licensed practical nurse London, England
Job description
About us
Highgate Group Practice is a long-established and respected GP teaching and training practice, which moved to purpose-built premises at 44 North Hill, Highgate, London, N6 4QA in 1986.
This is a North London practice, located within the London Borough of Haringey.
Highgate is one of the greenest areas in London with parks and green spaces.
Highgate is very well located for access to the main road network of the A1, leading to the North Circular A405, M1 and the M25.
The closest underground station is Highgate, which is on the Northern Line, this is approximately a 5-minute walk from the practice.
We are a forward-thinking, teaching and training NHS GP Practice that is very well established and respected and we continue to explore and deliver comprehensive integrated healthcare.
We are looking for a Registered practice nurse with experience in healthcare at least a year and in undertaking smear tests, asthma reviews, immunisations in both Adults and Children.
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population (about 17.000) in Highgate.
Supported by experienced practice nurses within the Practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing nurse leadership as required.
Job Description & Person Specification
This job description is intended as a basic guide to the responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties that are in line with the level of role.
The job description will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
Main duties of the job
General Practice Nurse duties include Diabetic Checks and Respiratory Checks (Asthma and COPD) as well as general nursing duties such as: BPs, dressings/wound checks, suture/clip removal, smears, High Vaginal swabs and depo injections, Coil Checks, B12, Flu, Pnuemonia, Shingles and HPV injections, Immunisations, Travel Vaccinations, Pill/HRT Checks, New Patient Checks, WellMan/Woman checks, Phlebotomy.
Other duties
- 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
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care
- Undertake routine tasks such as wound care and suture removal as required
- 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
Patient Care
- Identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care
- Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Undertake routine tasks such as wound care and suture removal as required
Clinical
- 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
- Adhere to 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
Management
- Management of own rota
- 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
- Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
- 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, clinical supervision, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- 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 significant event 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
- 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
- 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
General:
Health and Safety
The postholder must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and must follow these at all times, including ensuring that they act in line with all policies and procedures at all times in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
Equality and Diversity
The postholder is required to promote equality in service delivery and employment practices. All employees must comply with all the Trusts equality and diversity policies, procedures and initiatives.
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control is everybody's responsibility. All staff are required to adhere to the Practice’s Infection Prevention and Control policy and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times.
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
The Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Person Specification
Essential
- RGN with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Post registration experience
Experience
Desirable
- Working within Primary Care setting at least one year
- General nursing experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle (Computer skills
- Ability of coding
Desirable
- Identification of un-met health needs and programmes of health promotion and prevention of ill health
- Experience of using Emis clinical data base
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Positive and professional attitude towards work and colleagues
- Ability to work under pressure
- Articulate
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Punctuality
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (preferred)
Work Location: In person
