Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• To provide nursing services to patients, including treatment, screening and advice during routine clinics.
• To undertake diagnostic tests including blood glucose monitoring, PERF and urinalysis.
• To take and dispatch according to Practice policy laboratory specimens including urine, swabs and smears.
• To provide immunisations for all ages and diseases and to know the contraindications and side effects of vaccinations.
• To provide immunisations and health advice to patients travelling abroad as per practice policy.
• To maintain nursing treatment room, consultation rooms and utility rooms in good order.

Clinical:

To work within the Primary Care Team at The Stables Medical Practice and utilise chronic disease care planning templates to effectively assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of patients with chronic diseases including:

o CDM reviews

o Asthma reviews

o Atrial Fibrillation reviews

o Coronary Heart Disease reviews

o Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

o Diabetes

o Learning Difficulties/Disabilities

o Dementia

o Rheumatoid Arthritis

o Peripheral Arterial Disease

o Heart Failure

o Epilepsy

o Chronic Kidney Disease

o Impaired Glucose Regulation

o Hypertension

Work alongside Health Care Assistants to help develop their skills.

Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required.

Undertake male, female and family planning assessments, give advice and refer patients appropriately.

Perform cervical screening, pill checks and promote breast awareness.

Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs as per Practice policy.

Undertake accredited training in specific chronic disease management as or if required e.g diabetes, respiratory, epilepsy, CHD etc.

Contribute to the maintenance of the practice disease registers.

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients with healthy lifestyle choices and refer appropriately.

Provide and adult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient Group Directions.

Deliver travel health care including vaccination and advice.

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and bodily fluid spillages and report and treat sharps injuries.

Undertake annual training and demonstrate competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Practice Nurse experience minimum 1 year

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care

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 Stables Medical Practice

Address

27 Glynne Way

Hawarden

Flintshire

CH5 3PA

Employer's website

https://thestablesmedicalpractice.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)