Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Sheffield, S35 9XQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5804-24-0000 |
Summary
JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse RESPONSIBLE TO: Clinical Lead ACCOUNTABLE TO: The Partners PLACE OF WORK: Ecclesfield Group Practice HOURS OF WORK: 20-30 hours per week According to agreed shift patterns Job Description: Our nursing team offers a range of clinical services including health promotion and long-term condition management, NHS Health Checks, hypertension management, contraception and sexual health advice, cervical screening, wound management, travel advice, administration of national childhood and adult vaccinations and phlebotomy. The post holder will work within NMC Code of Conduct and will be accountable for their own professional actions within professional guidelines. Main Duties and Job Responsibilities Main duties Provide care to the practice's patients as per the areas listed above. Management of long-term conditions involvement, implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines Support Infection Prevention Control (IPC) within the practice Deliver Vaccinations and Immunisations (childhood and adult) Assist with the reviewing and the delivery of clinical policies and procedures Ability to monitor, audit, manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, single use equipment and general treatment room equipment Support the practice's fulfilment of the Quality Outcomes Framework and local Quality Improvement Schemes. To take responsibility for own professional development and undertaking training for specific clinical tasks Attend mandatory training courses and updates and any study days as appropriate to post Participate in yearly appraisal, personal development plan and revalidation Confidentiality: Will work in line with the practice policy and NMC Code and Revalidation and is bound by the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy. Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work area in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues: - 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, 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. 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. Flexibility: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude towards the duties outlined, which may be subject to adjustments at any time in consultation with the post holder and in line with the needs of the practice.