To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Main duties of the job
* Professional
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
* Chronic disease management including Asthma, COPD, and Diabetes.
* Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel, including vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, and sun protection.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group direction.
About us
Gwrych Medical Centre in Abergele is the main surgery. We are a forward-thinking practice with an excellent team of 10 partners, 5 salaried GPs, and currently 4 trainees. We are supported by an excellent admin team. Our experienced nursing team includes 4 practice nurses and 3 healthcare support workers.
Job responsibilities
* To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
* Professional
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
* Chronic disease management including Asthma, COPD, and Diabetes.
* Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel, including vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, and sun protection.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
* Run well person clinics and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake, and exercise.
* Assess problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
* Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines.
* Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including referral systems. Ability to recognize signs and symptoms of child abuse.
* Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines.
* Provide holistic wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
* Suture removal.
* Take ECGs.
* Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to UK guidelines.
* Able to perform CPR according to UK guidelines.
* Assist in minor surgery.
* Obtain and document informed consent (verbal or written).
* Maintain infection control guidelines.
* Manage stock and equipment, including refrigeration, sterilizer, and emergency equipment.
* Ensure confidentiality of information at all times.
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