Practice Treatment Room Nurse

Job summary West Street Surgery has a large and supportive nursing team.
With 3 Nurse Prescribers, 2 Treatment Room Nurses, 1 HCA/Phlebotomist and 1 GPA/HCA/Phlebotomist; you will joining an experienced and established team.We are currently looking for a nurse to replace a member of the team who has relocated.The role is offered as a part-time treatment room nurse (minimum We are looking for a nurse to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hours are flexible to the right candidate.As part of our Practice commitment to housebound patients, our nursing team schedule home visits everyday so that our housebound patients have the same access to our Practice Team.
You will need to be able to offer home visits as part of you rota and therefore be able to drive and have access to a car.
Main duties of the job To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.
The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by a Treatment Room Nurse and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.West Street Surgery currently has a contract for anticoagulation management using INR Star software.
Following training this will become part of your day to day rota together with the main nurse duties.In addition there is also the opportunity to contribute current skills or learn new skills in the management of long-term conditions.
About us West Street Surgery is a busy,dynamic, well managed GMS Practice based in Dunstable, South Bedfordshire.Close to the Bucks and Herts Borders, Dunstable is easily accessible fromMilton Keynes, Aylesbury, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden and St Albans.
The area has become an increasinglypopular place to relocate to, helped in part by its affordable housing and goodschool catchment areas.
The practice is located on the edge of the town, closeto the Chiltern Hills, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade.
The practice boundaryextends out to include many of the local villages.West Street Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic treatment room nurse to join and enhance our established team.
As a practice we are extremely proudof the warm, cohesive environment that is promoted and are keen to ensure thatour nurses can expect excellent levels of work-life balance.You will work alongside highly trainedcolleagues in a role designed to be patient centric.
This is a practiceconnected with its nurses; there are regular appraisals designed to understandwhat you want from your career, whether it is pursuing areas of clinical interest,management and leadership training or a focus on helping others learn.
West Street Surgery is a learning organisation and as such all staff are given opportunities to undertake training and further development.
Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Practice Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition Carry out home visits to our housebound patients to ensure that they can access quality care and review their long-term conditions Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions 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 Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions Communication Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news 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 Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups within the practice environment external stakeholders Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others Deliveringa Quality Service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (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 the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities 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 the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Participate in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate TeamWorking Understand own role and scope in the organisation 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 of those taking on delegated duties Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded in own practice Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team Managementof 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 safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken.
Where appropriate, oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements Undertake mandatory and statutory training Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice UtilisingInformation Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information Review and process data using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition Understand own and others responsibility to the individual organisation regarding the Freedom of Information Act Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualified Nurse NMC Registration Membership of a professional body Statutory and Mandatory training Desirable Asthma COPD Immunisations Cytology Wound Management Certification in INR Star Experience Essential Experience in working within Primary Care Desirable Knowledge of Quality Outcomes Framework