The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services within the practice. They will work with support from senior practice nurses and the clinical nurse manager to deliver high‑quality care. We are looking for someone experienced in practice nursing and with a fully rounded set of skills. Supporting patients to be healthy and participating in the monitoring of patients with long‑term conditions and health screening. The post holder will work under local and practice policies to ensure patients' health needs are met and provide support to junior nurses, healthcare assistants, phlebotomists and student nurses as required.
27 hours per week.
Working pattern:
Monday 8am‑6pm (with 1 hour lunch break) – Garforth AM, Monk Fryston PM
Wednesday 8am‑6pm (with 1 hour lunch break) – Kippax all day
Thursday 8am‑6pm (with 1 hour lunch break) – Kippax all day
Main duties of the job
1. Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and wellbeing of patients attending the practice.
2. Participate and undertake opportunistic and routine cardiovascular risk assessments, providing health advice and making appropriate referrals into exercise, alcohol, smoking, weight‑management and mental health services where applicable.
3. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
4. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self‑care.
5. Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical screening and sexual health consultations (cervical screening after completion of course).
6. Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Participate in annual mental health reviews.
7. Undertake ECGs as per practice policies from the Nurse or GP and venepuncture.
8. Administer medications or injections as per prescription, patient group directions or patient‑specific directions.
9. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment for patients presenting with acute and chronic wounds, including removal of clips and sutures.
10. Undertake the collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens to a high standard (blood samples, urines, stool, sputum, swabs, smears, etc.) ensuring universal precautions are followed and manage the results of these samples, referring to GP as necessary.
About us
We are a PMS practice looking for a committed and enthusiastic person to join our friendly, innovative, well‑organised team.
List size approximately 11200
Large leased modern purpose‑built premises and two branch sites
Enhanced services including extended hours
Research
High QOF achievers
TPP SystmOne
Teaching and training practice
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services within the practice. They will work with support from senior practice nurses and the clinical nurse manager to deliver high‑quality care. They will work within all aspects of practice nursing after completion of training and competencies. Supporting patients to be healthy and participating in the monitoring of patients with long‑term conditions and health screening. The post holder will work under local and practice policies to ensure patients' health needs are met and provide support to junior nurses, healthcare assistants, phlebotomists and student nurses as required.
Please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Previous experience of primary care
* 5 GCSE A‑C
* Qualified in phlebotomy
* Experience in wound management
Experience
* Worked as a practice nurse in a primary care setting
* Experience of working within a nursing team
* Be able to work independently on your own initiative
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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