We are a high-achieving, single handed GP practice based within Stanhope Parade Health Centre, South Shields, serving a population of 2900 patients.
We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly team.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate should have practical and confident working knowledge of chronic disease management including diabetes and respiratory medicine, childhood immunisations, cervical screening, health promotion, contraception, adult vaccinations, wound care, ear care and travel health.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
About us
We are a small, friendly, single handed GP surgery based in South Shields.
You will be required to also work collaboratively with other members of the general practice team, including colleagues from the Primary Care Network and members of the wider community teams.
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the 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 programmes
2. Implement and evaluate 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 patient's 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. Request pathology services as necessary
7. Process pathology results as required
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 read codes are used effectively
11. Maintain chronic disease registers
12. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics
13. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
14. Chaperone patients where necessary
15. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
16. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
17. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
18. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
19. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
20. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
21. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
22. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
23. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
24. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
25. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
1. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
2. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
3. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
4. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
5. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
6. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
7. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
* Experience of Chronic Disease management
* Experience of wound care / removal of suture & staples
* Experience of venepuncture
* Experience of travel health
* Experience of immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
* Experience of using EMIS web
* Qualification in Spirometry
* ECG
Experience
* Please see job description / person specification.
* Please see job description / person specification.
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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