The New Hall Lane Practice rIRIQgd2
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Key tasks & Responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
- Chronic disease management: Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD.
- New Patient Medicals / NHS Health Checks.
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
- To summarise patient medical records.
- To adhere to practice policies and protocols.
- To carry out audits as required.
- Cervical Cytology.
- Baby clinic.
- Routine/Travel/Childhood vaccinations & immunisations
- Maintain Confidentiality at all times
- Adhere to Health & Safety standards, Safeguarding standards, Equality and Diversity
Other tasks include:
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by nurses and GPs.
- Maintaining Infection Control standards by complying with practice protocols
- Maintaining stock in GP and Nurses rooms and rotating items as required.
- Maintaining tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
- Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice.
- At all times to maintain accurate clinical records.
- To advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
- To attend and participate in practice education sessions.
Confidentiality:
- 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. 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 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 and safety policy including:
- Using personal security systems within the practice.
- Identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
- Make effective use of training to update skills and knowledge.
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way free from hazards.
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Personal/Professional Development
The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment this will include:
- Participation in annual performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining own personal/professional development.
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions either directly or under supervision.
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions to improve and enhance the teams performance.
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- Work effectively with individuals from other agencies to meet patient needs.
Safeguarding
The practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, but also service users and visitors to our services. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post-holder in conjunction with the management will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training relevant to their individual role and responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the relevant safeguarding policies and procedures.
The post-holder is expected to treat patients, and carers, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual by offering a personalised service. The practice staff will adopt, behaviours and attitudes which promote, support and respect, privacy and dignity. Staff are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each other with respect.
The practice is committed to providing consistently excellent and safe patient-centred care for all those who access our services, through highly skilled, committed and compassionate staff working together. The practice does this by putting our patients at the centre of all that we do and providing the best quality care with passion and pride. All staff are required to advocate, champion, and demonstrate the practices vision and values.
Communication
The post holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and strive to
- Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Equity and Diversity
The post holder will support the equity, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedure and policy.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, in non judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Equal Opportunities
You are required to comply with and maintain awareness of the practice Policies relating to Equal Opportunities.
We are looking to employ an enthusiastic practice nurse to join our busy 4 partner training practice.
You will join a clinical team of 4 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, GP trainees, 1 Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 Paramedic and 1 GP Assistant, led by the Practice Manager & Operations Manager.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and well organised. They will have ideally have experience in general practice, specifically undertaking chronic disease reviews and cervical smears. We will however be happy to support a newly qualified, or experienced secondary care nurse into the role, for the right candidate.
Your role will also consist of a variety of duties including Health Promotion, Chronic disease management, Childhood/routine Immunisations & vaccinations and Travel clinics.
Salary would be dependent on previous experience, qualifications and scope of practice.
We are happy to consider full and part-time applications (minimum 25 hours per week).
Interviews to take place with Practice Manager and a GP Partner on morning of Wed 16 October.
Applications may close sooner than posted close date if there is sufficient demand.
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
- Chronic disease management & annual reviews: Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD.
- New patient medicals / NHS Health Checks.
- Chaperoning and assisting with examinations/minor ops.
- To summarise patient medical records.
- To adhere to practice policies and protocols.
- To carry out audits as required.
- Cervical Cytology.
- Baby clinic
- Health promotion & education
- Routine/Travel/Childhood vaccinations & immunisations
- Maintain Confidentiality at all times
- Adhere to Health & Safety standards, Safeguarding standards, Equality and Diversity
A full job description is available on request.
Key tasks & Responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
- Chronic disease management: Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD.
- New Patient Medicals / NHS Health Checks.
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
- To summarise patient medical records.
- To adhere to practice policies and protocols.
- To carry out audits as required.
- Cervical Cytology.
- Baby clinic.
- Routine/Travel/Childhood vaccinations & immunisations
- Maintain Confidentiality at all times
- Adhere to Health & Safety standards, Safeguarding standards, Equality and Diversity
Other tasks include:
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by nurses and GPs.
- Maintaining Infection Control standards by complying with practice protocols
- Maintaining stock in GP and Nurses rooms and rotating items as required.
- Maintaining tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
- Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice.
- At all times to maintain accurate clinical records.
- To advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
- To attend and participate in practice education sessions.
Confidentiality:
- 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. 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 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 and safety policy including:
- Using personal security systems within the practice.
- Identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
- Make effective use of training to update skills and knowledge.
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way free from hazards.
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Personal/Professional Development
The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment this will include:
- Participation in annual performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining own personal/professional development.
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions either directly or under supervision.
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions to improve and enhance the teams performance.
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- Work effectively with individuals from other agencies to meet patient needs.
Safeguarding
The practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, but also service users and visitors to our services. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post-holder in conjunction with the management will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training relevant to their individual role and responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the relevant safeguarding policies and procedures.
The post-holder is expected to treat patients, and carers, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual by offering a personalised service. The practice staff will adopt, behaviours and attitudes which promote, support and respect, privacy and dignity. Staff are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each other with respect.
The practice is committed to providing consistently excellent and safe patient-centred care for all those who access our services, through highly skilled, committed and compassionate staff working together. The practice does this by putting our patients at the centre of all that we do and providing the best quality care with passion and pride. All staff are required to advocate, champion, and demonstrate the practices vision and values.
Communication
The post holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and strive to
- Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Equity and Diversity
The post holder will support the equity, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedure and policy.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, in non judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Equal Opportunities
You are required to comply with and maintain awareness of the practice Policies relating to Equal Opportunities.
We are looking to employ an enthusiastic practice nurse to join our busy 4 partner training practice.
You will join a clinical team of 4 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, GP trainees, 1 Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 Paramedic and 1 GP Assistant, led by the Practice Manager & Operations Manager.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and well organised. They will have ideally have experience in general practice, specifically undertaking chronic disease reviews and cervical smears. We will however be happy to support a newly qualified, or experienced secondary care nurse into the role, for the right candidate.
Your role will also consist of a variety of duties including Health Promotion, Chronic disease management, Childhood/routine Immunisations & vaccinations and Travel clinics.
Salary would be dependent on previous experience, qualifications and scope of practice.
We are happy to consider full and part-time applications (minimum 25 hours per week).
Interviews to take place with Practice Manager and a GP Partner on morning of Wed 16 October.
Applications may close sooner than posted close date if there is sufficient demand.
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
- Chronic disease management & annual reviews: Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD.
- New patient medicals / NHS Health Checks.
- Chaperoning and assisting with examinations/minor ops.
- To summarise patient medical records.
- To adhere to practice policies and protocols.
- To carry out audits as required.
- Cervical Cytology.
- Baby clinic
- Health promotion & education
- Routine/Travel/Childhood vaccinations & immunisations
- Maintain Confidentiality at all times
- Adhere to Health & Safety standards, Safeguarding standards, Equality and Diversity
A full job description is available on request.
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