Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in an annual appraisal

Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings

Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.

Clinical duties

Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness

Administer adult and paediatric injections

Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets

Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs

Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography

Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques

Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately

Participate in the smoking cessation service

Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients

Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures

Work with safeguarding teams where relevant

Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks

Provides a comprehensive family planning service

Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle

Maintain and update disease registers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or other relevant nursing qualification granting professional license to practice primary care nursing
• Qualified in chronic disease management for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and CHD/CVD
• Wound dressing and leg compressions
• Cervical screening qualification
• Venepuncture and electrocardiography

Desirable

• Previous experience of Care Quality Commission evidence table to achieve nursing-related indicators to a high standards
• Stable career history showing clear commitment and progression
• Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Positive attitude
• Ability to multitask
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Highly motivate
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Demonstrable problem-solving experience
• Highly experienced Practice Nurse Experienced in delivering chronic disease management Experienced in delivering cervical screening Experienced in vaccinations, injections, and immunisations Experienced in wound care management, dressing techniques, leg ulcer management and dopplers.
• Experienced in overseeing infection control systems to achieve compliancy.
• Experienced in maintaining cold chain compliancy

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Working via System One

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

Church Street Surgery

Address

57 Church Street

Hunslet

Leeds

LS10 2PE