Description
Nursing Personnel are recruiting a Practice Nurse Manager for a GP Practice in Kingston Upon Thames.
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provide high quality, compassionate nursing care to our patient populations alongside the nursing and healthcare assistant team
* Undertake Practice Nursing duties including, but not limited to;
o Cervical Screening
o Childhood immunisations
o Ear Syringing
o Wound Care
o ECGs
o Audiology
o Venepuncture
o Hypertension management
o Travel vaccinations
* Take a lead in an area of Chronic Disease Management, such as Asthma, COPD or Diabetes
* Work alongside GP leads to deliver practice targets such as immunisation uptake
* To assess, diagnose and prescribe appropriately within your capability and nursing grade. Ensuring practice prescribing policy is adhered to
* Participate in practice audit programmes for health promotion, target maintenance and patient care
* Lead on Infection Prevention and Control in the practice
* Work alongside the practice management team to provide a nursing perspective to developing practice policies
* Coordinate and chair nurse meetings involving all members of the integrated nursing team on a bimonthly basis to disseminate internal practice and external information
* Responsible for developing the role of the Health Care Assistant
* Responsible for staff appraisals and development with the nursing team
* To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken
* Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
* Provide a good learning environment for patients, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants
* Be responsible for own continuing professional development
* Support and encourage further education of nurses and HCAs within the practice team
* Work collaboratively with the practice team
* Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement with the role of the nursing team
Salary Guide £40,000 to £45,000 PA