Job Summary
The role of the Treatment Room Nurse is demanding and requires flexibility in line with the present changing landscape within healthcare service delivery.
Responsibilities
The post holder is expected to perform any duty that may be properly deemed by the employer to be part of the role of Treatment Room Nurse. Responsibilities include both routine clinical duties and broader professional duties.
Routine Duties
* Minor Injuries
* Contraception reviews
* Cervical Screening
* General Health Advice
* LD Health Checks
* SMI Physical Health Checks
* ECG
* New Patient Screening
* Chronic Disease monitoring (Asthma, COPD, T2DM)
* Childhood Immunisations
* Routine Vaccination
* Dressings
* Minor Procedures in The Treatment Rm
* Clinically responsible for infection control
* Ear irrigation
* Venepuncture
* BP Checks / Monitoring
* Urinalysis
* Removal of Sutures/Clips
* Diabetic reviews
Clinical Practice and Patient Care
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatments for patients.
* Proactively manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long‑term condition.
* Initiate direct referrals of patients to other health care professionals for further investigation.
* Assist other clinicians to monitor and treat both acute and chronic conditions.
* Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
* Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately, including initiating effective emergency care where needed.
* Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self‑care.
* Support women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology or sexual health consultation.
* Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children.
* Promote and deliver evidence‑based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.
* Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
* Undertake minor injury care and treatment as appropriate to competence.
* Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
* Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation.
* Prioritise, organise and manage own workload to maintain and promote quality.
* Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence‑based care.
* Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
* Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
* Utilise the audit cycle to evaluate quality of work and implement improvements where required.
* Collaborate with other clinical teams to improve quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives.
* Evaluate patient response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
* Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
* Use a structured approach to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near‑miss events.
* Safeguard by understanding and applying legal issues supporting the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults.
* Exercise skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour.
Learning and Development
* Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
* Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Leadership – Personal and People Development
* Take responsibility for one’s own learning and performance, including participation in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.
* Support staff development to maximise potential.
* Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
* Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
Equality and Diversity
* Have awareness of patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome them, promoting diversity and equality of opportunity.
* Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non‑discriminatory culture.
* Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights.
* Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
* Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice.
* Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care.
* Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care.
Management of Risk
* Manage and assess risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures protect staff and patients.
* Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe, free from hazards and comply with health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
* Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs; oversee monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage.
* Apply infection‑control measures within the practice.
* Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
Managing Information
* Use technology and appropriate software to aid planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
* Review and process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
* Understand responsibilities regarding the Freedom and Information Act in relation to the practice and the Integrated Care System.
Team Working
* Understand own role and scope and identify how it may develop over time.
* Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
* Adopt the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
* Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time‑management.
* Work effectively with others.
* Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
* Agree plans and outcomes to measure success.
Person Specification
Essential
* NMC registered
* Patient assessment including clinical examination skills
* Telephone triage experience
Desirable
* NMC registered
* Patient assessment including clinical examination skills
* Telephone triage experience
Additional Information
* Salary: depending on experience
* Contract: fixed term, 17 months
* Working pattern: full‑time
* Reference number: A5452‑26‑0016
* Job location: Health Centre, 1 Western Drive, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK197LA
* Disclosure and Barring Service check required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
* Applications from skilled worker sponsorship holders are welcome.
* Applicants must hold current UK professional registration.
* Employer: The Parks Medical Practice. Address: Health Centre, 1 Western Drive, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK197LA.
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