Asthma Nurse

19 Beaumont St GP Surgery

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Job summary

We are looking for a replacement asthma nurse as our current nurse is due to retire in 2025 (after 35 years with us!). We have two practices - 19 Beaumont Street and Elms Road and would ideally like any new hire to work across both sites.

To post-holder would be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

Working autonomously, the Nurse Prescriber will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

This organisation must ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.

Main duties of the job

The practice nurse prescriber will join a team of nurse and health care assistants who provide nursing care to the patients registered with the practice. This will include the management of minor illness, chronic disease management and working at times in the treatment room delivering nursing care. You will work closely with the practice team.

Main duties include:

Nurse-led management of minor injury
Nurse-led management of Asthma
Management of chronic disease
Work in the treatment room to provide nursing care to patients, including:

Wound care management
Injections
Phlebotomy
Immunisations (for all ages)
Cervical cancer screening
Travel jabs and advice
Assessment and management of UTSs
ECGs
Health Promotion Activities
Sexual Health and contraception advice

Signpost and referral to other professionals, agencies and sources of care according to the patients needs
Actively participate in safeguarding for children and adults, including following practice policies and procedures
Apply infection control measures in accordance with practice policies and best practice
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, within expected professional competency
Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

About us

Our practice serves 24,000 patients across two sites - one in the city centre and one in Botley. We have a wide variety of patients and no day is the same!

Our patients are looked after by a team of 16 GPs, 8 nurses, 4 HCAs, a paramedic, a PA, and many admin staff! We're looking for someone personable and friendly who will fit in well with the "Beaumont Elms" vibe.

Date posted

02 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience This will be between £23 p/h and £25p/h dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0616-24-0005

Job locations

Beaumont Street

Oxford

OX1 2NA

Botley Medical Centre

Elms Road

Oxford

OX2 9JS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of Asthma Nurse will be to manage asthma within the practice, including:

a. Management of spirometry

b. Yearly asthma reviews

c. New patient asthma reviews

d. New diagnosis in children and adults

The following are the core responsibilities of the Nurse Prescriber. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

b. Develop, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for acute and non-acute conditions

c. Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

d. Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

e. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Prescribe medication in accordance with PGD and within own scope of practice

g. Review medication for effectiveness, need and national guidance

h. Request and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on side effects, common interactions and dosage

i. Support patients to ensure compliance with prescribed medications

j. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients

k. Provide travel medicine services

l. Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required

m. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate

n. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

o. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

p. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively

q. Maintain chronic disease registers

r. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

s. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

t. Chaperone patients where necessary

u. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

v. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

w. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

x. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

y. Recognise, assess and refer patients with community health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways

z. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

aa. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

bb. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

cc. Understand organisation and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

The job description and person specification may be amended following consultation with the post holder to facilitate the development of the role, the organisation and the individual.

All personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.