Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

NURSE MANAGER

The post is part-time 30 hours per week working over four days per week. You will be working for Drs Gilchrist and Fulford at the Tutbury Health Centre, Monk Street, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. DE13 9NA Tel: 01283 812455 and Sudbury surgery, Gibb Lane, Sudbury, Ashbourne. DE6 5HY Tel: 01283 585215.

Salary: Dove River Practice pay scales

Hours: 30 hours per week. The successful candidate will be expected to do holiday and sickness cover which will raise the hours you normally do. It is expected a holiday and relief rota will be produced by the Nurse Manager which will incorporate the other Practice Nurses employed at the Practice. All staff including the nurse team are expected to work at both the Practices sites; Sudbury and Tutbury.

Responsible to: The Partners

Accountable to: The Partners and the Practice Manager

General description of the post:

You will be responsible for leading and delivering the general practice nurse duties for the Practice's registered patient population. This will encompass patient facing and managerial responsibilities as well as organisational leadership and the management of the delivery of evidence based practice for patients seen by the nursing team. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team comprising of doctors, Physician Associate, clinical pharmacist, dispensers, admin and reception staff. It is important to work collaboratively with all staffing groups including attached staff such as the District Nursing team in order that patients receive the best standard of clinical care which will meet their needs. You will proactively engage in updating, reviewing and producing policies associated with the delivery of primary care nursing services and inform and disseminate to the rest of the nursing team. You will work closely with the Practice Manager and doctors to deliver the Practice priorities often driven by the Quality Outcome Framework (QOF), the local Quality Improvement Framework (QIF) and the Investment and Impact Fund (IIF)

The nurses will develop and work to programmes of care for the patients of the Dove River practice. This includes development of programmes of chronic and long term care. The Nurse Manager will have managerial responsibility for the efficient organisation of the treatment rooms at both sites.

Treatment Room Duties:

To provide nursing services to patients of the Practice including treatment, screening and advice within the professional competence of the post holder (extra training will be provided before new duties are undertaken). The Nurse Manager will work in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct

To be available as a resource for self-referral by patients with all types of wounds and minor ailments. To assess and either treat or refer such patients

• To change dressings, remove sutures, syringe ears and administer injections as required.

• To perform tests such as ECG, blood and urine.

• To perform venepuncture and cervical smears and be responsible for safe collection and transportation of specimens.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:

• To provide the overall management of health promotion and chronic disease programme to include auditing.

• To provide general and specific health screening to the practice population (within agreed protocols) and as delegated by the general practitioners with reference to general practitioners as necessary.

• To be responsible for the long term management of patients with chronic conditions.

• To advise patients opportunistically on general health care and promote a healthy lifestyle.

• To be responsible for immunisations in line with agreed protocols.

Managerial and Administrative Duties: Note you will normally have 50% of the week dedicated to these duties but this can be reviewed in line with business needs requirements.

To act as the Nurse Manager for the nursing and Health Care Support Workers working in the treatment rooms in order to:

Promote co-operative working

Facilitate their professional development

Identify and address training needs

Undertake annual appraisals

To organise efficient management of the Practice Nursing Areas, including:

Ordering supplies, vaccines, equipment, etc

Organise an effective routine and holiday rota

Maintain and effect an appropriate health and safety policy

Manage the rotas for the nursing team.

To liaise with other members of the primary health care team and other agencies in order to assure appropriate care is provided for the practice population including:

Infection Control Lead for the Practice

Nurse target Quality related areas that fall under the CQC inspection requirements

Responsible for the administration, maintenance and development of clinical policies specific to the nursing team

Undertaking relevant searches as and when required.

Analysing statistical data and acting upon results

Proactively discussing with the GPs opportunities to move towards innovative ideas.

To take on some of the clinical audit work

Develop policies within the practice and provide nursing input to any decision making processes affecting the care of patients.

To take a lead in an area of Special Clinical Interest as agreed with the Partners

Manage all aspects of Cytology:

Cervical Cytology Lead for the Practice

Lab reports and reporting on Open Exeter

Recall dates, etc

Professional Development:

To maintain professional development by attending courses and study days as arranged with the general practitioners.

To participate in research within the practice.

To teach and support members of the team and other learners such as Trainee Registrar, about care delivery from an experienced nurse.

The post holder must be in possession of a current UKCC PIN and maintain current membership of a professional organisation, e.g. RCN.

The post holder must participate in the Revalidation process as per the NMC guidelines and is responsible for achieving their own revalidation and to coordinate and agree a plan of revalidation with the other Practice Nurses in their team at Tutbury with support from the Practice.

General:

Confidentiality:

All patient information that you come into contact with must be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. Any breach in confidence can lead to instant dismissal:-

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 Practice Health & 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 in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skill

Safeguarding:

All employees are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults. Familiarisation with and adherence to Safeguarding policies is an essential requirement of all employees as is participation in related mandatory/statutory training. For further information regarding these policies please look at the T Drive folder under Safeguarding or the Staffordshire Safeguarding Childrens Boards website.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

NURSE MANAGER

The post is part-time 30 hours per week working over four days per week. You will be working for Drs Gilchrist and Fulford at the Tutbury Health Centre, Monk Street, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. DE13 9NA Tel: 01283 812455 and Sudbury surgery, Gibb Lane, Sudbury, Ashbourne. DE6 5HY Tel: 01283 585215.

