Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY ROLE CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE

The Practice Nurse works independently using own initiative and is accountable for their own professional actions.

Administers adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.

Offers comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel including malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection, first aid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations.

Undertakes procedures to include, venepuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal, ear syringing and cytology, wound management, cryosurgery.

Provides a comprehensive family planning service.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Works within all relevant practice and CCG policies and procedural guidelines eg infection control, chaperoning and patient group directions.

KEY ROLE CARE AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

Undertakes chronic disease monitoring clinics within the practice in order to meet the requirements of QoF .

Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease eg diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate.

Maintains disease registers.

Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary.

Undertakes annual review of patients understanding and ability to self manage.

Refers to other members of the extended primary health care team eg chiropodist, dietician, and specialist nurses.

KEY ROLE HEALTH PROMOTION

Initiates and carries out programmes of health screening.

Enables, encourages and supports individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social well-being.

Represents individuals and families interests when they are not able to do so themselves.

Provides healthy lifestyle and smoking cessation advice to individuals and groups.

Develops and maintains the health promotion material within the practice.

Makes referrals to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

KEY ROLE MANAGE SELF

Contributes to the development, monitoring and evaluation of care delivery by the Nursing Team.

Promotes effective communication and relationships within the team.

Works collaboratively as a team member to achieve the objectives

Partakes in clinical supervision for own development.

Recognises the development needs of others and provides clinical supervision to HCAs

Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings.

Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of
• Professional Conduct (2002) and The Scope of Professional
• Practice (1992)
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients

Desirable

• Commitment to professional development & peer
• group learning

Qualities and attributes

Essential

• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop nursing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict
• confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own
• workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure and in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative

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

The Station Practice

Address

Station Plaza Health Centre

Station Approach

Hastings

East Sussex

TN34 1BA

Employer's website

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