General Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work autonomously alongside other nursing staff to ensure adequate primary care nursing cover within the practice at all times. They will be expected to adhere to current practice policies and procedures and to other local and national guidelines as appropriate in order to provide high quality patient care.

Clinical Care

To undertake relevant procedures as appropriate to patient need, including (but not exclusively):

Wound management and dressings

Assisting with minor operations

Undertaking cervical smears

Administering immunisations (including childhood immunisations) and other injections

Blood pressure monitoring

Management of selected chronic conditions according to templates and protocols

Providing effective health promotion advice and education to patients and their families including routine well-person and new patient health checks

Giving contraceptive advice

Providing advice and immunisations for patients intending to travel abroad

Undertaking ECGs and other investigations

To arrange follow-up of individual patients as dictated by clinical need, either in person or by telephone.

To seek advice on the management of patients from other clinical staff as required.

Record Keeping

To maintain clear, accurate, legible and contemporaneous records all clinical encounters using the clinical computer system.

To enter coded clinical data in accordance with the practice data entry policy, using templates when required.

Management

To assist in ensuring that the treatment and consulting rooms are adequately stocked with appropriate clinical equipment maintained in good working order.

To assist in the organisation and implementation of health campaigns and programmes within the practice, including updating waiting room displays and patient information resources.

Communication

To communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, carers, relatives, members of the primary healthcare team, and relevant outside agencies.

To work as part of the practice team, attending team meetings when required within contracted hours.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered General Nurse
• Chronic Disease Qualifications in Family Planning, Diabetes or COPD
• Cervical cytology, Injections, High vaginal swabs, Compression bandaging, Wound care, Phlebotomy and ECG
• Provide the full range of nursing services, including measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, health checks, suture removal, etc
• Training in any missing skills will be discussed if successfully

Desirable

• Diploma level achievement in Diabetes or COPD
• Cytology Qualification
• Experience in COPD and/or Diabetes
• Doppler
• Chronic disease annual health check / NHS health check
• Childhood immunisations , Adult vaccinations and travel health

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

Wimbledon Village Surgery

Address

High Street Wimbledon

London

SW19 5BY

Employer's website

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