Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Responsibilities:

All clinical tasks and duties will be performed after completion of accredited courses and deemed competent.

Treatment room: Provide general treatment room nursing care such as wound management, vaccinations, phlebotomy, and chronic disease management.

Assessments and Procedures: Conduct health assessments, screenings, and routine procedures such as ECGs, spirometry, and blood pressure monitoring.

Treatment Planning: Implement treatment plans for a wide range of acute and chronic conditions in collaboration with the wider healthcare professionals.

Health Promotion and Education:

Health promotion and prevention: delivery a range of health care services that support health promotion and prevention including sexual health and participate in public health programs and initiatives to promote wellness and disease prevention within the community.

Patient Education: Deliver educational support to patients on health management, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.

Chronic Disease Management:

Specialised care: Organise and run specialised clinics relating to long term conditions management such as: asthma, COPD, Diabetes and other relevant nurse-led clinical areas.

Care Protocols: Follow protocols for the management of chronic diseases and chronic disease registers such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, and cardiovascular disease.

Patient Monitoring: Regularly review and monitor patient health status and adjust care plans as necessary.

To undertake Home Visits as required by the Practice

Immunisation and Vaccination:

Vaccination Schedules: Administer vaccines according to national immunisation schedules.

Patient Follow-Up: Ensure proper follow-up and record management for vaccinations and immunisations.

Administrative and Record Keeping:

Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR.

Data Management: Utilise System One to enter patient data and retrieve patient information efficiently.

Team Collaboration:

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork: Work closely with GPs, Lead Nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure cohesive patient care and service delivery.

Professional Development: Engage in continuous professional development to keep up to date with the latest healthcare practices and innovations.

Students and supervision: Facilitate learning experiences of other clinicians, including trainees, provide supervision, and promote shared learning.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Qualifications & Experience:
• Registered General Nurse (RGN): A fundamental requirement for all practice nurse roles.
• Current NMC Registration: Maintaining active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Desirable

• Competence in various clinical procedures, such as wound care, immunizations, injections.
• Chronic disease management

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to Professional Development: A willingness to continue learning and update skills.
• Eligible to work in the UK: Meeting the necessary immigration requirements for work in the UK.
• Excellent Communication Skills:
• Both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
• Strong IT Skills:
• Caring & Compassionate:
• Ability to Work Independently:
• Organized & Prioritizes:
• Problem-Solving Skills:

Desirable

• Experience in Primary Care:
• Familiarity with common computer programs and electronic health records systems (e.g., Systmone).

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

Kingswood Surgery

Address

14 Wetherby Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 7SA

Employer's website

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