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Killick Street Health Centre is a forward-thinking, friendly practice with a large multidisciplinary workforce, including pharmacists, physician associates, nurses, HCAs, paramedics, FCP and other AHPs who all work alongside the GPs.
Job summaryThis is an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join our very experienced nursing team of two practice nurses and two Health Care Assistants. You will be involved in the management of Long Term Conditions as well as other nursing duties e.g. dressings, immunisations, and health promotion. Your CPD is important to us and we provide both education and mentoring. An experienced practice nurse is preferred but we are willing to train the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery ofbasic Practice nursing services and care to the Practice population. Supportedby senior nurses within the Practice, they will deliver care within theboundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy,monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.They will work collaboratively with the general Practice team to meet the needsof patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providingnurse leadership as required.
About us
Killick Street Health Centre is a forward-thinking, friendly practice with a large multidisciplinary workforce, including pharmacists, physician associates, nurses, HCAs, paramedics, FCP and other AHPs who all work alongside the GPs. We take care of a diverse community of 12,700 patients.Teamworking is central to our ethos. We are a training practice and have a strong focus on education and your continued professional development.You are supported by a large administrative team and we are in purpose-built premises with parking plus we are very close to King's Cross station so have great access to public transport.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (or SRN) qualification
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Provision of some Health Promotion services
- Chronic Disease Management
- Wound Management
- Experience and qualified in the administration of vaccinations and other injections
- Qualified and experience in taking cervical smears
- Family Planning training
- Chronic Disease Management qualification
- Working with minority groups
- Venepuncture
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care
- Experience of working within a GP practice
- Able to use EMIS Web
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (or SRN) qualification
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Provision of some Health Promotion services
- Chronic Disease Management
- Wound Management
- Experience and qualified in the administration of vaccinations and other injections
- Qualified and experience in taking cervical smears
- Family Planning training
- Chronic Disease Management qualification
- Working with minority groups
- Venepuncture
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care
- Experience of working within a GP practice
- Able to use EMIS Web
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
Killick Street Health Centre
Address
75 Killick Street
London
N1 9RH
Employer's website
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join our very experienced nursing team of two practice nurses and two Health Care Assistants. You will be involved in the management of Long Term Conditions as well as other nursing duties e.g. dressings, immunisations, and health promotion. Your CPD is important to us and we provide both education and mentoring. An experienced practice nurse is preferred but we are willing to train the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery ofbasic Practice nursing services and care to the Practice population. Supportedby senior nurses within the Practice, they will deliver care within theboundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy,monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.They will work collaboratively with the general Practice team to meet the needsof patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providingnurse leadership as required.
About us
Killick Street Health Centre is a forward-thinking, friendly practice with a large multidisciplinary workforce, including pharmacists, physician associates, nurses, HCAs, paramedics, FCP and other AHPs who all work alongside the GPs. We take care of a diverse community of 12,700 patients.Teamworking is central to our ethos. We are a training practice and have a strong focus on education and your continued professional development.You are supported by a large administrative team and we are in purpose-built premises with parking plus we are very close to King's Cross station so have great access to public transport.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
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
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Employer details
Employer name
Killick Street Health Centre
Address
75 Killick Street
London
N1 9RH
Employer's website
This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join our very experienced nursing team of two practice nurses and two Health Care Assistants. You will be involved in the management of Long Term Conditions as well as other nursing duties e.g. dressings, immunisations, and health promotion. Your CPD is important to us and we provide both education and mentoring. An experienced practice nurse is preferred but we are willing to train the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery ofbasic Practice nursing services and care to the Practice population. Supportedby senior nurses within the Practice, they will deliver care within theboundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy,monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.They will work collaboratively with the general Practice team to meet the needsof patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providingnurse leadership as required.
About us
Killick Street Health Centre is a forward-thinking, friendly practice with a large multidisciplinary workforce, including pharmacists, physician associates, nurses, HCAs, paramedics, FCP and other AHPs who all work alongside the GPs. We take care of a diverse community of 12,700 patients.Teamworking is central to our ethos. We are a training practice and have a strong focus on education and your continued professional development.You are supported by a large administrative team and we are in purpose-built premises with parking plus we are very close to King's Cross station so have great access to public transport.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
1)Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects onhealth and well-being.
