This is an exciting opportunity to join The E4 Primary Care Network Ltd.
You will be an integral part of our team, working alongside our Clinical Director, PCN Manager, and PCN Service Delivery Manager to provide efficient and proactive support to the developing services that we work with our practices to provide.
We have opportunities for Practice Nurses to be part of our staff bank as we begin to deliver the PCN DES Enhanced Access service from October 2022.
There are a variety of flexible bank shifts available for our GP led service which provides primary care consultations, assessment, and treatment on the phone or face to face.
Main duties of the job
You will focus on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions, health prevention, and screening activities in an Enhanced Access service.
You will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures.
The post holder would be able to run a full Practice Nurse clinic. This would include, but not be limited to, providing general nurse appointment cover, Covid and Flu vaccinations along with Chronic Disease Management & Complex Wound Care. The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making, assessment, and expert care.
About us
Our Primary Care Network (PCN) has a population of over 51,000 people in Chingford, London.
The Primary Care Network includes Chingford Medical Centre, Churchill Medical Practice, The Old Church Surgery, The Ridgeway Surgery, and Handsworth Medical Practice. The practices have a very strong relationship with one another.
We have an interesting and diverse population, ranging from the young to the elderly. We also support over 300 residents who are living in local Care Homes.
Job responsibilities
* Assist the whole team to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients and their needs.
* Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, including using the PCN computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data for contract purposes is also required.
* Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.
* Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals.
* Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects, and interactions.
Clinical skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
* Wound care, dressings, and general treatment room skills.
* Urinalysis.
* Contraceptive advice, Family planning, Sexual Health.
* Cytology.
* Ear Syringing.
* ECG.
* BT, BP, and Weight.
* Diet and Lifestyle advice.
* Injections (B12, Triptorelin, Zoladex, and Depo etc.).
* Stock checking and ordering of vaccines.
Chronic Disease Management skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
* Mental Health.
* Diabetes.
* Asthma/COPD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified to degree level - RGN level 1.
* Cytology.
* Immunisations & Covid Immunisations.
Experience
* Experience of working within Primary Care for a minimum of 3 years.
* Experience of working in an out of hours/urgent care setting.
* Experience of EMIS.
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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