Treatment Room Nurse - Taunton, United Kingdom - Quantock Vale Surgery

Quantock Vale Surgery Taunton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The post Holder is an experiencednurse, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care forthe presenting patient. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-makingand expert care for patients within the general practice. They will workcollaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet theneeds of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, andproviding nurse leadership as required.

About us

Quantock Vale Surgery is a dispensing partnership with three full-time doctors, supported by a nurse practitioner, the practice nursing team and administrative staff.

Our Values

Putting our patients first

The care we provide is driven by the needs of the patient.

Working with patients

Developing a good relationship with our patients is important to us. We encourage patients to be actively involved in making decisions about their own health, wellbeing and care.

Working together

We are committed to continuity of care with a personal approach. We believe that working with patients and other health care organisations will lead to better patient care and outcomes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Treatment Room Nurse

REPORTS TO:

Nurse Lead

Andy Adams, Practice Manager

HOURS: Part-time

Job Summary:

This is an excellent opportunity for a general nurse wishing to develop. We are looking for a practice nurse to provide general nursing treatment room duties to all patients registered to the practice with scope of further training in chronic disease management and personalised care. The post Holder is an experienced nurse, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

Main duties and responsibilities

To work as part of the nursing team to provide a high quality of patient care

To provide appropriate independent care to patients working within the boundaries of the agreed practice protocols

To be skilled in providing all general nursing treatment room duties including the following:

Wound care / swab taking

Ear Syringing

Administration of injections including childhood immunisations

To undertake diagnostic procedures

Venepuncture

Doppler assessment

Electrocardiograms

Blood pressure monitoring

Provide health education at all opportunities

To provide emergency care as necessary and to attend mandatory annual training

Provide cervical screening

Provide current travel health advice and immunisations using recognised sources of information

Continue the treatment of patients referred by district nurses and refer to the district nursing team as appropriate

Infection control

To provide sick / annual leave cover to ensure that safe levels of nursing services are provided

Maintaining nursing equipment

Underpinning policies

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Safeguarding

The practice has strict safeguarding policies.

All staff with unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults are DBS checked

All staff are trained in child protection and care for vulnerable adults

Regular safeguarding meetings are held

Chaperone and whistle-blowing polices are in place

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 and 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 recognises the importance of peoples 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

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training may include:

Participation in an individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Participation in:

a monthly programme of online training;

quarterly half day training sessions; and

annual CPR (basic life support) training.

Such training sessions are considered to form part of staff mandatory training and, being so, all staff are asked to attend these sessions. Overtime will be paid to those members of staff who are not scheduled to work at the time of such quarterly and annual training.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Assist with audits to assess the quality of the practice and monitor change

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate, for example, in relation to QOF targets, Enhanced Services requirements and research studies

This is only a précis of some of the Surgerys Policies and Procedures. The Post-Holder should refer to Quantock Vale Surgerys Staff Handbook and such other guidance issued by the Practice Manager for full details of the Surgerys Policies and Procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

Educated to degree level

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team

Broad knowledge of General Practice

Desirable

Experience working in a primary care setting

Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP

practices, QOF and enhanced services

Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS

Personal Qualities and other requirements

Essential

Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations

Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity

Flexible and co-operative

Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals

High levels of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality

Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face

Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet

Ability to promote best practice regarding all nursing matters within your scope of practice

Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational

policies/procedures and codes of conduct

Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure

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