Practice Nurse Barnsley Road SurgeryinSheffieldinSheffieldPUBLISHED MON 2 DEC 2024

Barnsley Road Surgery is a small & friendly practice with a patient population of around 2500 patients. We provide high quality, safe, patient centred care to improve the health, well-being and lives of patients and their families. We aim to provide the best Primary Care Services possible working within local and national governance, guidelines and resources. we are looking for a Part time Practice nurse to do 2 sessions per week. Hours can be negotiable.

We are looking for a friendly and vibrant General Practice Nurse to join our team.

You will be NMC registered and will share in the usual distribution of work across our nurse team.

Main duties of the job

Chronic Disease Management/Long Term Conditions within the clinic setting

Health Promotion

Cervical cytology & teaching breast awareness

Wound care

LES,DES,QOF related clinical and administrative work

Routine immunisations ,Childhood immunisations

Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles and Pertussis in Pregnancy vaccinations

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the po

About us

JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE

REPORTS TO: GP PARTNER (Clinically)

PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)

Job Summary

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include:

Basic wound care / ulcer care

Removal of sutures

New patient medicals

Urinalysis

Peak flow readings

Venepuncture

Blood pressure measurements

Routine immunisations

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GP as appropriate

Other tasks including:

Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs

Maintaining GP and nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician

Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and practice manager

Ordering of Health Promotion Literature

Ordering of stock from the local hospital

Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels

Participation in administrative systems in the practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

A duty to advise GP and Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks

Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required.

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Special Requirements of the Post

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense

A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post

A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager

A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources

An awareness of own limitations and experience

To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice

To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC

Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings

Membership of the RCN

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

Health & safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory, contractual, professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice

Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

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

Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine management of own team, team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

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

Spillage control procedures, management and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Maintenance of sterile environments

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme 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

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

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

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services

The post-holder will:

Help to produce practice policies, standards and guidance and apply them in day to day work.

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

Participate in audit where appropriate