Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in an annual appraisal

Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings

Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.

Clinical duties

Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness

Administer adult and paediatric injections

Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets

Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs

Undertake electrocardiography

Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques

Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately

Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients

Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures

Work with safeguarding teams where relevant

Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice

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

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks

Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• NMC register

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or other relevant nursing qualification granting professional license to practice primary care nursing
• Qualified in chronic disease management for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and CHD/CVD
• Wound dressing and leg compressions
• Cervical screening qualification
• Electrocardiography.

Desirable

• Previous experience of Care Quality Commission to achieve nursing-related indicators to a high standard
• Showing commitment and progression

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hawthorns Medical Centre

Address

94 Lewisham Road

Smethwick

Birmingham

B66 2DD

Employer's website

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