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GP partner at Google's highest rated, award winning NHS GP surgery
Job Summary
We operate a total triage model and are very dynamic in our approach to attending to patients' needs. We use EMIS, Docman, and AskMyGP. We have a very strong social media outreach presence. We are keen to help our nurse develop in skills and prescribing status.
Our patients value the service we provide and we have 4.7 on Google with over 800 reviews.
The practice nurse must provide and maintain a high standard in general practice nursing which includes the diagnosis, monitoring, and development of individual management plans, and agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals. They will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services, and advice to patients, while adhering to practice protocols, policies, and guidelines. The post-holder must provide and maintain the highest possible standards of nursing care for patients as well as provide nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the team. They will do this independently and with nurse and GP colleagues. They will also lead on cervical screening as well as immunisations.
Main duties of the job
1. Maintain current registration with the NMC register and uphold the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct and their guidance at all times.
2. Continue professional development to maintain the highest level of competency required for your role through annual updates and any training as required.
3. Always adhere to practice and professional guidance, policies, and protocols in relation to your role and the care of patients.
4. Always have patient care as the highest priority, using your expertise and clinical skills to accurately assess patients' individual needs and manage their treatment using practice protocols, PGDs, and appropriate guidelines.
5. Identify, manage, advise, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, delivering opportunistic health promotion.
6. Understand and apply policy that supports the identification of vulnerable children and adults, being aware of statutory procedure and local guidance.
7. Actively participate in QoF and Enhanced Services activities.
8. Actively participate in audit activity and policy and protocol development for the evaluation and development of the surgery's care and service to patients.
9. Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with the NMC and practice guidelines and protocols.
10. Support other members of the team at all times both clinical and non-clinical, including mentoring and teaching where desired.
11. Take responsibility for their own work, as well as their learning and development at all times.
Job Responsibilities:
Mandatory (clinical):
1. All immunisations and vaccinations, including childhood immunisations.
2. Cervical smear screening.
3. Asthma and COPD monitoring and management.
4. Diagnosis, monitoring, and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
5. Understand the aims of management and the pharmacological treatments for chronic disease.
6. Initiate, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures as appropriate for chronic disease management.
Mandatory (non-clinical):
1. Maximise QoF and Enhanced Services achievement and attend any training or updates necessary.
2. Contraception and sexual health advice and management.
3. Routine Injections.
4. Hypertension and blood pressure monitoring.
5. Chronic Disease Management.
6. Development of recall procedures, appropriate literature and health promotion, and audit.
7. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient processes.
8. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 a year
Contract: Permanent
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: 20 Market Street, SK14 1AT
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Medical Practices
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