Practice Nurse inSt Ives inSt Ives PUBLISHED 7 MAY 2024

Job summary

The SpinneySurgery is looking for an enthusiastic practice nurse to join our friendly,hardworking Nursing Team. The Spinney Surgery has approximately 11,000 patientsfrom wide variety of backgrounds all with differing needs. Our practice nurseshave a varied and interesting workload, dealing with patients face to face, viatelephone or occasionally video consultation.We are keen to hear from those seeking both full and part-time hours forthis role.

Main duties of the job

Our PracticeNurses have a busy working day, with a wide variety of task to keep the dayinteresting:-

Contraceptionand family planning

Longterm condition reviews

Spirometry

Smears

WoundCare

Injections/Vaccinations

ChildhoodVaccinations

Dopplers

About us

We are alarge practice and part of the St Ives PCN. We are a supportive team whichoffers a happy and friendly environment to work in. Team work is at the heart of our surgery andas such new members of staff are given full training and mentoring.

Job description

Job responsibilities


DESCRIPTION OF ROLE


Toprovide and maintain high standard of nursing care, in conjunction with nursingteam colleagues, to the practice population
.


Tofocus in the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting withlong term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to thepractice population.

Toprovide nursing care to practice patients to include primary care treatment,preventative care, screening and education.


DIMENSIONS:


Thepost holder will be required to take an active role to support efficient andeffective service delivery to the practice population of approx. 1,100patients.

Totake an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement againstlocal and national targets, QOF and Enhanced Services.

Toattend relevant practice meetings.


KEY RESULT AREAS:


Toprovide assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice.

Toprovide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of any specific clinicalspecialism/pathway as advertised for the post (eg asthma diabetes ect.)

Towork as an integral part of the practice nursing team in organising theprovision of nursing services (where applicable) for the practice.

Providenursing treatments for patients.

Advisepatients on minor ailments with referral to GP as necessary.

Providegeneral wound care.

Participatein national screening work such as cervical cytology and delivery of nationalimmunisation and vaccine schedules.

Provisionof effective chronic disease management programmes to the practice populationaccording to agreed protocols.

Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens including, venepuncture, swabs, smearsect.

Performinvestigative procedures e.g. ECG and spirometry

Providefamily planning and sexual health screening and advice.


ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONALRESPONSIBILITIES


Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Ensureaccurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recordedcomptemporaneously in the patients computerised record and where appropriate,in their written notes using System one.

Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient careand registration with the practice.

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports.


TREATMENT ROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT


Cleanrelevant equipment and maintain supplies of appropriate consumables inaccordance with the Practice Infection Control Policy.


LIAISON


Maintaineffective communication and co-ordination with other members of the practicenursing team.

Maintaineffective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care andall other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard toconfidentiality.


PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT


Attend and participate in meetings with othermembers of the practice team.

Maintain continued education by attendance atcourses and study days as deemed useful. and necessary for professionaldevelopment or the work being undertaken by the practice.

To undertake an annual review in according withthe Practice Performance Management System.

To maintain any status/registrations required toundertake the duties of the role (e.g. revalidation)

To ensure all mandatory training is kept up todate.


INFECTION CONTROL


Awareness of national standards of infectioncontrol and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements,and good practice guidelines.

Responsible for the correct and safe managementof the specimens process. including collection, labelling, handling, use ofcorrect and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.

Management and maintenance of PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availabilityand on-going correct usage by staff.


HAND HYGIENE


Making effective use of training to update knowledgeand skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the fullrange of infection control and patient processes.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment inrelation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities,wipes are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack offacilities to be escalated as appropriate.

Safe management of sharps procedures includingtraining, use, storage and disposal.

Use appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free fromhazards. Initiation of remedial/corrective action where needed or escalation toresponsible management.

Undertaking periodic IPC training.

Waste management including collection, handling,segregation, container management, storage and collection.

Spillage control procedures, management andtraining. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, andequipment maintenance.


GENERALRESPONSIBILITES OF ALL PRACTICE STAFF



CONFIDENTIALITY:


In the course of seeking treatment, patientsentrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation totheir health and other matters. They doso in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined inthis Job Description, the post holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealth care workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.


HEALTH AND SAFETY


The post holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practiceHealth and Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work,activities and undertaking such activities is such a way that manages thoserisks.

Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work area in a tidy and sage way and free from hazards.

Reporting any potential risks that may beidentified.

All accidents must be reported immediately tothe Management Team, who will submit and accident/incident form.

All adverse incidents concerned with equipmentor premises must be reported immediately.


EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY


The post holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:-

Acting in a way that recognises the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, need andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances,feelings priorities and rights.


QUALITY


The post holder will strive to maintain quality with in thepractice and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance team performance.

Contribute to and comply with the Practicepolicy for significant events and clinical audits.

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet needs of patients.

Effectively manage own time, workload andresources.


COMMUNICATION


The post holder should recognise the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients andcarers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methodsof communication and respond accordingly.


CONTRIBUTION TO THEIMPLEMENATION OF SERVICES


The post holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.

Participate in audits where appropriate


CHALLENGES OF THEROLE


To maintain a high standard of health careprovision to the practice population in a changing Primary Health CareEnvironment, whilst meeting local and national targets.

To provide evidence based nursing careappropriate to the need of the individual patient.

Job description
Job responsibilities


DESCRIPTION OF ROLE


Toprovide and maintain high standard of nursing care, in conjunction with nursingteam colleagues, to the practice population
.


Tofocus in the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting withlong term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to thepractice population.

Toprovide nursing care to practice patients to include primary care treatment,preventative care, screening and education.


