To be responsible for the implementation of processes for theeffective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-basedpractice including care for elderly and housebound patients.
Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team,the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to theentitled patient population.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinicalareas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, as wellas actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing anddelivery of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
The following is a list of the main duties, but not the entire duties, of the role
A Diabetic and/or Respiratory Diploma is essential to this position.
Towork to the IPC requirements, including publication of the IPC annual statement
Todevelop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
Toimplement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patientsthat promote health and wellbeing
Toidentify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-termconditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
Provideroutine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence
Providewound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients
Toco-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
Torequest pathology services and process pathology results as required
Tooversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care asnecessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Tomaintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Toensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
Toimplement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Tosupport the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance withlocal and national policies
About us
RendcombSurgery is a well-established family friendly practice in a small village inthe beautiful Cotswolds
List size 4,900 and growing
Emis Web Clinical System
Rural, Small & Friendly withappreciative patients who rate us highly on access and the quality oftheir care
Excellent administration team withlow staff turnover
Weare looking for a Practice Nurse to join our small and friendly, high achieving practiceproviding high quality care for our patients.
Ifyou are interested and want to explore more, informal calls and visits arevery welcome.
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the implementation of processes for theeffective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-basedpractice including care for elderly and housebound patients.
Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team,the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to theentitled patient population.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for anumber of clinical areas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, well women and well man clinics, as wellas actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing anddelivery of clinical policy and procedure, with expertise in either respiratory disease or diabetes management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Post graduate diploma or degree (Respiratory and/or Diabetes)
Knowledge and Skills
* Clinical knowledge in the following:
* Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
* ECGs
* Venepuncture
* New patient medicals
* Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
* Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
* Chronic disease management awareness for:
* Diabetes
* CHD
* Asthma
* Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
* Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
* Chaperone procedure
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Effective time management (planning and organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Broad knowledge of clinical governance
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
* Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
* Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
* Experience of working autonomously
* Experience of infection prevention and control measures
* Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
* Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
* Experience of Clinical Audit
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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