Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and patient focused Practice Nurse to join our friendly multidisciplinary team 3 day's a week. Must be able to work a Monday and Thursday and either a Tuesday or Wednesday.
The role offers a varied and rewarding workload, including chronic disease management, health promotion, vaccinations and evidence based nursing care, with opportunities to contribute to service development and support colleagues. If you are passionate about delivering high quality care and making a real difference to patients lives, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Develop, implement and embed health promotion, wellbeing and vaccination programmes for adults and children.
Deliver evidencebased nursing care in line with NICE, NSF and national guidance, including wound care, travel medicine, chronic disease management and routine nursing interventions.
Assess, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans, maintaining chronic disease registers and accurate clinical records with effective use of coding.
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of long term conditions, prioritising health needs, preventing deterioration and referring to secondary or specialist care where appropriate.
Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health needs, support patients with prescribed and overthecounter medicines within scope of practice, and provide opportunistic health promotion.
Request pathology services as required, assist GPs with minor surgery, chaperone patients when necessary, and support the clinical team during emergencies.
Liaise with external services to ensure appropriate support for vulnerable patients and contribute to safeguarding in line with local and national policy.
Delegate clinical responsibilities safely, support and mentor junior nursing staff, participate in shared learning and local initiatives, and continually review and adapt clinical practice in response to national policies and service developments.
About us
St Thomas Medical Group is the 2nd largest practice in Devon, forward thinking, innovative who are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and proactive Practice Nurse to help us diversify the workforce of our organisation. We have 3 sites across Exeter. St Thomas, Exwick and Exeter University
We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Practice Nurse to join our friendly group. We have 11 Partners, 17 Salaried GPs, 22 Nurses, 4 ANPs, 3 Paramedics, 2 social prescribers and First Contact Physios working across the group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
a.To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c.To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
d.To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e.To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
f.To provide travel medicine services
g.To request pathology services as necessary
h.To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
i.To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j.To ensure read codes are used effectively
k.To maintain chronic disease registers
l.To chaperone patients where necessary
m.To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
n.To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
o.To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
p.To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
q.To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
r.To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
s.To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
t.To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
u.To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
v.To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
w.Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
x.Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
y.Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
z.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
a.To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c.To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
d.To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e.To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
f.To provide travel medicine services
g.To request pathology services as necessary
h.To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
i.To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j.To ensure read codes are used effectively
k.To maintain chronic disease registers
l.To chaperone patients where necessary
m.To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
n.To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
o.To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
p.To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
q.To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
r.To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
s.To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
t.To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
u.To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
v.To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
w.Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
x.Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
y.Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
z.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Applicants must be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, competent in delivering evidence based practice nursing care, including chronic disease management, immunisations and health promotion, with excellent communication and recordkeeping skills.
Desirable
- Experience working in primary care or general practice, with training or competence in chronic disease management, immunisations and cervical screening. Previous experience using clinical systems (e.g. EMIS/SystmOne), knowledge of QOF, and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development would be advantageous.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Relevant Practice Nurse qualifications or equivalent experience in primary care.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Applicants must be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, competent in delivering evidence based practice nursing care, including chronic disease management, immunisations and health promotion, with excellent communication and recordkeeping skills.
Desirable
- Experience working in primary care or general practice, with training or competence in chronic disease management, immunisations and cervical screening. Previous experience using clinical systems (e.g. EMIS/SystmOne), knowledge of QOF, and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development would be advantageous.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Relevant Practice Nurse qualifications or equivalent experience in primary care.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
