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 the entitled 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.
Main duties of the job
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 programmes
b. Support the clinical team in
the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support
patients as 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
Please see attached job
description for further information.
About us
We
are a friendly and forward thinking Practice in East Devon with 6 GP Partners,
1 salaried GP, a team of 4 nurses and 5 HCA's. We have a list size of 9,000
patients and work in a spacious modern building at our main site in Seaton and
have a second smaller site in nearby Colyton. We
form part of TASC PCN and work well with our colleagues locally.
We
offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, training
opportunities, the cycle to work scheme, a paid for Christmas event, a weekly
fruit basket and an employee wellbeing programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient
care
New patient health checks
Phlebotomy
Urine testing/analysis
Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
ECG
Height, weight measurement
Spirometry (this service is currently
under review)
Oral glucose tolerance testing
Removal of sutures
Take pathology samples from patients
for analysis (blood, sputum, urine etc)
Travel clinic (vaccination, medication,
malaria prophylaxis and avoidance, safe sex, food hygiene, health insurance)
Assessment, management, and treatment
of conditions within competence and as delegated
Wound care/dressings/tissue viability
Ulcer care including Doppler assessment
Scalds and burns management
Minor injuries (sprains, bruising, cuts
etc)
Management of skin disorders
Routine immunisations
Pertussis immunisation for pregnant
women
Flu immunisation
Pneumococcal immunisation
Vitamin B injections
Nebuliser use and care
Asthma/COPD (chronic disease
management)
CHD (chronic disease management)
Hypertension (chronic disease
management)
Diabetes (chronic disease management)
Other chronic disease management/QOF
activities
Womens health/lifestyle advice and
appropriate referrals
Mens health/lifestyle advice and
appropriate referrals
Support and advice for patients in
managing their own disease
Contraception advice, safe sex advice
Medicals
Chaperoning
Set up for
and assist with:
Minor surgery procedures including
joint injections
IUD insertion and removal
Implanon insertion and removal
Please see attached file for full job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient
care
New patient health checks
Phlebotomy
Urine testing/analysis
Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
ECG
Height, weight measurement
Spirometry (this service is currently
under review)
Oral glucose tolerance testing
Removal of sutures
Take pathology samples from patients
for analysis (blood, sputum, urine etc)
Travel clinic (vaccination, medication,
malaria prophylaxis and avoidance, safe sex, food hygiene, health insurance)
Assessment, management, and treatment
of conditions within competence and as delegated
Wound care/dressings/tissue viability
Ulcer care including Doppler assessment
Scalds and burns management
Minor injuries (sprains, bruising, cuts
etc)
Management of skin disorders
Routine immunisations
Pertussis immunisation for pregnant
women
Flu immunisation
Pneumococcal immunisation
Vitamin B injections
Nebuliser use and care
Asthma/COPD (chronic disease
management)
CHD (chronic disease management)
Hypertension (chronic disease
management)
Diabetes (chronic disease management)
Other chronic disease management/QOF
activities
Womens health/lifestyle advice and
appropriate referrals
Mens health/lifestyle advice and
appropriate referrals
Support and advice for patients in
managing their own disease
Contraception advice, safe sex advice
Medicals
Chaperoning
Set up for
and assist with:
Minor surgery procedures including
joint injections
IUD insertion and removal
Implanon insertion and removal
Please see attached file for full job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, current NMC registration
Desirable
- Chronic disease management qualifications in additional areas (asthma, COPD, CHD, diabetes)
- Childhood Immunisation and Cytology qualifications or willing to train to achieve these qualifications
- Clinical skills qualification, degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, current NMC registration
Desirable
- Chronic disease management qualifications in additional areas (asthma, COPD, CHD, diabetes)
- Childhood Immunisation and Cytology qualifications or willing to train to achieve these qualifications
- Clinical skills qualification, degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).