Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To undertake and oversee chronic disease management (i.e. asthma, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, COPD), incorporating progress-monitoring, response to treatment, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting the preventative aspects of nursing practice. To ensure all clinical domains and indicators for disease monitoring and health promotion (QAIF) are met,
• To facilitate and participate in multidisciplinary education within the practice. To support students of any discipline undertaking a work placement at the practice including our Academy nurse trainees, medical students and GP trainees.

• Able to perform basic health checks and test including BP monitoring- including 24 hours, urinalysis, spirometry, phlebotomy, perform other routine laboratory tests, ECGs but these would not be the main scope of work.
• Womens health care including cervical smears, vaginal swabs, contraception counselling, administration and monitoring and menopause management.
• All aspects of wound care including doppler assessments and compression dressings, packing and management of infections.
• Administer injections including flu, covid, travel injections and baby vaccinations as per patient group direction

Administration

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team including audits and review of protocols and procedures
• Attend and participate in monthly clinical meetings
• Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas, regular checks on emergency equipment, drug and vaccine stock take and re-ordering on monthly basis.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• The candidate must (this list is not exhaustive):
• be able to communicate clearly and professionally
• have good team working skills and a flexible approach
• ideally have proven experience as a Practice Nurse
• be proficient with computers and record keeping (EMIS or similar experience is required)

Desirable

• Experience in Primary Care and able to undertake and oversee chronic disease management (i.e. asthma, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, COPD), incorporating progress-monitoring, response to treatment, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting the preventative aspects of nursing practice. To ensure all clinical domains and indicators for disease monitoring and health promotion (QAIF) are met. Proficient in adult and child vaccination programmes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General
• Nurse Level
• Registered with
• UKCC/RCN

Desirable

• Post registration
• qualifications in relevant
• areas i.e. Cytology /
• Chronic disease
• management
• Qualified in minor
• ailment/illness
• Practice Nurse experience

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Malpas Brook Health Centre

Address

107 Malpas Road

Newport

Gwent

NP20 5PJ

Employer's website

https://malpasbrookhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)