Experienced GP Practice Nurse - 25 Hours inWarrington inWarrington PUBLISHED 15 DEC 2023

Job Summary

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.

Job Responsibilities

Professional

• Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse.
• Perform CPR according to current UK guidelines. Recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Infection Control lead in practice.
• Effective and accurate record keeping.

Administrative and Managerial

• Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
• Attend practice and PCN meetings
• Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies.
• Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
• Proactive approach and ownership of all areas of responsibility.

Educational

• Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the practice management.
• Participate in clinical supervision if required.
• Support others with their training and development needs..

Personal

• Maintain good working relations.
• Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
• Co-operate with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programmes implemented by the practice as part of this employment. Such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or 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 on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance;
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work;
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

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, 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 authorized persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Equality and Diversity

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

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation;
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues;
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Looking to work in a well organised, supportive and progressive environment ?

We are looking for a highly experienced and proactive Practice Nurse to join our established training practice team. The successful candidate is someone who is motivated and committed to providing high quality care, working collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients.

Previous experience of working in general practice is essential.

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Child immunisations and advice.

Deliver local and national vaccination programmes

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