Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties will include but not exhaustive:

Adult immunisation.

Scheduled and unscheduled childhood immunisations.

Cervical smears and swabs.

Chronic Disease Management Asthma, COPD, Diabetes.

Health Promotion.

Measuring blood pressure.

Contraception.

Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment including refrigeration and emergency equipment.

To provide care in line with NICE guidelines.

To contribute towards clinical targets included in QOF and QIF.

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Work effectively with the nursing team to providing quality nursing.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Educational:

Participate in continued education and maintain an up to date level of professional knowledge and skills.

Identify personal development and training needs with the manager.

Support the junior staff and assess their competency against set standards.

Recording Information

Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using EMIS.

Maintain confidentially of information relating to patients, carers, relatives, staff and the practice.

Take the required precautions when providing information including following GPDR.

Health and Safety:

The post-holder will help to promote and maintain their own and others health, safety and security.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintain work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Reporting potential risks that are identified.

Undertake infection control training.

Qualifications (Essential)

Qualified registered nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Evidence of continued professional development

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified registered nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

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

Norfolk Street Surgery

Address

Shelton Primary Care Centre

Norfolk Street

Stoke-on-trent

ST1 4PB

Employer's website

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