Practice Nurse - Parc Canol Group Practice
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Pontypridd, CF38 1RJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0044-24-0127 |
Summary
JOB TITLE: Practice nurse REPORTS TO: Practice manager administratively Lead nurse/GP Partners - clinically Job summary: To provide a first class nursing service to practice patients, working closely with healthcare colleagues and in collaboration with the GPs. Job responsibilities: Practice independently in accordance with RCN code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, referring appropriately to GPs Maintain accurate and complete documentation of patient care Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development Undertake patient nursing services including: Chronic disease monitoring consultations Wound treatments, applying and removing dressings and sutures Administering immunisations and vaccinations including children immunisations Providing advice re contraception including contraceptive medication Providing patient health education and advice, including travel advice Taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, checking temperatures and blood pressures Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smears Participate in annual appraisal system for practice nurse team Share responsibility for ensuring effective intra-team and practice-wide communication Participate in regular nursing / healthcare team meetings Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge 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 post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practices health and safety policy and other relevant policies e.g. infection control. This includes: Identifying risks in involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that minimises those risks Taking part in required training and putting training into practice Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting health and safety and infection hazards immediately when identified Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role 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/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 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 Recognize 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