Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Practice Treatment Room Nurse

LOCATION: Cedar Medical Practice

RESPONSIBLE: The Partners (Clinical)

Practice Manager (Administrative)

HOURS: 20 hours per week

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST: To assist medical personnel in the care of patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To provide a treatment room service
• General nursing tasks to include dressings minor injury and leg ulcers, phlebotomy, suture removal, ear syringing, ECG, injections, blood pressure monitoring, urine testing, swabs.
• Collection, recording and packing of specimens for onward transportation to the pathology department.
• Chaperoning Doctors during certain procedures rectal examinations, cervical smears, breast checks, vaginal examinations.
• Work in participation with partners or independently to agreed protocols.

2. Supplies and Equipment

• Ensure maintenance of equipment.

• Check stock levels of pathology bottles, injections and medications for the doctors emergency bags, dressings and other routine supplies.

• Rotate supplies of vaccinations in the refrigerator; ensure adequate supplies and monitoring of fridge temperature.

• Assess future needs for equipment and liaise with Nursing Team colleagues regarding need and provision.

• Ensure adequate supplies are available in the doctors rooms and are not out of date.

• Check emergency equipment for expiry dates and stock.

3. Health Education and Screening

• Provide advice on vaccinations both primary immunisations and travel, where appropriate administer such vaccinations. Advise on travel health. This is after training.

• Provide a comprehensive cervical cytology service after attending necessary update.

• Identify and target specific groups for preventative intervention and develop measures to implement screening policies i.e. flu and pneumococcal vaccination.

• Provide general and specific screening and advice services through well person clinics and new patient registration interviews as necessary.

• Advise on smoking cessation following current guidelines.

• Advise on alcohol consumption to follow current guidelines.

• Advise on family planning following current guidelines.

• Give advice on current healthy eating guidelines.

4. Administration

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

• Ensure an accurate record of all consultation and treatments are recorded in the patients notes and computer database.

• Ensure collection of statistical data required to carry out regular audits pertaining to nursing care.

• Audit of own work within the surgery.

5. Liaison

• Provide a point of contact with patients to advise on specific topics or suggest referral to third party.

• Maintain effective lines of communication with colleagues and outside agencies, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.

6. Research

• Co-operate and participate in any research project taking place within the practice as required.

7. Health and Safety

• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety policy within the practice and fulfil personal responsibilities under current Health and Safety legislation.

• Work within guidelines of the local Infection Control policy.

• Cleaning of surgical instruments.

8. Training and Professional Development

• Attend courses as deemed necessary to maintain a high level of competence and expertise.

• Attend courses to facilitate professional development.

9. Other

• Carry out any other tasks as may from time to time be identified as necessary to provide a high level of patient care.

  This job description is not exhaustive and the partners reserve the right to redistribute duties and functions amongst members of staff from time to time and requests for such changes shall not reasonably be refused.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Practice Treatment Room Nurse

LOCATION: Cedar Medical Practice

RESPONSIBLE: The Partners (Clinical)

Practice Manager (Administrative)

HOURS: 20 hours per week

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST: To assist medical personnel in the care of patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To provide a treatment room service
• General nursing tasks to include dressings minor injury and leg ulcers, phlebotomy, suture removal, ear syringing, ECG, injections, blood pressure monitoring, urine testing, swabs.
• Collection, recording and packing of specimens for onward transportation to the pathology department.
• Chaperoning Doctors during certain procedures rectal examinations, cervical smears, breast checks, vaginal examinations.
• Work in participation with partners or independently to agreed protocols.

2. Supplies and Equipment

• Ensure maintenance of equipment.

• Check stock levels of pathology bottles, injections and medications for the doctors emergency bags, dressings and other routine supplies.

• Rotate supplies of vaccinations in the refrigerator; ensure adequate supplies and monitoring of fridge temperature.

• Assess future needs for equipment and liaise with Nursing Team colleagues regarding need and provision.

• Ensure adequate supplies are available in the doctors rooms and are not out of date.

• Check emergency equipment for expiry dates and stock.

3. Health Education and Screening

• Provide advice on vaccinations both primary immunisations and travel, where appropriate administer such vaccinations. Advise on travel health. This is after training.

• Provide a comprehensive cervical cytology service after attending necessary update.

• Identify and target specific groups for preventative intervention and develop measures to implement screening policies i.e. flu and pneumococcal vaccination.

• Provide general and specific screening and advice services through well person clinics and new patient registration interviews as necessary.

• Advise on smoking cessation following current guidelines.

• Advise on alcohol consumption to follow current guidelines.

• Advise on family planning following current guidelines.

• Give advice on current healthy eating guidelines.

4. Administration

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

• Ensure an accurate record of all consultation and treatments are recorded in the patients notes and computer database.

• Ensure collection of statistical data required to carry out regular audits pertaining to nursing care.

• Audit of own work within the surgery.

5. Liaison

• Provide a point of contact with patients to advise on specific topics or suggest referral to third party.

• Maintain effective lines of communication with colleagues and outside agencies, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.

6. Research

• Co-operate and participate in any research project taking place within the practice as required.

7. Health and Safety

• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety policy within the practice and fulfil personal responsibilities under current Health and Safety legislation.

• Work within guidelines of the local Infection Control policy.

• Cleaning of surgical instruments.

8. Training and Professional Development

• Attend courses as deemed necessary to maintain a high level of competence and expertise.

• Attend courses to facilitate professional development.

9. Other

• Carry out any other tasks as may from time to time be identified as necessary to provide a high level of patient care.

  This job description is not exhaustive and the partners reserve the right to redistribute duties and functions amongst members of staff from time to time and requests for such changes shall not reasonably be refused.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Nursing Qualification
• Current NMC Registration / Revalidation
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Previous Primary Care / Patient Care experience
• Ability to work in a confidential, patient orientated clinical environment
• Ability to work in a team
• Good written and verbal communication and inter-personal skills
• Flexibility
• Computer Literate / Good Keyboard skills
• Evidence of organisational ability
• Experience managing own workload
• Car Driver / valid UK Driving Licence
• Commitment to personal development

Desirable

• Previous experience in GP Practice
• Knowledge/experience in Disease Management i.e. Asthma/COPD Knowledge of Clinical QOF requirements
• Clinical consultation skills
• Working knowledge / experience of SystmOne clinical IT system

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Nursing Qualification
• Current NMC Registration / Revalidation
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Previous Primary Care / Patient Care experience
• Ability to work in a confidential, patient orientated clinical environment
• Ability to work in a team
• Good written and verbal communication and inter-personal skills
• Flexibility
• Computer Literate / Good Keyboard skills
• Evidence of organisational ability
• Experience managing own workload
• Car Driver / valid UK Driving Licence
• Commitment to personal development

Desirable

• Previous experience in GP Practice
• Knowledge/experience in Disease Management i.e. Asthma/COPD Knowledge of Clinical QOF requirements
• Clinical consultation skills
• Working knowledge / experience of SystmOne clinical IT system

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cedar Medical Practice

Address

Cedar Medical Practice

275 Ashby Road

Scunthorpe

DN16 2AB

Employer's website

https://www.cedarmedicalpractice.co.uk/Home (Opens in a new tab)