The post holder is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing care to its registered patients. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions, and engaging in health prevention and screening activities including vaccinations. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required., Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
Identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
Identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients with a current acute health concern.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care and referral on when appropriate.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care, including taking opportunities to promote health and wellbeing wherever they arise
Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs and those presenting for cervical cytology consultations
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health
Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children- including vaccinations for those travelling abroad
We are a friendly, supportive, and innovative Practice in inner city Bradford, Kensington Partnership is based over 4 sites across BD8, BD7 and BD5. We have a patient list size of approximately 24,000 and passionate for delivering high quality care.