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JOB SUMMARY NURSE (GP PRACTICE)
JOB TITLE: NURSE (GP Practice)
BAND: Band 5
DEPT: DEFENCE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE (East Region)
ESTABLISHMENT: CHILWELL MEDICAL FACILITY
LOCATION: Medical Facility, Chetwynd Barracks, Beeston, Notts
CURRENT INCUMBENT:
LINE MANAGER:
Revised on:
Karen Heath
08/01/2014
GRADE/BAND: 6
By:
Nicola Bridges RNA
ROLE SUMMARY
The Nurse (GP Practice) will work as part of a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team delivering
general medical services and elements of occupational health to military personnel and in some
practices the service personals families.
HOURS:
37.5 hours per week excluding meal breaks
Lunch Break:1 hr between hours of 12-2 by local arrangement
OVERTIME: May be required but will be authorised and requested in advance
LEAVE:
25 days leave (increases to max 31 days depending on relevant length of service) 10.5
days public and privilege holidays.
CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE
TO POST
Regular IT User
Equality and Diversity
Hepatitis B Immune Status
Smoking Policy
CRB Disclosure (Enhanced Level)
Security Check
OBJECTIVES:
The Nurse (GP Practice) will provide appropriate Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing to the medical
facility population at risk in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team.
The Nurse (GP Practice) is responsible for the delivery of appropriate assessment; planning,
implementation and evaluation of care needs, medical screening and advice to patients within their
professional competence in line with current policy, guidelines and utilising agreed evidence based
practice.
The Nurse (GP Practice) will work within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of
Professional Conduct and adhere to all NMC standards and MoD policies and guidelines.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Dependant upon qualifications and experience, responsibilities will include:
Clinical Nursing Practice
Maintain written and/or electronic records in accordance with best practice and with regard to
confidentiality in line with the NMC Standards for Record Keeping, Defence Medical Services
(DMS) policy and local guidelines.
For patients with relatively stable health needs, provide appropriate assessment of their needs,
developing individual plans of care. Implement and evaluate individual planned programmes of care
Triage and treat minor injuries/illness as per agreed evidence based practice, Patient Group
Directions (PGD) and adhering to agreed policies and guidelines.
Provision of technical nursing treatments e.g. Venepuncture, ECGs, Eye and Ear Care, Wound
Management/Dressings, Suture Removals, assisting the Medical Officer with Minor Surgery.
Administer immunisation and monitor medications consistent with Surgeon General Policy Letters
(SGPL), Director General Army Medical Services (DGAMS), DPHC policy, PGDs, standards, and
legislation.
Care and Programme Management
Contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programmes to the
population at risk opportunist and agreed in support of the regional health improvement officer,
SGPL/DGAMS and DMS policy.
Contribute towards preventative health programmes and health screening: opportunist and agreed.
Assisting with and delivering health promotion clinics to include Smoking Cessation, Diet, Alcohol
and Sexual Health in support of policy and guidelines.
Participate in routine Health Surveillance Screening such as PULHHEEMS, Hearing Conservation
Programme and Cervical Smears.
Participate in the provision of a family planning service dependant upon experience and
qualifications.
Participate in care of patients with chronic diseases e.g. asthma, diabetes, hypertension ensuring the
chronic disease register is maintained.
Clinical Practice Development
Support and assist with the implementation of the practice development plan.
Contribute towards the implementation of infection control policies.
Assist with the organisation of the medical facility, maintaining adequate supplies of stocks.
Contribute to clinically auditing practice consistent with the audit plan, assisting with the compiling
of reports and returns.
Participate in the implementation of good practice and current research findings.
Contribute to clinically auditing practice consistent with the audit plan, compiling reports and
returns.
Participate in the implementation of good practice and current research findings.
Contribute towards the application of Clinical Governance and participate in Significant Events
Analysis (SEA) and the Clinical Risk Register.
Assist with promoting best practice and maintenance of Health and Safety and Security within the
workplace.
Professional Development
Develop personal skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of team members.
Maintain own professional knowledge, training and development needs and registration as per NMC
guidelines and DPHCS Training/Learning Development Plan and policies.
Engage in regular Clinical Supervision.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Essential:
Registered Nurse with live registration on Parts 1 or 12 of the NMC Register
Willingness to undertake specific training to fulfil competency for role (e.g. audiometry, ear care,
minor illness/injury, physical assessment and history taking, travel health) and DPHC/MOD training
as appropriate)
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EXPERIENCE
Essential:
A minimum of 2 years post registration experience in addition to specified
qualifications.
Desirable:
Recent experience in primary health care practice and/or secondary healthcare;
immunisation; minor illness/injury or A&E; physical assessment and history taking; family planning;
travel health; military medical healthcare; cervical cytology.
KSF CORE DIMENSIONS (ESSENTIAL) Second Gateway
Core Dimension
Communication
Level
Expected
3
Description of Level Expected
Personnel & People
Development
Health, safety and security
3
Service improvement
2
Develop and maintain communication with people
about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
Develop own skills and knowledge and provide
information to others to help their development
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self
and others
Contribute to the improvement of services
Quality
2
Contribute to improving quality
Equality & Diversity
2
Promote equality and value diversity
3
KSF SPECIALIST DIMENSIONS
Specific Dimension
Level
Expected
Description of Level Expected
3
Assess health & wellbeing needs and develop, monitor
and review care plans to meet specific needs
3
Plan, deliver and evaluate care to meet people’s health
and wellbeing needs
2
Assess physiological and/or psychological functioning
and develop, monitor and review related treatment
plans
1
Input, store and provide data and information
Health & Wellbeing
HWB 2 Assessment and Care
Planning to meet Health and
Wellbeing needs
HWB 5 Provision of care to
meet Health & Wellbeing
Needs
HWB 6 Assessment &
Treatment Planning
Information & Knowledge
IK 1 Information processing
OTHER SKILLS
Ability to mentor other team members
Presentational skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
The post holder should be:
Motivated and enthusiastic
Have a good sense of humour
Effective time management skills.
Ability to prioritise workload
Good communicator
Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
Reliable and punctual
Flexibility
Prepared to undertake additional training as required
CONFIDENTIALITY
You have an obligation under law to safeguard the confidentiality of Personal/Medical information
you may have access to during the course of your duties which must not be communicated to other
persons except as per current legislation. Any breach of confidentiality could be a matter of
Disciplinary Action being invoked and provide grounds for a complaint against you.
A job description is a working document and the duties stated above may evolve and change in line
with the development of both the post and the individual. It should be reviewed annually in line with
Development Review Process.
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Date: …………………………….
Job Holder
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Line Manager
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