Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical Services and Caring for Patients

Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions

Long-term disease management, including (but not limited to):

· Asthma / COPD / Diabetes reviews

Other chronic disease management/QOF activities

Support and advise patients in managing their own disease

Identify and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of long-term conditions

Appropriately support patients in complex, urgent or emergency situations, and initiate emergency care as required

Support and encourage patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle

Give advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medications

Support and advise women with family planning needs, including contraception and safe sex advice

Carry out, support and advise women with regards to cervical smear tests

Support and advise men with health/lifestyle advice and appropriate referrals

Support and refer patients with mental health needs

Carry out testing/screening, including (but not limited to):

· Urine testing/analysis

· Blood pressure measurement/monitoring

· ECG

· Height, weight measurement

· Take and test pathology samples from patients for analysis (blood, sputum, urine, etc.)

Care for patients with uncomplicated wounds, including (but not limited to):

· Removal of sutures

· Tissue viability assessment

· Wound cleaning and dressing

· Management of burns and scalds

· Ulcer care, Management of minor injuries (sprains, bruising, cuts, etc.)

Management of skin conditions and referral where necessary

Run travel clinics and advise patients on vaccination, medication, malaria prophylaxis and avoidance, safe sex, food hygiene, health insurance, etc.

· Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including (but not limited to): Routine immunisations

· Pertussis immunisation for pregnant women

· Flu immunisation

· Pneumococcal immunisation

Perform other clinical duties as required, within the scope of the practice nurse’s competencies and training.

Be prepared to carry out Home visits for the management of LTC for the Housebound patient cohort.

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No Job description can be entirely comprehensive. However this job description is intended to provide a detailed guide to work initially required. It may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances. The post holder is expected to be flexible and co- operative in accordance with the needs of the Practice. This job description does not form part of any Contract of Employment.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must have current UK professional registration with NMC.

Desirable

• A qualification in Phlebotomy

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

All Saints Medical Centre

Address

13A Ripon Road

Plumstead

London

SE18 3PS

Employer's website

https://www.allsaints-medicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)