Practice Nurse

Job summary

We have an opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly, supportive team. We are particularly interested in applicants with respiratory experience including asthma and COPD.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

This is not a comprehensive list but outlines minimum requirements:

- To provide clinical support and guidance for patients with long term conditions including asthma and COPD. Experience in other clinical areas such as diabetes would also be an advantage.

- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice.

- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.

- To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing.

- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health.

- As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.

- As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.

- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice.

- To review patient medications to enhance compliance.

- To provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages.

- To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services.

- To request pathology services and process pathology results as required.

- To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.

About us

We are a busy GP practice in the charming town of Kenilworth with a patient list size of approx. 16000 patients and growing. Rated Outstanding by CQC, Accredited by Healthwatch, RCGP research ready, NHSE Military Veterans, highly rated on NHS choices and the Annual Patient GP survey. We are maximum achievers in the Quality Outcomes Framework and have a strong innovative background.