Job summary The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing care to the practice population. Supported by a senior nurse 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. In addition, the post-holder will be required to support the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the strategic objectives of the practice are met.
Main duties of the job Assisting and performing routine nursing tasks which are related to patient care. The necessary training to allow you to undertake adult and child NHS immunisation programmes and perform cervical screening. Performing competencies in venepuncture, ECG's, Spirometry, wound care management. To support chronic disease management.
Provide general health promotion and NHS Health Checks. To be able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and automated Defibrillator according to current UK guidelines, training and updates will be provided annually. About us Our practice team is made up of both clinical and administrative staff, who work closely together to deliver care to our practice population. The clinical team comprises of GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist), Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomist.
The practice operates on a team based approach with regular meetings to share best practice and ideas. Team objectives are clearly stated and measured against national and local criteria.