Job summary
We are looking toappoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, and resourceful experiencedLead Practice Nurse who is committed to providing excellent care to ourpatients.
The ideal candidate would be a team player who would thrive on beingpart of a growing and busy practice with the enthusiasm to play a key part inour plans and leading the Nurse Team.
Main duties of the job
1. Registered Practice Nurse
2. Full driving license holder
3. Evidence of a commitment to continuous professional development
4. Passionate about Nursing and patient care
5. Confident working autonomously but enjoy being part of a team
6. Skills and experience in
7. Chronic disease management (Diabetes, CVD, Respiratory)
8. Vaccinations and Immunisations including Travel Health
9. Wound care
About us
The Practice has a friendly and committed team of staff consisting of GP, ANP, Practice Nurses, Pharmacist and HCA - along with an experienced and supportive managerial and administrative team.
With a list size of approximately 4000, we are a high achieving QOF practice based in purpose-built surroundings, CQC rated good.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities:
Management of chronic disease
10. Identifying significant abnormalities
11. Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals
Therapeutic monitoring
12. Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using an holistic patient-centred approach
13. Recognising abnormalities
14. Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.
Wound Care and management
15. Assessing routine wounds including trauma
16. Assessing [and prescribing] to support good wound management in complex situations ( use of Doppler technique)
Patient health checks
17. Identifying significant abnormalities
18. Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues
19. Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
Risk assessment
20. Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer ( drugs; domesticviolence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)
Health screening
21. Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer ( womens and mens health, sexual health, older people)
22. Undertaking monitoring tasks ( smears) and providing advice as appropriate
23. Providing in-depth monitoring and advice as appropriate to the level of the post-holders specialty and working with the patient in deciding on management plans.
Travel health
24. Administering injections and providing guidance in accordance with guidelines
25. Identifying problems
26. Provision of specialist and evidence-based support to the team.
Immunisation (adult and child)
27. Administering appropriate immunisation autonomously
28. Working with patients with more complex immunisation issues.
First contact
29. Working independently or alongside the general practitioner and making decisions/ recommendations as appropriate.
Minor operations
30. Assisting the general practitioner and/or undertaking some simple procedures
Ear care
31. Providing routine ear care
32. Dealing with more complex problems and prescribing if appropriate.
Mental health
33. Communicating with key workers
34. Administering appropriate prescribed therapies and monitoring for side effects.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
35. Registered Practice Nurse
36. Full driving license holder
37. Evidence of a commitment to continuous professional development
38. Passionate about Nursing and patient care
39. Confident working autonomously but enjoy being part of a team
40. Skills and experience in
41. Chronic disease management (Diabetes, CVD, Respiratory)
42. Vaccinations and Immunisations including Travel Health
43. Wound care