Job responsibilities
Job Summary
As Practice Nurse or Nurse Associate, you will be working
as part of a multi-disciplinary team to monitor care under direct or indirect
supervision, using a wide range of skills you have including (but not limited
to);
compliment the role of the GP and other Health
Professionals
make the best use of clinical skills within the
practice to promote well-being and maximise health gain for patients.
provide a safe, high quality and accessible
treatment room service to patients.
You will show safe clinical decision-making and
expert care for patients within the general practice, in consultation with the
duty GP. You will work with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to
support the delivery of policy and procedures and meet the needs of patients.
Supervision and mentoring will be provided by the
appropriate senior medical staff - the type of support will depend on the post
holders skills and knowledge and determined by our clinical governance
arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
You will provide and monitor the patientslong term health condition and other health needs contributing to the
ongoing assessment, as agreed with supervising clinician(s) and in line with
the service pathways.
CLINICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Deliver high quality, compassionate
care under the direction of a registered Nurse or other GP as appropriate, with a focus on promoting health, self-care and
independence.
Carry out specific delegated clinical
tasks and responsibilities to a competent standard
Working without direct supervision
(where appropriate) within designated parameters of practice of the Practice Nurse or Nurse
Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed
Recognise issues relating to
safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise
concerns to the appropriate registered care
Exercise professional accountability
and comply with practice policy in relation to the safe administration of
medicines
Use electronic records to record the
outcome of assessment and evaluation of care
Assist in the assessment of and
management of risk across the environment where care is being administered
Assist with the implementation and
monitoring of clinical standards and outcomes
Develop a working knowledge of other
providers resources and referral systems to ensure individuals needs are met,
within parameters of practice
Demonstrate good understanding of
principles of consent and ensure valid consent is obtained prior to undertaking
nursing and care procedures
ADMINISTRATION
Complete all required paperwork for
legal and administrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards
Ensure that all practice policies are
fully implemented
Work in accordance with all governance
and internal systems relating to (but not limited to) the management of
clinical data and systems
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Taking
responsibility for own development with relevant evidence-based knowledge and
competence in all aspects of the role to meet clinical governance guidelines
for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan
(PDP).
Stay
up to date through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to
ensure that professional development requirements are met, demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Subject to a performance review,
including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development.
Work
closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up
and/or improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance
against Clinical Governance and Quality Indicator targets
Work
to deliver the NHS contract requirements related to the practice (including the
terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and locally enhanced services)
GOVERNANCE
Produce
complete and accurate records of patient consultation, in line with best
practice, confidentiality, policies and procedures
Deliver
care according to NHS guidance, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
Take
part in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the
Practice and its activities.
Utilise
the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and
the team, implementing improvements where required.
Work
with other clinical teams on improving the quality of healthcare in response to
local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Evaluate
patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Support
and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Manage,
review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and
near-miss events
Awareness
of statutory safeguarding, notification processes and local guidance for
children/vulnerable patients, applying relevant policies and legislation to
protect them
Ensure
compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by
taking action or alerting senior management team if the practice appears to
contravene policy, or if there are concerns over any aspect of patient care.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Maintain confidentiality of
information, acting within the terms of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott
guidance on patient confidentiality at all times.
Maintain an awareness of the Freedom
of Information Act.
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
post-holder will manage their own and others health & safety and infection
control as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy, the Practice
Health & Safety Manual, and the Practices Infection Control Policy and
published procedures.
Comply with Practice health and safety
policies by following agreed safe working procedures
Actively
reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately
when recognised
Keeping
work and general areas clean and tidy, and using appropriate infection control
procedures to keep work areas hygienic and safe from contamination.
Undertaking periodic infection control
training (minimum annually)
Awareness
and compliance with national standards of infection control, hygiene, regulatory
/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
Correct
personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of
PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians,
staff and patients.
Reporting
incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System
Using personal
security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
Making effective
use of training to update knowledge and skills
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The post-holder will support, promote
and maintain the Practices Equality & Diversity Policy.
No person whether they are staff,
patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their
gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
The jobholder must comply with all
policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that
services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and
their families.
OTHER DELEGATED DUTIES
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive - it may be
changed after consultation with the post holder. The employee shares with the
employer the responsibility for review and modification of duties.