We are looking for a full time Nurse to complement our excellent existing nursing team.
We are a very friendly practice who are dedicated to our patients and their care.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management and health prevention.
About us
We are a very friendly Practice .We are a 6 Partner Practice with PP's, ACP's, Practice Nurses, Nursing Associate's, HCA's and a Phlebotomist.Our Clinical team is supported by our Reception and Administrative teams.
Job responsibilities
Todevelop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
Toimplement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Toidentify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long termconditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
Toprovide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Toprovide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
Torequest pathology services as necessary
Toprocess pathology results as required
Toprovide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referringpatients to secondary/specialist care as required
Tomaintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Toensure read codes are used effectively
Tomaintain chronic disease registers
Todevelop, implement and embed well woman clinics
Todevelop, implement and embed well man clinics
Tochaperone patients where necessary
Toprioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Tosupport the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Torecognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Toimplement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Tosupport patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the countermedicines (within own scope of practice)
Toliaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supportedappropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Todelegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice andthe task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Tosupport the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance withlocal and national policies
Tounderstand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictivebehaviour, referring patients appropriately
To deliveropportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of chronic disease management
* Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
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.
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