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Practice Nurse (Respiratory Disease Management), Malmesbury
Client: Malmesbury Medical Partnership
Location: Malmesbury
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 971708124d78
Job Views: 9
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
Job summary
Are you looking for your next step in primary care? Due to retirement, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse with experience in respiratory chronic disease management, to join our friendly, patient-focused team.
This role will primarily be responsible for respiratory disease management including the diagnosis, monitoring, and development of patient's individual management plans using evidence-based practice. Depending on hours, the role may also include treatment room responsibilities: immunisations, cervical screening, wounds, and supporting the team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedures.
Main duties of the job
* Chronic disease management including the diagnosis, monitoring, and development of patients' individual management plans using evidence-based practice.
* Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, ensuring long-term condition management is delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
* We can be pretty flexible on hours and days for the right person. Please get in touch if you'd like to find out more or come in to meet us informally.
* We reserve the right to withdraw this job listing should a suitable candidate be found prior to the closing date.
About us
We are a large, friendly, CQC outstanding surgery, committed to quality improvement, based in modern purpose-built premises in Malmesbury. We are a training practice, committed to development with a clinical team of 15 GPs and a nursing team of 9, supported by our PCN Specialist Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, and Living Well Team as well as our highly skilled admin teams.
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibility
* To ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
* To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice.
* Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
* Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health.
* Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, and the NSF.
* Request and process pathology results as required.
* Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation.
* Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets.
* Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
* Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.).
Secondary Responsibilities
* Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
* Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc.) to patients.
* Provide Cervical Cytology screening.
* Chaperone patients where necessary.
* Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in primary care.
Desirable
* Experience of managing long-term conditions - Asthma, COPD.
* Vaccination and Immunisation trained.
* Wound management including Dopplers.
* Experience of TPP SystmOne.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse.
* Respiratory Chronic Disease Management.
Desirable
* Non-Medical Prescriber.
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