Job summary
30 hours per week.
£ to £ per hour depending on experience.
As Practice Nurse you will be responsible for the normal primary care clinical nursing duties and will also offer supervision and support to our team of Healthcare Assistants.
The successful candidate must have previous experience of Practice Nursing and demonstrate an understanding of general practice. Ideally you will have qualifications and be able to demonstrate competencies in areas of Long term condition management, childhood and baby immunisations, vaccinations, travel, wound care and cervical screening.
Main duties of the job
Primary Responsibilities:
Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-termconditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Provide vaccination and travel medicine services
Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
Request pathology services as necessary
Process pathology results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary,referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively
Maintain chronic disease registers Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the countermedicines (within own scope of practice)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance withlocal and national policies
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Maintain baby immunisation results logs
Maintain smears results logs
Manage emergency drug kit
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of an Practice Nurse at Cookham Medical Centre
We are a busy training surgery where patient care is at the centre of our daily practice. This role is suitable for someone who is looking for a leadership role within a thriving and busy surgery. Keen to deliver a high standard of patient care with General Practice, using autonomous clinical skills and broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge within safe and appropriate boundaries liaising with GPs as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
At all times to work within own competency and refer to other health professional(s) within the practice where another opinion is required or the condition of the patient is not within the post-holders competency range
Perform general nursing duties for example :
1. Cervical Sample taking
2. Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
3. Removal of Sutures
4. New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
5. Travel Clinic - Advice and Vaccinations
6. ECGs
7. Asthma Management/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
8. Venepuncture
9. Hypertension Management
10. Ear syringing
11. Routine Immunisations/Childhood Immunisations
12. Contraceptive services
13. Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with latest NMC guidance, practice protocols and other relevant standards
14. Request pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
15. Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as applicable
16. Chaperone and assist patients who are being examined by another clinician as requested
17. Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
18. Take a major role in the management of Long Terms Conditions such as Diabetes and Asthma.
19. Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
20. Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standard of patient care and to fulfil the requirements for QOF and Locally Commissioned Services
21. Follow current PGDs regarding vaccinations
22. Undertake specific administrative duties as required to ensure compliance with protocols and guidelines such as stock checks, fridge checks etc.
23. Promote health and wellbeing through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
24. Order Health Promotion Literature as applicable
25. Clean and decontaminate any reusable equipment using appropriate methods
26. Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs
27. Maintain stock and correct stock rotation for own room and Nurses station
28. Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
29. Order stock from the Pathology department and other suppliers as required
30. Order vaccinations to maintain stock levels
31. Regular audit checks of vaccines for expiry date and take appropriate action
32. Regular audit checks of sterile supplies for expiry date
33. Participate in administrative systems in the Practice
34. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings, in house and offsite training when required.
35. Undertake home visits on an occasional basis
36. Participate in the flu vaccination clinics both in the practice and as home visits
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
37. You must have a current NMC registration.
38. Experience working in a GP Primary Care setting.