Treatment Room Nurse / Health Care Assistant

Job title:

Treatment Room Nurse / Health Care Assistant

Company

NHS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, friendly and professional Treatment Room Nurse/HCA to join our team at Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice.The successful applicant would be working alongside our current nursing team, and be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services to our patient population. The role will include managing areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the nursing, clinical, and management teams in achieving QOF targets.Main duties of the jobTo be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The post holder will be responsible for a number of clinical areas working under the direct supervision of the Nursing Team and GP Partners, and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols.About usPontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice is a friendly, welcoming, dispensing GP surgery based across two sites; one in Pontesbury, one in Worthen. We have a wide and skilled clinical team including x7 GPs, x3 ACPs and x3 Practice Nurses alongside a HCA and Phlebotomist.Date posted02 October 2024Pay schemeOtherSalaryDepending on experience Dependent on qualifications and experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference numberA4510-24-0017Job locationsHall BankPontesburyShrewsburyShropshireSY5 0RFPontesbury & Worthen Medical PracticeWorthen Village HallWorthenShropshireSY5 9HTJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities:The following will be the core responsibilities of the post holder. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperoning duties
• Wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc) and Dressings (including 4 layer bandaging with training)
• Provide routine nursing care within the post holders clinical remit to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Removal of sutures
• Request and processing of pathology as necessary and required
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of procedures
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
• Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted, delivering opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the post holder may be requested to:

• Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities:The following will be the core responsibilities of the post holder. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperoning duties
• Wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc) and Dressings (including 4 layer bandaging with training)
• Provide routine nursing care within the post holders clinical remit to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Removal of sutures
• Request and processing of pathology as necessary and required
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of procedures
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
• Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted, delivering opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the post holder may be requested to:

• Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Experience of working in a nursing or similar caring environment
• Experience of communicating effectively with patients/customers/clients/
• colleagues

Desirable

• Experience of working in General Practice
• Experience of working within a busy environment

Skills/Specialist KnowledgeEssential

• Ability to work within a team as well as autonomously
• Evidence of ability to be able undertake administrative duties
• Good IT skills
• Willingness to develop and undergo further training as required

Desirable

• Experience in the use of practice
• computer/clinical systems in particular use of EMIS
• Qualified in performing venepuncture
• Bandaging/Wound Care
• NHS Health Checks

QualificationsEssential

• Good general education
• Registered Nurse / NVQ 2 or equivalent experience

Personal AttributesEssential

• Hold a valid driving licence
• Pleasant & presentable
• A caring nature
• A good communicator
• Sense of humour

Desirable

• Able to work flexible hours including some weekend/evening work

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Experience of working in a nursing or similar caring environment
• Experience of communicating effectively with patients/customers/clients/
• colleagues

Desirable

• Experience of working in General Practice
• Experience of working within a busy environment

Skills/Specialist KnowledgeEssential

• Ability to work within a team as well as autonomously
• Evidence of ability to be able undertake administrative duties
• Good IT skills
• Willingness to develop and undergo further training as required

Desirable

• Experience in the use of practice
• computer/clinical systems in particular use of EMIS
• Qualified in performing venepuncture
• Bandaging/Wound Care
• NHS Health Checks

QualificationsEssential

• Good general education
• Registered Nurse / NVQ 2 or equivalent experience

Personal AttributesEssential

• Hold a valid driving licence
• Pleasant & presentable
• A caring nature
• A good communicator
• Sense of humour

Desirable

• Able to work flexible hours including some weekend/evening work

Expected salary

Location

Worthen, Shropshire – Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Job date

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 07:28:17 GMT

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