injections, inhaler techniques, baby immunisations, taking of smears and assisting the GPs as necessary with minor surgery and other techniques.
To fulfil all requirements for QOF, QMAS and good practice in chronic disease management and where necessary act as a focal point for QOF related activities involving Nursing and HCA staff..
With GPs and other practice nurses, identify priorities for addressing gaps in services.
To participate in research activities which may be taking place in the practice from time to time.
Maintaining adequate stocks i.e. dressings, drugs, utensils, health promotion leaflets and ensuring the treatment rooms are clean and tidy.
Any other duties as may be determined from time to time commensurate with the range of activities described above.
OTHER
Any other reasonable duty or task that may be required of the post-holder.
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 health care 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.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
The Practice aims to provide the highest standards of care. To further this aim you are expected to adhere to acceptable working practice as defined in the practice polices and guidelines. You have a personal responsibility and accountability to your team to keep yourself up to date and if you encounter unacceptable practice to raise it or deal with it through accepted channels.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice health and 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.
PERSONAL/PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any course and /or study days necessary to ensure that NMC professional development requirements for PREP 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.
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.
Recognise 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.
