Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overview:To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Key responsibilities and duties:

Professional:

Practice independently in accordance with NMC code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, appropriately referring to GPs

Maintain accurate documentation of care and utilisation of IT

Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development, facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks.

Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection. Refer to Travel Clinic if complex

Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions

Running chronic disease clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change

Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor injuries.

Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines

Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse

Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for ear care including irrigation

Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests

Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines

Suture removal

Take ECGs

Assist in the provision of minor surgery

Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)

Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained

Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment

Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times

Managerial:

Contribute to the assessment of service needs

Assist patients to identify their health needs

Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan

Manage and organise individual patient consultations

Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards

To attend staff meetings

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to degree level in Nursing
• Current and valid registration with the NMC
• General Practice Nurse qualification or equivalent
• Chronic disease management and qualification
• Cervical cytology
• Immunisation and vaccination
• Change management skills to support patients to change lifestyle
• Communication skills both written and verbal
• IT skills such as Microsoft Office 365.
• Primary Care experience.

Desirable

• Independent/ supplementary prescribing qualification
• Minor injuries qualification
• Wound care qualifications
• Knowledge of QOF and enhanced services
• Audit skills
• Systmone

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Long term condition management
• Team working

Desirable

• UK Driving licence

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

Stratton Medical Centre

Address

Stratton Medical Centre

Hospital Road

Stratton

Bude

Cornwall

EX23 9BP

Employer's website

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