Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals
• Urinalysis
• Travel Clinic
• Perform Ear Irrigation.
• Perform ECG recordings and present results to the requester.
• Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• To undertake chronic disease management (ie asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension) within Practice protocols, including monitoring progress, response to treatment.
• Hypertension Management
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Administer depo injections and carry out pill checks.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Ordering of stock from the Hospital
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse. Professional registration with RCN & NMC
• Cytology
• Childhood Immunisations

Desirable

• Diplomas in main chronic disease areas, Respiratory and Diabetes.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in General Practice and to be able to undertaken Cervical smears and administer childhood immunsations

Desirable

• Diploma in Chronic Disease Management
• Working in out of hours, extended access etc.

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

Bedworth Health Centre

Address

High Street

Bedworth

CV12 8NQ

Employer's website

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