DIMENSIONS:


Thepost holder will be required to take an active role to support efficient andeffective service delivery to the practice population of approx. 1,100patients.

Totake an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement againstlocal and national targets, QOF and Enhanced Services.

Toattend relevant practice meetings.


KEY RESULT AREAS:


Toprovide assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice.

Toprovide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of any specific clinicalspecialism/pathway as advertised for the post (eg asthma diabetes ect.)

Towork as an integral part of the practice nursing team in organising theprovision of nursing services (where applicable) for the practice.

Providenursing treatments for patients.

Advisepatients on minor ailments with referral to GP as necessary.

Providegeneral wound care.

Participatein national screening work such as cervical cytology and delivery of nationalimmunisation and vaccine schedules.

Provisionof effective chronic disease management programmes to the practice populationaccording to agreed protocols.

Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens including, venepuncture, swabs, smearsect.

Performinvestigative procedures e.g. ECG and spirometry

Providefamily planning and sexual health screening and advice.


ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONALRESPONSIBILITIES


Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Ensureaccurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recordedcomptemporaneously in the patients computerised record and where appropriate,in their written notes using System one.

Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient careand registration with the practice.

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports.


TREATMENT ROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT


Cleanrelevant equipment and maintain supplies of appropriate consumables inaccordance with the Practice Infection Control Policy.


LIAISON


Maintaineffective communication and co-ordination with other members of the practicenursing team.

Maintaineffective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care andall other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard toconfidentiality.


PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT


Attend and participate in meetings with othermembers of the practice team.

Maintain continued education by attendance atcourses and study days as deemed useful. and necessary for professionaldevelopment or the work being undertaken by the practice.

To undertake an annual review in according withthe Practice Performance Management System.

To maintain any status/registrations required toundertake the duties of the role (e.g. revalidation)

To ensure all mandatory training is kept up todate.


INFECTION CONTROL


Awareness of national standards of infectioncontrol and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements,and good practice guidelines.

Responsible for the correct and safe managementof the specimens process. including collection, labelling, handling, use ofcorrect and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.

Management and maintenance of PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availabilityand on-going correct usage by staff.


HAND HYGIENE


Making effective use of training to update knowledgeand skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the fullrange of infection control and patient processes.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment inrelation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities,wipes are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack offacilities to be escalated as appropriate.

Safe management of sharps procedures includingtraining, use, storage and disposal.

Use appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free fromhazards. Initiation of remedial/corrective action where needed or escalation toresponsible management.

Undertaking periodic IPC training.

Waste management including collection, handling,segregation, container management, storage and collection.

Spillage control procedures, management andtraining. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, andequipment maintenance.


GENERALRESPONSIBILITES OF ALL PRACTICE STAFF



CONFIDENTIALITY:


In the course of seeking treatment, patientsentrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation totheir health and other matters. They doso in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined inthis Job Description, the post holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealth care workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.


HEALTH AND SAFETY


The post holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practiceHealth and Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work,activities and undertaking such activities is such a way that manages thoserisks.

Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work area in a tidy and sage way and free from hazards.

Reporting any potential risks that may beidentified.

All accidents must be reported immediately tothe Management Team, who will submit and accident/incident form.

All adverse incidents concerned with equipmentor premises must be reported immediately.


EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY


The post holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:-

Acting in a way that recognises the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, need andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances,feelings priorities and rights.


QUALITY


The post holder will strive to maintain quality with in thepractice and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance team performance.

Contribute to and comply with the Practicepolicy for significant events and clinical audits.

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet needs of patients.

Effectively manage own time, workload andresources.


COMMUNICATION


The post holder should recognise the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients andcarers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methodsof communication and respond accordingly.


CONTRIBUTION TO THEIMPLEMENATION OF SERVICES


The post holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.

Participate in audits where appropriate


CHALLENGES OF THEROLE


To maintain a high standard of health careprovision to the practice population in a changing Primary Health CareEnvironment, whilst meeting local and national targets.

To provide evidence based nursing careappropriate to the need of the individual patient.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with sufficient demonstrable experience post qualification.
• GCSE GRADE A- C in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working in a busy Primary Care Setting.
• Experience of chronic disease management within general practice.
• Ability to identify own learning needs and those of other members of the practice nurse team.
• Ability to crucially review and communicate clinical information to both patients and health care professionals.
• Knowledge of Patient Group Directives and associated policy.
• Sound knowledge and experience in using of clinical system eg System 1.
• Confident, positive attitude toward the responsibilities of the role.
• Methodical approach
• Able to take proactive approach towards health promotion in the practice to support patients in accordance with their individual needs and to promote good health to the wider practice population.
• Flexibility to provide cover for absences of other members of the practice nurse team and to attend training sessions outside normal working hours.

Desirable

• Experience using Systmone

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with sufficient demonstrable experience post qualification.
• GCSE GRADE A- C in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working in a busy Primary Care Setting.
• Experience of chronic disease management within general practice.
• Ability to identify own learning needs and those of other members of the practice nurse team.
• Ability to crucially review and communicate clinical information to both patients and health care professionals.
• Knowledge of Patient Group Directives and associated policy.
• Sound knowledge and experience in using of clinical system eg System 1.
• Confident, positive attitude toward the responsibilities of the role.
• Methodical approach
• Able to take proactive approach towards health promotion in the practice to support patients in accordance with their individual needs and to promote good health to the wider practice population.
• Flexibility to provide cover for absences of other members of the practice nurse team and to attend training sessions outside normal working hours.

Desirable

• Experience using Systmone

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.
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Employer details

Employer name

Spinney Surgery
Address

Spinney Surgery

Ramsey Road

St. Ives

Cambridgeshire

PE27 3TP

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