2)Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known long-term condition.
3)Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plansfor patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
4)Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriatelyto assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, includinginitiation of effective emergency care.
5)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.
6)Deliver opportunistic health promotion usingopportunities such as new-patient medicals.
7)Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects andinteractions.
8)Support patients to adopt health promotion strategiesthat promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care.
9)Assess and care for patients presenting withuncomplicated wounds.
10) Support and advise women requesting information relating tofamily planning needs.
11) Support and manage health needs of women presenting forcervical cytology consultations.
12) Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs in accordance with the National Service Framework (NSF) for MentalHealth.
13) Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes for both adults and children.
14) Advise, support and, where appropriate, administervaccinations for patients travelling abroad.
15) Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patientspresenting with aural conditions.
Communication:
1) Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
2) Communicate with and support patients who are receiving badnews
3) Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognisingthe need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levelsof understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4) Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere toprescribed treatment regimens.
5) Anticipate barriers to communication and take action toimprove communication.
6) Estimate and maintain effective communication withindividuals and groups within the Practice environment and externalstakeholders.
7) Act as an advocate when representing the patients andcolleagues viewpoints to others.
Delivering a Quality Service:
1) Recognise and work within own competence and professionalcode of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2) Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
3) Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner thatmaintains and promotes quality.
4) Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence (NICE)guidelines and evidence-based care.
5) Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peerreview, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
6) Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systemsand processes across the organisation and its activities.
7) Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the qualityof the work of yourself and the team, implementing improvements where required.
8) In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care, responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate.
9) Evaluate the patients response to health care provision andthe effectiveness of care.
10) Support and participate in shared learning across thePractice and wider organisation.
11) Participate in the management, review and identify learningfrom patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising astructured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
12) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,providing feedback as appropriate.
13) Understand and apply legal policy that supports theidentification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware ofstatutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
14) Work within policies relating to domestic violence,vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer asappropriate.
Team Working:
1) Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
2) Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
3) Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principlesof safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
4) Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referralmechanisms within the Practice.
5) Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice.
6) Work effectively with others to clearly define values,direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Participate in teamactivities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
7) Participate in and support local projects as agreed with thePractice management team.
Management of risk:
1) Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2) Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe andfree from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation,policies, procedures and guidelines.
3) Ensuring the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccinesand drugs is undertaken. Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stockcontrol and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
4) Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
5) Apply infection control measures within the Practiceaccording to local and national guidelines.
6) Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, areculturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
7) Participate in the local implementation strategies that arealigned to the values and culture of general practice.
Utilising information
1) Use technology as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2) Review and process data using accurate Read/SMOMED codesabout patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
3) Manage information searches using the internet and locallibrary databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information forpatients on their condition.
4) Understand own and others responsibility to the individualorganisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
5) Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information tothe team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.
Learning and Development:
1) Act as mentor to students/trainees, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2) Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
3) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning asappropriate.
4) Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the Practice, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
5) Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families andcolleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and Diversity:
1) Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcomethis, and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
2) Enable others to promote equality and diversity in anon-discriminatory culture.
3) Support people who need assistance in exercising theirrights.
4) Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
5) Act as a role model in good practice relating to equality anddiversity.
6) Accept the rights of individuals to choose their careproviders, participate in care and refuse care. Assist patients frommarginalised groups to access quality care.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities ofthe post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will beexpected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of thisrole as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practicechange.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (or SRN) qualification
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Provision of some Health Promotion services
- Chronic Disease Management
- Wound Management
- Experience and qualified in the administration of vaccinations and other injections
- Qualified and experience in taking cervical smears
- Family Planning training
- Chronic Disease Management qualification
- Working with minority groups
- Venepuncture
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care
- Experience of working within a GP practice
- Able to use EMIS Web
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (or SRN) qualification
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Provision of some Health Promotion services
- Chronic Disease Management
- Wound Management
- Experience and qualified in the administration of vaccinations and other injections
- Qualified and experience in taking cervical smears
- Family Planning training
- Chronic Disease Management qualification
- Working with minority groups
- Venepuncture
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care
- Experience of working within a GP practice
- Able to use EMIS Web
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
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Killick Street Health Centre
Address
75 Killick Street
London
N1 9RH
Employer's website
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