Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

1. Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
2. Undertake Cytology
3. Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
4. Removal of Sutures
5. New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
6. Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
7. Complete ECGs as required
8. Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
9. Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
10. Hypertension Management
11. Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
12. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
13. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
14. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
15. Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
16. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
17. To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the Executive Director
18. To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Executive Director & IPC Lead
19. To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
20. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
21. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
22. As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
23. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
24. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
25. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
26. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:

1. Support the nursing department
2. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
3. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
4. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
5. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
6. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
7. Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
8. Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
9. Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
10. Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations Manager & Executive Director
11. Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
12. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
13. At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
14. A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
15. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
16. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
17. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

1. Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
2. Undertake Cytology
3. Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
4. Removal of Sutures
5. New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
6. Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
7. Complete ECGs as required
8. Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
9. Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
10. Hypertension Management
11. Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
12. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
13. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
14. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
15. Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
16. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
17. To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the Executive Director
18. To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Executive Director & IPC Lead
19. To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
20. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
21. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
22. As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
23. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
24. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
25. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
26. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:

1. Support the nursing department
2. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
3. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
4. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
5. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
6. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
7. Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
8. Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
9. Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
10. Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations Manager & Executive Director
11. Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
12. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
13. At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
14. A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
15. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
16. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
17. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
• Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment

Desirable

• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Chaperone procedure
• Understand the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs

Desirable

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Desirable

• Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the
• patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilise resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational health clearance
• NMC registration

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
• Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment

Desirable

• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Chaperone procedure
• Understand the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs

Desirable

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Desirable

• Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the
• patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilise resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational health clearance
• NMC registration

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

Priory Medical Centre

Address

Priory Medical Centre

Priory Road

Warwick

CV34 4NA

Employer's website

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