The following are the core responsibilities of the General Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
1. Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programs.
2. Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
3. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health.
4. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE, and the NSF.
5. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
6. Provide travel medicine services.
7. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate.
8. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
9. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
10. Ensure Snomed codes are used effectively.
11. Maintain chronic disease registers.
12. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
13. Recognise, assess, and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways.
14. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
15. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual).
16. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
17. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
18. Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements.
In addition to their core responsibilities, the general practice nurse may be requested to:
1. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicaments.
2. Contribute to the implementation of an effective training program for staff and students within the practice.
3. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
4. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
5. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
6. Be aware of and contribute to the planning and implementation of ICB patient pathway initiatives.
7. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
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