General Practice Nurse

• Assist in and perform tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs.

• Wound and ulcer care
• Compression bandaging
• Doppler studies
• Measuring for compression stockings
• Minor injury management, follow up and appropriate referral
• Removal of sutures/ staples
• Cervical smears
• Removal of coils and coil checks
• Family Planning: sexual health advice, pill checks, first contraception, administration of contraceptive injections.
• Blood pressure monitoring, including set up of 24 hour monitoring.
• 12 lead ECG, including set up of 24 hour ECG.
• Venepuncture
• Urinalysis
• Ear irrigation
• Administration of injectable medication under PGD or PSD
• Routine immunisations (adult and paediatric)
• Anticoagulation monitoring (Warfarin)
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery procedures, coil insertion and implant insertion/ removal.
• Requesting relevant pathology tests.

• Assist in annual flu clinics- paediatric and adult
• Undertaking Spirometry, COPD and Asthma reviews
• Management of Diabetic patients, including annual reviews, follow up and recall, monitoring oral diabetic medications and initiation of insulin and non-insulin Injectables.

• Maintain and clean equipment used by nurses and GPs
• Undertake daily dusting and tidying of the treatment room.
• Order stock from KPCA
• Order immunisations as required from Immform
• Participate in administrative systems in the practice.

• Maintain accurate records
• Advise the GP of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
• Attend and participate in practice meetings and clinical governance when required
• Maintain competence by attending regular updates or online training as required.

Special Requirements of the Post: An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous & complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies & procedures Prioritise, organise & manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense.

Recognise & work within own competence & professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) 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 and revalidation.

Membership of the RCN 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.

Team Working: Understand own role & scope within the organisation & identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective & responsible team member, supporting others & exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own work load & ensure time- management strategies are embedded in own practice Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction & policies impacting upon care delivery, participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care 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 people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Utilising Information: Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation & monitoring, presenting & communicating information Review & process data using accurate read codes about patients in order to ensure easy & accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition Understand own and others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act Collate, analyse & present clinical data & information to the team.

Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified.

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 people’s 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.

The post-holder will: Apply practice policies, standards and guidance including confidentiality Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate.