To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary health care team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced Registered Nurse and in addition any roles agreed between the nurses and doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidenced based practice for patients with long-term conditions, management and preventative interventions to all patients. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team framework to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policies and procedures and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.
Main duties of the job
1. Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
2. Advise on health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change.
3. Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines.
4. Ensures awareness of statutory and local safeguarding procedures, incl. systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
5. Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical smear tests.
6. Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines.
7. Ability to perform suture removal, and other treatment room functions including ECG, CPR etc.
8. Support the management of patients with Long Term Conditions.
9. Offer a holistic approach to travel health, providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel incl. vaccinations, medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
10. Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
11. Ability to obtain and document informed consent, either verbal or written.
12. Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
13. Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock, refrigeration and emergency equipment.
About us
Join an innovative forward-thinking Practice set on the edge of the magnificent New Forest, in easy reach of urban towns in Dorset and Hampshire, as well as the seaside. We are based in Ringwood and very close to the A31 corridor.
We are a forward-thinking practice full of ideas and we are happy to nurture and provide mentorship to newly qualified members of the team and ongoing professional support to experienced nurses looking for new challenges.
4 GP Partners, 5 salaried GPs, and an excellent team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and HCAs.
Training Practice for GPs, Medical Students and Nurses.
One location in a market town.
Paperlight using TPP SystmOne software.
High QOF points achieved.
Friendly, dedicated and very organised team.
CQC inspection June 2016 rated GOOD in all areas.
GP Team meets daily to offer support and discussion.
Practice has Learning Disability Friendly status, Dementia Friendly status and Veteran Friendly status.
We belong to Avon Valley PCN which comprises of our Practice and three other surgeries.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document which contains details regarding professional duties, personal management and educational responsibilities etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
* Chronic Disease Management
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing team.
* Experience of working within a GP Practice nursing team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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