Ashley Surgery have an exciting opportunity for a positive, enthusiastic, and motivated PracticeNurse to join our busy, friendly, two partner dispensing rural GP practice withapproximately 5200 patients. Applicants must be fully registered with the NMC.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse will be an integral part of the team, required to undertake all general nursing dutiesin accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and practice protocolsand establish programmes of care for patient groups with continual overallnursing requirements.
About us
Ashley Surgery is a semi-rural dispensing practice providing General Medical Services to approximately 5200 patients in Ashley and the surrounding areas.
We are a high achiever of QOF and our team delivers high-quality care to our patients. Following our most recent CQC inspection, we have also maintained our outstanding CQC rating.
The Ashley Surgery team consists of two GP partners, a Salaried GP, a Practice Nurse and a Health Care Assistant, an Operations Manager and a Practice Manager who are supported by a dedicated team of reception and dispensary staff.
We are also supported by our PCN staff which include care co-ordinators, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, mental health practitioners, a first contact physiotherapist, health and wellbeing coaches, social prescribers and a dietitian.
We are also a training practice and have GP Registrars on placement with us throughout the year.
Job responsibilities
Jobsummary:
Assist inand perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
Carry outlong term condition reviews/maintain and assist in the recall system
RoutineChildhood Immunisations
Venepuncture
ECGs
Wound Careand referral where necessary
Removal ofSutures and Staples
Bloodpressure monitoring
Urinalysis
Basic pathlab tests (Swabs/urine)
CervicalScreening/smears
Dutiesand responsibilities:
Accordingto relevant training and experience
Ability towork as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
Work toagreed clinical protocols with referral to GP as appropriate
At all timesmaintain accurate records and adhere to a strict code of confidentiality
Assist andchaperone of patients where required by other health professionals
Assist GPswith minor operations where necessary
Advise GP ofpotential problems or error with assigned tasks
Undertaketreatment room duties, including tidiness and cleanliness of Nursestreatment rooms
Stocking,checking and ordering of treatment room stock, supplies and equipment
Ordering ofvaccines to maintain stock level
Supportclinical colleagues with Infection Prevention Control including reviewing policies,producing audits, training and evidence of compliance
Ordering ofhealth promotion literature and displaying same
Participatein the administrative systems of the practice
Support theclinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local andnational policies
Chaperoningand assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
Administrativetasks related with immunisation schedules/smear audits etc
(This list is not exhaustive)
Confidentiality:
In thecourse of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidenceand have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately
In theperformance of the duties outlined in this job description, thepost-holder may have access to confidential information relating topatients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have accessto information relating to the practice as a business organisation.All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential
Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will promote and manage their ownand others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practiceHealth & Safety policy and the practice Infection Control policy andpublished procedures. This will include(but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infectioncontrol and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professionalrequirements, and good practice guidelines
Responsible for the correct and safemanagement of the specimens' process including collection, labelling, handling,use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Safe management of sharps proceduresincluding use, storage and disposal
Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way,free from hazards. Initiation ofremedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsiblemanagement
Actively identifying, reporting, andcorrection of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately whenrecognised
Undertaking periodic infection controltraining (minimum annually)
Undertaking/assisting with IPC requirements and audits
Maintenance of sterile environments
Equality and diversity:
Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:
Acting in away that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, andcurrent legislation
Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving ina manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmentaland respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights
Thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thepractice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participationin an annual individual performance review, including takingresponsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development
Prepare andcomplete the revalidation process
Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance anddemonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similarwork
Quality:
Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert otherteam members to issues of quality and risk
Assess ownperformance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision
Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activitiesand making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teamsperformance
Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognise theimportance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicateeffectively with other team members
Communicateeffectively with patients and carers
Recognisepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly
Contribution to the implementation ofservices:
Thepost-holder will:
Applypractice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss withother members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines willaffect own work
Participatein audit where appropriate
Attend andcontribute to clinical and practice meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
- NMC Registration
- Meet revalidation requirements
- Cervical Cytology qualification
- Up to date vaccination and immunisation qualification
Experience
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