JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE SALARY: TBA HOURS: 12-15 HOURS Additional Benefits: Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme Professional dev.....
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE SALARY: TBA HOURS: 12-15 HOURS Additional Benefits: Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme Professional development and support Access to confidential employee wellbeing and advice service Professional indemnity via state backed scheme covered by the Practice Practice Profile: We are a family friendly, flexible, supportive, urban GMS practice on the western outskirts of Cardiff with easy access to the M4 and Cardiff city centre. Our practice: 9,200 patients 6 GP Partners and 2 salaried doctors Partnership owned premises Wide range of clinical services including minor surgery, coils and implants, care homes DES, anticoagulation, insulin initiation Clinical pharmacists undertaking polypharmacy reviews, prescribing support and a chronic pain clinic GP training practice Medical student teaching Excellent support from experienced clinical and admin teams We a leading member of the Cardiff South West Cluster working with local partners to explore how best to work in a collaborative way to maximise our patients wellbeing and benefit from the following: MDT working with partner organisations and discharge Hub Community connectors and social prescribing service Paediatric teaching clinics and MDT discussions Community garden Specialist IT support Our doctors are supported to maintain a range of external interests including Clinical Director roles in Diabetes, Cancer and Palliative Care. The GP Practice is often first point of contact for healthcare. The aim is to provide an easily accessible route to care, whatever the patients problem. Since we often care for people and their families over extended periods of time, the relationship between patient, the Doctors and staff in the Practice is particularly important. All our staff, at all times are expected to behave in accordance with the Practice values, demonstrating commitment to the delivery of a high quality service to our patients. Our Practice Values are: We arekind and caring- we are welcoming, put people at ease, value other people's time and are compassionate We arerespectful- we are understanding, attentive, helpful and appreciative Wetrust and act with integrity - we listen, have clear communication, work as a team and speak up Wetake personal responsibility- we are positive and professional. We excel in all we do and strive to keep improving Our Practice Mission statement is, 'Health and wellbeing for all who live in our community'. We aim to ensure that staff are appropriately trained and confident in the work they do and we provide opportunities to continuously learn, develop, gain job satisfaction and reach their full potential. Job Summary To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care to the practice population with focus in the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with long-term conditions and acute problems. This includes screening, assessment , treatment and education and taking an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement against local and national targets in respect of the GMS contract and Enhanced Services. Key responsibilities Clinical practice To deliver the highest standards of care to patients Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate) Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology or sexual health consultations Communication Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the practice Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events Team working Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success Management of risk 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 appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements where appropriate Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice Learning and development Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
