Band 6 Practice Nurse - Kingsway and Bramingham
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population. Supported by senior 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.
Main duties of the job
* 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 both simple and complex wounds
* Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
* Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
* Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
* Advise, support and where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
* RGN with current NMC registration Evidence of Continued Professional Registration
* Recognised qualifications in diabetes or chronic heart disease or respiratory medicine
* A diploma in General Practice Nursing
* Previous Experience in Primary Care
* Qualifications/Certificates in Cytology, Travel vaccinations, Immunisations
Experience
* Working within Primary Care setting
* Nursing management of chronic disease conditions in general practice, i.e. Diabetes, Asthma/COPD, Heart Disease
Knowledge and Skills
* oChange-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle (Computer skills
* oExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* oAbility to apply clinical theory to practice
* oAwareness of current nursing issues and developments in General Practice Nursing
* oAwareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
* oIdentification of un-met health needs and programmes of health promotion and prevention of ill health
Other
* oBe a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach
* oFlexible approach to accommodate service needs oOpen to change
* oPositive and professional attitude towards work and colleagues
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.
Deputy Head of Nursing and AHPs - Primary Care
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