Job description

Job responsibilities

Working under the supervision of the Lead Nurse, the Practice Nurse will work as part of the Nursing & Healthcare team providing General Medical Services to the patients.

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being

Advising patients with respect to their continuing nursing and medical needs

Triage (face to face and telephone) assessment and treat patients wishing to see health care professional making and necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge limitations to the team so that referrals can be appropriate.

Ensure all contacts with patients are recorded as accurately as possible

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and encourage principles of self-care.

Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.

Perform routine procedures like ear syringing, treating wounds and applying or removing dressings.

Taking urine and blood samples, other swabs and specimens.

Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers.

Undertaking periodic infection control training.

Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of workspace standards

Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection.

Spillage control procedures, management and training.

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance.

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.

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• working autonomously
• working in Primary care/General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN (nursing and midwifery council)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Normanby Medical Centre

Address

Low Grange Health Village

Normanby Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS6 6TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://normanbymedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

Managing databases

· Assist in the setting up of new users according to practice protocol, ensuring they have access to required applications

· Troubleshoot IT problems and identify solutions. Where appropriate, report IT faults to appropriate supplier’s helpdesk

· Ensure all users are aware of any changes or updates in the operating system or the software used within the practice.

· Ensure templates and searches are up to date and accurately entered within appropriate time frames.

Links

• Register and deduct patients on a daily basis and ensure patients’ details are accurate
• Liaise with Primary Care Support England and keep GP links updated
• Collate new notes and prepare for A4/summarizing/GP2GP veryfying
• Summarising notes to the practice standard
• Liaise with outside agencies re electronic data eg Lab Links, hospitals etc
• Cervical screening recall and Followup
• Responsible for entering Child Protection data

Data entry

• Enter diagnoses, test results and consultation data into patient records ensuring accuracy and compliance with current SNOMED code policy
• Advise the IT Manager/Practice Manager of any problems arising from data entry

Audit

• Run contract and clinical searches and reports when requested
• Keep up to date with QOF requirements and support clinicians in the implementation of QOF.

Data protection

• Ensure security of data in accordance with the Data Protection Act

Other duties

• Any other duties commensurate with skills and responsibilities which includes deputising for IT Manager when on holiday.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths A to C is essential

Desirable

• Any qualifications gained within the Health Care Section would be advantageous.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within the Health Care Section
• Ability to work in a team and be able to work alone if necessary.
• Willingness to learn new things.

Desirable

• Enthusiasm, using your initiative, good communication skills and friendly telephone manner are desirable. Being able to multi task and prioritise workload is a must.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Normanby Medical Centre

Address

Low Grange Health Village

Normanby Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS6 6TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://normanbymedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)