Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accountable for their own practice and will work independently managing their own clinical workload responding effectively to patient needs and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients that promote health and well-being, giving appropriate lifestyle advice and change management.

Undertake procedures including: venepuncture, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, ECG, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal, ear syringing, cx cytology, wound management including compression.

Managing programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines and as per QOF. Maintains disease registers in liaison with administrative staff. Undertake annual reviews of patients having the understanding and ability to self-manage.

Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.

To organise and carry out nurse run Contraception and Sexual Health clinics.

Make professionally autonomous decisions for which they are accountable and provide safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care.

Where necessary evaluate patient test results in conjunction with the patient and their GP and ensure the appropriate course of treatment is initiated.

Make appropriate referrals to other members of the primary, community and secondary care teams.

Undertake regular medication reviews for patients for groups of patients deemed suitable by the clinical team.

Please see the attached Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patient information systems and basic IT systems.
• Experience of team working.
• Experience of working on own initiative.
• Experience of working with patients with long term conditions with diverse needs.
• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2018).
• Experience delivering person centred care.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working in General Practice.
• Experience and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS.
• Experience supporting student nurses.
• Experience of SystmOne.
• Experience of holistic assessment in Chronic Disease Management.
• Experience of audit and clinical governance processes.
• Experience of health promotion and public health initiatives.
• Experience delivery screening and immunisation programmes.
• Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times as per patient needs.
• Enthusiastic to develop nursing skills and knowledge for General Practice.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Committed to providing high quality patient care.
• Ability to be reflective and review personal practice.
• Works well with others.
• Caring and approachable.
• Open and honest.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration.

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

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Doctors Surgery

83 Queens Road

Consett

County Durham

DH8 0BW

Employer's website

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)