Job Description Enhanced General Practice Nurse Job summary The post holder will provide and maintain a high standard of chronic.....
Job Description Enhanced General Practice Nurse Job summary The post holder will provide and maintain a high standard of chronic disease management for patients with chronic diseases (especially respiratory and diabetes), which includes the diagnosis, monitoring and development of patients individual management plans and agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals. Main duties of the job To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, through the management of chronic diseases. The focus of the role is both the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a long-term condition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. Job responsibilities Main duties: Management of long-term conditions: involvement, implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines Work with patients to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed treatments Wound care / ulcer care / removal of sutures Health promotion and NHS health checks Urinalysis ECGs Venepuncture according to local guidelines Blood pressure / hypertension reviews / Ischaemic Heart Disease reviews Routine adult and child injections and immunisations / travel immunisations Initiate, perform and interpret diagnostic procedures as appropriate for chronic disease management Womens health checks including contraception, sexual health and cervical cytology Support recall procedures, appropriate literature and health promotion, and audit Adherence to infection control policies Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, single use equipment and general treatment room equipment Maximise Quality Outcomes Framework income Experience of audit and research To take responsibility for own professional development and undertaking training for specific clinical tasks Attend mandatory training courses and updates and any study days as appropriate to post Participate in yearly appraisal, personal development plan and revalidation You may be requested to undertake other duties/tasks that have not been identified in this job description and these will be discussed prior to undertaking them. Other Responsibilities within the Practice: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies / guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. A commitment to life-long learning, evaluation and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice. Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation. Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data. Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. Confidentiality: While 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. 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 & 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: In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include: 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 Recognise 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.
