Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the multidisciplinary team to meet common goals.

To participate in long term condition management for patients according to explicit protocols

To provide family planning advice

To administer IM Contraceptive injections as per protocol

To administer childhood immunisations according to the national vaccination schedule

Monitoring of ongoing treatments.

To provide health education and cancer screening advice.

Perform cervical cytology screening.

To provide opportunistic screening and advice on mens health.

To assist with planning and evaluating patient care.

Clinical Measurements such as blood pressure recording, blood glucose monitoring and ECGs

The administration of subcutaneous and intramuscular injections

Undertake wound care and appropriate management of wounds.

To provide Health Promotion in areas such as weight, smoking and alcohol.

Teaching patients and their family self-care where appropriate.

Assisting and or chaperoning the general practitioner.

To work consistently within your own professional standards, maintaining an awareness of evidence based and current best practice.

To ensure appropriate registration with your own professional body.

To participate fully in the annual appraisal process and maintain own personal professional development.

To participate in clinical supervision

To advise, support and contribute to the education of other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Assist on infection control. Maintain cleanliness and hygiene to infection control standards

To participate in the maintenance of medical equipment, ensuring appropriate interim checks are carried out and equipment is appropriately calibrated, and faults are reported in line with policy.

To support the maintenance of appropriate stock items in fridges and clinical areas and to adhere to cold chain policies

Travel advice and vaccinations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must be a registered nurse with a current PIN number
• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Registered first level nurse

Desirable

• Post-registration nursing experience
• Experience of working in primary care
• Management of long-term conditions
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a small team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP practice or primary care setting.

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

Jubilee Healthcare

Address

41 Westminster Road

Coventry

CV1 3GB

Employer's website

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