Job summary
Buckland Surgery
About us
We are a small friendly, team whose clinical team includes
GPs, Paramedic, Pharmacy Technician, Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistant, TNA
and Social Prescribers. We are also a training practice.
The practice serves over 4,000 registered patients.
We are active members of Templar Care Network (PCN).
Our Nurses play an essential role in providing a caring,
friendly and positive service to patients and visitors.
Summary
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services,
working as part of the practice team, delivering care within nurses scope of
practice to the patient population. The general practice nurse will be
responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic
disease management, health prevention as well as supporting the management team
in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
We will be pleased to hear from qualified nurses and
experienced practice nurses.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and
well-being programs.
Support the clinical team in the development of
individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health.
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Provide wound care (Doppler etc.) to patients.
Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate.
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care
as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required.
Maintain chronic disease registers.
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the
individual).
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Maintain professional registration and adhere to
revalidation requirements.
In addition to their core responsibilities, the general
practice nurse may be requested to:
Contribute to the implementation of an effective training
program for staff and students within the practice.
Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice.
Continually review clinical practices, responding to
national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
About us
Buckland Surgery
About us
We are a small friendly, team whose clinical team includes
GPs, Paramedic, Pharmacy Technician, Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistant, TNA
and Social Prescribers. We are also a training practice.
The practice serves over 4,000 registered patients.
We are active members of Templar Care Network (PCN).
Our Nurses play an essential role in providing a caring,
friendly and positive service to patients and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the General
Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other
tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels:
a. Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and
well-being programs.
b. Support the clinical team in the development of
individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health.
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
f. Provide travel medicine services
g. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care
as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
Job Summary:
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services,
working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within
nurses scope of practice to patient population. The general practice nurse
will be responsible for several clinical areas such as health promotion,
chronic disease management, health prevention as well as supporting the
management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Key Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the General
Practice Nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other
tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and
well-being programs.
b. Support the clinical team in the development of
individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health.
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients.
f. Provide travel medicine services.
g. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate.
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care
as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required.
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation.
j. Ensure Snomed codes are used effectively.
k. Maintain chronic disease registers.
l. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
m. Recognise, assess and refer patients with community
health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways.
o. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
p. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the
individual).
q. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
s. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
t. Maintain professional registration and adhere to
revalidation requirements.
In addition to their core responsibilities, the general
practice nurse may be requested to:
b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and
disposal of medicaments.
c. Contribute to the implementation of an effective training
program for staff and students within the practice.
d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service
delivery and patient care.
e. Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice.
f. Continually review clinical practices, responding to
national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
g. Be aware of and contribute to the planning and
implementation of ICB patient pathway initiatives.
h. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss
events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the General
Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other
tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels:
a. Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and
well-being programs.
b. Support the clinical team in the development of
individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health.
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
f. Provide travel medicine services
g. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care
as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
Job Summary:
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services,
working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within
nurses scope of practice to patient population. The general practice nurse
will be responsible for several clinical areas such as health promotion,
chronic disease management, health prevention as well as supporting the
management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Key Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the General
Practice Nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other
tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and
well-being programs.
b. Support the clinical team in the development of
individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health.
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients.
f. Provide travel medicine services.
g. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate.
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care
as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required.
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation.
j. Ensure Snomed codes are used effectively.
k. Maintain chronic disease registers.
l. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
m. Recognise, assess and refer patients with community
health needs, developing strategies for effective care pathways.
o. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
p. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the
individual).
q. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
s. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
t. Maintain professional registration and adhere to
revalidation requirements.
In addition to their core responsibilities, the general
practice nurse may be requested to:
b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and
disposal of medicaments.
c. Contribute to the implementation of an effective training
program for staff and students within the practice.
d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service
delivery and patient care.
e. Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice.
f. Continually review clinical practices, responding to
national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
g. Be aware of and contribute to the planning and
implementation of ICB patient pathway initiatives.
h. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss
events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working within a nursing team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working within a nursing team
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).
Additional information
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).