Job summary
Tile House Surgery have an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join our experienced team. They will work as part of the primaryhealthcare team, providing personal medical services, in a holistic way, to thepatients of the practice whilst upholding a very high standard of nursing care.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilitiesof the role include:
- Running clinics
- Chronic diseasemanagement
- Health Prevention
- Manage andsupport patient with long term conditions
- Maintain accuratemedical records
- Support themulti-disciplinary team
About us
Tile HouseSurgery is a large surgery, made up by an extremely experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team. We are a training practice, serving a patientpopulation of 13,500. We pride ourselves on the level of care weprovide to our patients and staff. We operate the SystmOne clinical systemand have a history of high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Goodacross all domains.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks which will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
1. Assist and perform routine tasks, related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
2. Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical smear tests and carry out cervical smear tests as required using liquid based cytology. Training can be given.
3. Undertake wound management and implement wound care, in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
4. Remove sutures.
5. Run well-person clinics and health promotion programmes, by providing assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, as required by the practice.
6. Offer travel health vaccines as per NHS guidelines and available vaccines.
7. Perform ECGs as required.
8. Carry out chronic disease management clinics, both face-to-face and via telephone.
9. Other clinics as may be required, from time to time, by the practice, including review of electronic patient questionnaires and data.
10. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations, carry out vaccinations and ensure they are administered under patient group directives. As part of this approach to be able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current guidelines.
11. Carry out LD, mental health and dementia reviews.
12. Participate in the annual 'flu vaccination programme, according to practice policy as well as other vaccination programmes such as shingles and pneumonia.
13. Chaperoning patients and assisting where appropriate when other clinicians are examining patients.
14. Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings. The ability to obtain and document informed consent, either verbal or written.
15. Request pathology tests, urine samples or cultures.
16. Use disposable instruments in accordance with manufacturers and infection control guidelines.
17. Participation in administrative systems and meetings in the practice.
18. Maintain accurate records using the patients computer medical record and the recommended read codes and templates.
19. Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
20. Have the ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse and undertake regular child protection training as directed.
21. Be up-to-date with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and emergency situations according to current guidelines.
22. Undertake any other delegated duties appropriate to the post which you may be requested to perform.
23. Keep a personal development plan, updating and reviewing it as necessary, inline with current NMC re-validation guideline to maintain registration.
24. Maintain annual mandatory e-learning.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
25. - Knowledge of long term conditions
Desirable
26. - Experience within general practice, as a practice nurse, and have undertaken the majority of the duties listed in the job description, or be willing to be trained in them.
27. - Have previously used clinical computer systems, being comfortable and confident in their use, and in particular the TPP SystmOne clinical system, which is used for all patient records. Alternatively, having used a similar system and have a willingness to be trained in this system, if not already a user.
Qualifications
Essential
28. A current member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (proof of membership will be required),