Salary: Dove River Practice pay scales

Hours: 30 hours per week. The successful candidate will be expected to do holiday and sickness cover which will raise the hours you normally do. It is expected a holiday and relief rota will be produced by the Nurse Manager which will incorporate the other Practice Nurses employed at the Practice. All staff including the nurse team are expected to work at both the Practices sites; Sudbury and Tutbury.

Responsible to: The Partners

Accountable to: The Partners and the Practice Manager

General description of the post:

You will be responsible for leading and delivering the general practice nurse duties for the Practice's registered patient population. This will encompass patient facing and managerial responsibilities as well as organisational leadership and the management of the delivery of evidence based practice for patients seen by the nursing team. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team comprising of doctors, Physician Associate, clinical pharmacist, dispensers, admin and reception staff. It is important to work collaboratively with all staffing groups including attached staff such as the District Nursing team in order that patients receive the best standard of clinical care which will meet their needs. You will proactively engage in updating, reviewing and producing policies associated with the delivery of primary care nursing services and inform and disseminate to the rest of the nursing team. You will work closely with the Practice Manager and doctors to deliver the Practice priorities often driven by the Quality Outcome Framework (QOF), the local Quality Improvement Framework (QIF) and the Investment and Impact Fund (IIF)

The nurses will develop and work to programmes of care for the patients of the Dove River practice. This includes development of programmes of chronic and long term care. The Nurse Manager will have managerial responsibility for the efficient organisation of the treatment rooms at both sites.

Treatment Room Duties:

To provide nursing services to patients of the Practice including treatment, screening and advice within the professional competence of the post holder (extra training will be provided before new duties are undertaken). The Nurse Manager will work in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct

To be available as a resource for self-referral by patients with all types of wounds and minor ailments. To assess and either treat or refer such patients

• To change dressings, remove sutures, syringe ears and administer injections as required.

• To perform tests such as ECG, blood and urine.

• To perform venepuncture and cervical smears and be responsible for safe collection and transportation of specimens.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:

• To provide the overall management of health promotion and chronic disease programme to include auditing.

• To provide general and specific health screening to the practice population (within agreed protocols) and as delegated by the general practitioners with reference to general practitioners as necessary.

• To be responsible for the long term management of patients with chronic conditions.

• To advise patients opportunistically on general health care and promote a healthy lifestyle.

• To be responsible for immunisations in line with agreed protocols.

Managerial and Administrative Duties: Note you will normally have 50% of the week dedicated to these duties but this can be reviewed in line with business needs requirements.

To act as the Nurse Manager for the nursing and Health Care Support Workers working in the treatment rooms in order to:

Promote co-operative working

Facilitate their professional development

Identify and address training needs

Undertake annual appraisals

To organise efficient management of the Practice Nursing Areas, including:

Ordering supplies, vaccines, equipment, etc

Organise an effective routine and holiday rota

Maintain and effect an appropriate health and safety policy

Manage the rotas for the nursing team.

To liaise with other members of the primary health care team and other agencies in order to assure appropriate care is provided for the practice population including:

Infection Control Lead for the Practice

Nurse target Quality related areas that fall under the CQC inspection requirements

Responsible for the administration, maintenance and development of clinical policies specific to the nursing team

Undertaking relevant searches as and when required.

Analysing statistical data and acting upon results

Proactively discussing with the GPs opportunities to move towards innovative ideas.

To take on some of the clinical audit work

Develop policies within the practice and provide nursing input to any decision making processes affecting the care of patients.

To take a lead in an area of Special Clinical Interest as agreed with the Partners

Manage all aspects of Cytology:

Cervical Cytology Lead for the Practice

Lab reports and reporting on Open Exeter

Recall dates, etc

Professional Development:

To maintain professional development by attending courses and study days as arranged with the general practitioners.

To participate in research within the practice.

To teach and support members of the team and other learners such as Trainee Registrar, about care delivery from an experienced nurse.

The post holder must be in possession of a current UKCC PIN and maintain current membership of a professional organisation, e.g. RCN.

The post holder must participate in the Revalidation process as per the NMC guidelines and is responsible for achieving their own revalidation and to coordinate and agree a plan of revalidation with the other Practice Nurses in their team at Tutbury with support from the Practice.

General:

Confidentiality:

All patient information that you come into contact with must be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. Any breach in confidence can lead to instant dismissal:-

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 Practice Health & 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 in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skill

Safeguarding:

All employees are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults. Familiarisation with and adherence to Safeguarding policies is an essential requirement of all employees as is participation in related mandatory/statutory training. For further information regarding these policies please look at the T Drive folder under Safeguarding or the Staffordshire Safeguarding Childrens Boards website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Qualified Nurse

Desirable

• Additional qualifications in Chronic disease management
• Qualifications or Courses passed in leadership and management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervising a nursing team in General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Qualified Nurse

Desirable

• Additional qualifications in Chronic disease management
• Qualifications or Courses passed in leadership and management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervising a nursing team in General Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Dove River Practice

Address

Gibb Lane

Sudbury

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

DE6 5HY

Employer's website

https://www.doveriverpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)