Triage/Minor Illness Nurse
Munro Medical Centre
The closing date is 18 October 2024
Job summary
Munro Medical Centre is a busy, innovative practice committed to professional development. We are seeking a dedicated enthusiastic Minor Illness/Triage nurse who can join us in providing high quality care to our 22,000+ patients.
The ideal candidate will either already be qualified or will have an interest in undertaking advanced clinical practitioner training in the future. Previous Experience desirable in
- Minor Illness/Triage/A&E
- Primary Care
- Chronic Disease Management (with an interest in diabetes)
Main duties of the job
You will assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of minor illnesses in a GP surgery setting, via face to face and telephone appointments, supported by a large multi-disciplinary practice team, including a daily duty clinician. We have a large group of administration staff to support the medical team.
About us
We work from purpose built premises and have a small branch site in the village of Pinchbeck, we use systmone as our clinical system. We employ 70+ staff and in addition to the nursing team we have a variety of other supporting clinicians and administration staff. We are a busy practice , but we have excellent systems in place tosupport all clinicians in their day to day work.
We have regular practice/team/clinical governance meetings and are committed to patient safety
One thing that is regularly fed-back to us from visitors/GP registrars/Locums etc is that we are a very friendly, supportive team.
Job Description
Triage/Minor Illness Nurse
Supervised by: Nurse Lead
Responsible to: Clinical Governance/Team Manager, Practice Manager and Partners at Munro Medical Centre.
Main purpose of Post:
To work alongside medical personnel in the care of patients within the medical centre to include treatments, preventative care, screening and patient education.
To provide a high standard of patient care, making best use of clinical skills within the practice.
To liaise with clinical nurse lead and deputy nurse lead to provide a streamlined service within the medical centre.
To provide support to junior members of the team including Health Care Support Workers and junior nurses.
Good communication and relationships must be established and maintained with patients, colleagues and employers at all times.
Follow guidance and practice policies at all times.
Complete the Minor Illness Diploma and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Triage/Minor Illness Duties
To undertake independently face to face and telephone consultations for the assessment and treatments following nursing policy and prescribing formulary.
Refer patients to secondary care/other agencies where appropriate.
Advice related to patient care/treatment choices should be sought by senior members of the nursing team and/or duty clinician.
Issue appropriate treatments following nurse formulary and ensuring prescriptions are signed by GP on-call.
Undertaking face to face and telephone consultations using nursing formulary for drug treatment choices when required.
To undertake data collection for QOF during patient contacts.
To work within nurse prescribing formulary/practice protocol for minor illness as developed by clinical lead and partners.
To be cost effective
To support and facilitate learning to new and existing members of the nursing team.
Practice Nurse Duties:
To undertake the following procedures adhering to practice policy and guidance.
Training will be provided in this area if required and deemed necessary
Patient assessment/minor illness management
ECG recording
D-Dimer testing
Doppler
Blood pressure management including titration of medications within practice policy.
Wound care including traumatic wounds and chronic wound management.
Venepuncture
Injections within scope/practice requirements, not limited to but including for example Zoladex, Flu vaccines, B12, Pneumonia, covid
Contraceptive Advice including depot injection.
Travel Vaccinations and assessment
Child Immunisations and monitoring of immunisation schedules.
Cervical cytology
Spirometry/feno and interpretation.
Chronic Illness reviews
Ordering and stocking up of clinical areas where appropriate.
Undertaking policy reviews and amendments where required.
Swabs labelling and sending to the lab, actioning these results where appropriate.
Assisting when require the clinician in minor surgery in the absence of HCSW.
Other Nursing duties
Inclusion of extended roles and other nursing duties undertaken by senior members of the team.
Insulin Initiation.
Anticoagulation patient management and clinics.
Health Promotion and patient education responsibilities
To manage chronic disease as outlined within the QOF/Primary Care Network framework in accordance to practice policy and NICE guidance.
To help develop nursing policies and update templates for use with systmone computer software.
Diabetes patient education/management and annual reviews
Asthma patient education/management and annual reviews
COPD patient education/management and annual reviews
CHD patient education/management and annual reviews
Health promotion/education
Family planning advice
Pre conceptual advice
Courses will be available to manage these conditions at Diploma/Degree level
Administration and Professional responsibilities
Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are entered in patients electronic records according to practice policy.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care within the practice.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular ad hoc reports and audit.
Develop practice protocols as required following clinical lead guidance and NICE recommendation including the development in computerised templates.
To undertake incident reports where appropriate.
To undertake safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
With nursing colleagues undertake risk assessment where applicable.
Attend and participate in both practice and nursing meetings as required.
To undertake research studies independently or in conjunction with other health care professionals with the support and guidance from clinical nurse lead and GPs, with the objective to improve or re-evaluate nursing care and services.
Training and professional development
Training and development will be monitored by yearly appraisal and the formulation of a personal learning plan in conjunction to the practice learning plan .
Professional development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to keep their CPD up to date and ensure they are registered with the NMC.
It is the responsibility of the nurse to ensure they develop and maintain a personal learning plan.
Participate with the education and training of students of all disciplines and introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities appropriate training will be given.
To provide cover for colleagues in cases of absence this is including the late night nurse role and cover of some extended hours clinics where appropriate.
To provide additional duties as requested by clinical nurse lead/deputy, practice manager and GP partners.
Communication
As well as the nursing team there is a need to work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, reception and administration staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person/persons.
There will also be a need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries, agencies and secondary care.
Ensure that the practice manager is informed of any matters arising or problems/potential problems.
The job description and person specification may be amended following consultation with the post holder to facilitate the development of the role, the organisation and the individual.
All personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.
You must at all times be aware of and concerned with our health and safety at work and fire safety policies.
All practice employees should be familiar with the practice handbook and its contents.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care setting or
- Experience with minor illness, A/E or similar role
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience in chronic disease management
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable
- Experience of managing all age groups
- Experience of working with Systmone
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Qualified Nursing Qualification and be registered with the NMC
Desirable
- Minor Illness qualification
- Chronic Disease Management qualification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
- Ability to work on own initiative, acknowledging own limitations and recognising when onward referral is needed.
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to work in fast changing, demanding environment
- Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
- Friendly/Approachable
- Well Presented. Enthusiastic, innovative, flexible
- Self motivated, positive, committed
- Keeps abreast of changes
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
Munro Medical Centre
Address
West Elloe Avenue
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 2BY
For questions about the job, contact:
HR Manager
Deborah Herd
01775715999
Date posted
02 October 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Compressed hours
Reference number
A1828-24-0002
Job locations
West Elloe Avenue
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 2BY