Key Responsibilities Provides care directly to patients without referral via another senior nurse or doctor. To undertake general nursing duties within the nursing team, including: o Immunisations/Baby Imms o Cervical smears o Contraception advice and pill checks o Spirometry o Diabetes with Warwick diploma or similar o Treatment room o Chronic disease management particularly respiratory - preferable with a diploma in asthma/COPD. o To work to practice protocols and guidelines. Main tasks and responsibilities: Provide general and specific Health assessment and screening to the practice population (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary. Advise patients on general health and minor ailments with referral to general practitioners as necessary Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols. Implement a systematic approach to care, to include efficient and accurate record keeping for the benefit and safety of patients/clients, continuity of care and professional security. Assist with the development of work practices within agreed policies to provide the optimum standards of care. Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to Suffolk Primary Care as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of Suffolk Primary Care may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Suffolk Primary Care policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Health & Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in Suffolk Primary Cares Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Suffolk Primary Care guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified