<div><p>Research nurse position at Clifton Medical Centre, Rotherham.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><h3>Clinical Practice</h3><ul><li>Assess,plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote healthand well-being.</li><li>Reviewmedication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and inaccordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.</li><li>Workwith patients in order to support adherence on prescribed treatments.</li><li>Provideinformation and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication onmedication regimens, side-effects and interactions.</li><li>Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergencycare.</li><li>Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to livehealthily, and apply principles of self-care.</li><li>Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordancewith NSF for Mental Health.</li></ul><h3>GCP Training</h3><ul><li>Workingon commercial and non-commercial studies and Pharmaceutical companies adheringto their research protocols and ensuring the studies are delivered effectively.</li><li>AttendInvestigator meetings and Site Initiation meetings as appropriate.</li><li>Workingclosely with the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network.</li></ul><h3>Communication</h3><ul><li>Demonstratesensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed andconsent to treatment.</li><li>Communicatewith and support patients receiving bad news.</li><li>Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.</li><li>Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication.</li><li>Estimateand maintain effective communication with individuals and groups withinthe practice environment and with external stakeholders.</li><li>Actas an advocate when representing patients and colleagues.</li></ul><h3>Delivering a Quality Service</h3><ul><li>Recogniseand work within own competence and professional code of conduct asregulated by the NMC.</li><li>Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.</li><li>Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality.</li><li>Delivercare according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.</li><li>Assesseffectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarkingand formal evaluation.</li><li>Participatein the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across thepractice.</li><li>Utilisethe audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of selfand the team, implementing improvements where required.</li><li>Collaborateon improving the quality of healthcare in partnership with other clinicalteams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives asappropriate.</li><li>Evaluatethe patients response to healthcare provision and the effectiveness ofcare.</li><li>Supportand participate in shared learning across the practice and widerorganisation.</li><li>Participatein the management and review of patient complaints, and identify learningfrom clinical incidents and near-miss events using a structured framework(e.g. root-cause analysis).</li><li>Assessthe impact of policy implementation on care delivery.</li><li>Participatein the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback asappropriate.</li><li>Understandand apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable andabused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerableadult health procedure and local guidance.</li><li>Workwithin policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substanceabuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.</li></ul><h3>Leadership personal and people development</h3><ul><li>Takeresponsibility for own development learning and performance includingparticipating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.</li><li>Supportthe development of others in order to maximise potential.</li><li>Activelypromote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone tolearn from each other and from external good practice.</li><li>Encourageothers to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledgeand skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in theinterest of the public and/or users of services.</li><li>Actas a clinical leader in the delivery of GPN services to patients, ensuringthat the needs of the patient are the priority.</li><li>Participatein planning and implementing changes within the area of care andresponsibility.</li><li>Workwith practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriateability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and futureservice delivery.</li><li>Contributeand participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols andstandards.</li><li>Participatein the planning and engagement of practice-based commissioning or similarinitiatives.</li><li>Ensureawareness of sources of support and guidance (e.g. PALS) and provideinformation in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising anydifficulties and referring where appropriate.</li><li>Promotethe role of the senior GPN in the provision of care.</li></ul><h3>Team Working</h3><ul><li>Understandown role and scope, and identify how this may develop over time.</li><li>Workas an effective and responsible team member, supporting others andexploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.</li><li>Delegateclearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice andassessing competence.</li><li>Ensureclear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need.</li><li>Prioritiseown workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embeddedwithin the culture of the team.</li><li>Workeffectively with others to define values, direction and policies impactingupon care delivery.</li><li>Participatein team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.</li><li>Participatein and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team.</li></ul><h3>Management of Risk</h3><ul><li>Manageand assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequatemeasures are in place to protect staff and patients.</li><li>Monitorwork areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards andconform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, proceduresand guidelines.</li><li>Ensuresafe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock controland documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.</li><li>Supportmembers of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory trainingrequirements.</li><li>Applyinfection-control measures within the practice according to local andnational guidelines.</li><li>Applypolicies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitiveand increase access to health care for all.</li><li>Participatein the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values andculture of general practice.</li><li>Usetechnology as an aid to management in planning, implementation andmonitoring, presenting and communicating information.</li><li>Reviewand process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurateretrieval for monitoring and audit processes.</li><li>Manageinformation searches using the internet and local library databases, forexample, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on theircondition.</li><li>Understandthe responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of InformationAct.</li><li>Collate,analyse and present clinical data and information to the team usingappropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.</li></ul><h3>Learning and Development</h3><ul><li>Actas a mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested.</li><li>Disseminatelearning and information gained to other team members in order to sharegood practice and inform others about current and future developments.</li><li>Assessown learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.</li><li>Providean educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in anenvironment that facilitates learning.</li></ul><h3>Equality and Diversity</h3><ul><li>Identifypatterns of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promotediversity and quality of opportunity.</li><li>Enableothers to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture.</li><li>Supportpeople who need assistance in exercising their rights.</li><li>Monitorand evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.</li><li>Actas a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice.</li><li>Acceptthe rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate incare and refuse care. Assistpatients from marginalised groups to access quality care.</li></ul><h3>Working Conditions</h3><ul><li>Use of a VDU throughout the working day.</li><li>Exposure to patients body fluids, i.e.vomiting; occasional exposure to confrontational behaviour from patients.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Registered General Nurse</li><li>Research experience</li></ul><h3>Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3><p>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.</p></div>