Job description

Job responsibilities

11 - 11.5k per session per annum

6 weeks A/L excluding Bank holidays

A committed practice and partnership team of 4 partners and five part-time salaried GPs.

Expectation to take part in duty sessions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• None

Desirable

• None

Responsibilities

Essential

• All staff at this organisation have a duty to conform to the following:
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• A good attitude and positive action towards Equality Diversity & Inclusion creates an environment where all individuals can 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 they treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.
• Safety, Health, Environment and Fire
• This organisation is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, wellbeing and safety.
• The post holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and 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.
• All personnel have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for themselves, their team and others and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
• 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
• Other statutory legislation which may be brought to the post holders attention
• Confidentiality
• The organisation 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.
• It is essential that, if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained, all staff must protect patient information and provide a confidential service.
• Quality and Continuous Improvement
• To preserve and improve the quality of this organisations outputs, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work.
• The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the organisation to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice and to discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
• At this organisation, we continually strive to improve work processes which deliver healthcare 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.
• Staff should interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.
• All staff are to contribute to investigations and root cause analyses whilst participating in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary case reviews.
• Induction
• We will provide a full induction programme and management will support you throughout the process.
• Learning and development
• The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their role. All staff will be required to partake in and complete mandatory training as directed. It is an expectation for this post holder to assess their own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
• The post holder will undertake mentorship for team members and disseminate learning and information gained to other team members to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments e.g., courses and conferences.
• The post holder will provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
• Collaborative working
• All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working and understand their own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Staff are to prioritise their own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
• Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments and the post holder is to work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working and work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
• Effective communication is essential, and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner that enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.
• All staff should delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
• Plans and outcomes by which to measure success should be agreed.

Desirable

• Our computer clinical system is TPP SystmOne

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

Broadwater Medical Centre

Address

5-11 Broadwater Boulevard

Worthing

West Sussex

BN14 8JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Broadwater Medical Centre

Job Title: Practice Nurse with Special Interest in Diabetes

Team: Nursing

Location: Broadwater Medical Centre

Weekly Hours: Hours negiotiable - part time

Managed by: Clinical Nurse Manager

Reporting to: Partners, Practice Manager & Clinical Nurse Manager

Essential Qualifications: NMC Registration

Minimum 2 years post registration experience

Role of the department: Assist GPs in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening & patient education.

Job Summary

The Practice Nurse is a member of the Primary Health Care Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will be responsible for the routine, evidence based care of patients with Diabetes, including annual reviews incorporating local prescribing guidelines as well as following up patients with more complex diabetic needs including insulin transfers.

You will also provide Chronic Disease Management support to patients living with asthma, COPD and cardiac conditions as well as general nursing procedures and the successful candidate should ideally be able to undertake Cervical Screening, baby immunisations and ear syringing.

Main Duties:

Clinical

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with chronic diseases or complex needs with the support of our Clinical Nurse Manager and GPs.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly.

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 pharmacological and non-pharmacological based treatment methods into a management plan.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national, local & practice based protocols.

Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed and over-the-counter medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.

Carry out those activities involved when assessing patients including but not limited to diagnostic tests such as blood tests, peak flow readings, spirometry and ECGs.

Recognise the significance of the observations made and use these to develop a plan of care, with the support of the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Treatment of wounds, dressing and management of leg ulcers, removing sutures, routine injections, childhood immunisations & ear syringing where required.

Advising and giving immunisations and vaccinations as appropriate for patients travelling abroad.

Taking and despatching laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and cervical smears.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional codes of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

Administrative

Prioritise, organise and manage workload in a manner that promotes quality.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of all patient contacts, consistent with legislation and practice procedures.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice.

Liaison with and referral to other agencies.

Assist the management and admin teams in assessing and implementing new enhanced services and QOF requirements.

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 may 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

Personal/Professional Development

• 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

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
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

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 peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration with minimum 2 years post registration experience with specialist interest in diabetes.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a practice nurse with special interest in Diabetes and with experience of caring for patients with complex diabetic needs including insulin transfers.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care and carrying out cervical smears, childhood immunisations and ear syringing.

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

Broadwater Medical Centre

Address

5-11 Broadwater Boulevard

Worthing

West Sussex

BN14 8JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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