Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,000.00 to £40,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30000.00 - £40000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB5 8SP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0489-24-0005 |
Summary
PURPOSE OF ROLE To provide and maintain high standard of nursing care, in conjunction with nursing team colleagues, to the practice population. To focus in the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting with long term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. To provide nursing care to practice patients to include primary care treatment, preventative care, screening and education. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness Administer adult and paediatric injections Provide adult and child immunisations, maximising 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 Provide a comprehensive family planning service Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle Maintain and update disease registers ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team. Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded contemporaneously in the patient computerised record and where appropriate, in their written notes using System one. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient care and registration with the practice. Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports. TREATMENT ROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Clean relevant equipment and maintain supplies of appropriate consumables in accordance with the Practice Infection Control Policy. COMMUNICATION Maintain effective communication and co-ordination with other members of the practice nursing team. Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Attend and participate in meetings with other members of the practice team. Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful. and necessary for professional development or the work being undertaken by the practice. Undertake an annual review in according with the Practice Performance Management System. Maintain any status/registrations required to undertake the duties of the role (e.g. revalidation) Ensure all mandatory training is kept up to date. INFECTION CONTROL Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements, and good practice guidelines. Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process. including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements. Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and on-going correct usage by staff. Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate. Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal. Use of appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial/corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management. Undertaking periodic IPC training. Responsible for Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection. responsible for spillage control procedures, management and training. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITES OF ALL PRACTICE STAFF 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. HEALTH AND SAFETY 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 is such a way that manages those risks. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work area in a tidy and sage way and free from hazards. Reporting any potential risks that may be identified. All accidents must be reported immediately to the Management Team, who will submit and accident/incident form. All adverse incidents concerned with equipment or premises must be reported immediately. 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 recognises 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, need and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. QUALITY The post holder will strive to maintain quality with in 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 team performance. Contribute to and comply with the Practice policy for significant events and clinical audits. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet needs of patients. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. COMMUNICATION The post holder should recognise 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 IMPLEMENATION 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 audits where appropriate