Practice Nurse - Newport Health Centre
To work with the practice leads and where appropriate take a lead in developing and delivering specialist primary care services, such as long term disease management. Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care Diagnose and treat minor illnesses 3.
Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct, to: Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care, assessing effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the nursing team Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing Plan and manage nursing appointments across the Practice sites, adjust to seasonal need, and oversee the working day over the clinical team, including extended hours/ improved access Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable children and adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Team Working; This practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver health care with improved results across all areas of our service provision.
We promote a culture of continuous improvement, where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care. 4. Communication and Relationships Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues Produce written documents that evidence the contribution of the clinical team to the practice priorities Provide and receive confidential and complex information from a range of sources, and escalating as required.
To identify and use the most effective means of communication, appropriate to the situation and individuals involved. To manage own behaviour in a positive manner to maintain effective working relationships To always behave professionally and uphold the reputation of the Practice To observe complete confidentiality of all information including awareness and adherence to the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act.5. Analysis and Judgement To ensure you are competent and appropriately trained to carry out your areas of responsibility. Recognise and inform managers of any matters requiring their immediate attention or expedite and progress issues with appropriate lead, as and when necessary, to ensure that deadlines are met.
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice 6.
Planning and Organising Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team Expectation to be flexible in undertaking any other duties as deemed appropriate to the role 7. Service and Policy Development To be aware of relevant Practice related policies/procedures relevant to the post.Develop clinical standard operating procedures with leads, where required. 8. Personal Development Take personal responsibility to ensure any mandatory training is undertaken. Be willing to undertake additional training and development as identified at annual appraisal.
9. Information System use and management Use relevant IT systems to support role including SystmOne, Team Net, Word, Excel, Access, and other systems where necessary. 10. Freedom to Act and Autonomy Expected to work on own initiative regarding own allocated work.
The post holder will be required to manage own workload and will be required to adjust priorities as required to meet continually changing service needs. Work is discussed in regular supervision sessions and the post holder is responsible for deciding which issues need to be referred to Line manager.
To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with the practice policies To always work with due regard for personal safety, adhering to Health & Safety requirements of the service. 11. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates and environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential.
Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law. Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care.
They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect. Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted.
Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that you treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.
12. Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF) This practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities to for staff to maintain their health, well-being and 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 and the practice infection control policy and published procedures.
All personnel are to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and other statutory legislation. 13. Confidentiality This practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service.
Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters, pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.
It is essential that if, the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained that all staff protect patient information and provide a confidential service. 14. Collaborative Working All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working.
Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments. Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner. 15. Security The security of the practice is the responsibility of all personnel.
Staff must ensure they remain vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activity immediately to their line manager. Under no circumstances are staff to share the codes for the door locks to anyone and are to ensure that restricted areas remain effectively secured.