Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients such as diabetes, CHD, COPD and Asthma

c. Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Be the lead Practice Nurse for Infection Control

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

h. Request pathology services as necessary

i. Process pathology results as required

j. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required

k. Qualified and confident to perform cervical screening

l. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

m. Ensure read codes are used effectively

n. To lead and support staff in managing and maintaining chronic disease registers and achieving QOF targets

o. Develop, implement and embed well woman and man clinics

p. Chaperone patients where necessary

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

r. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

s. Be able to recognise and manage anaphylasxis according to current UK guidelines

t. Be able to perform Cardio-pumonary resuscitationg according to current UK guidelines

u. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

v. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

w. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

x. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

y. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

z. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Georges Surgery

Address

62 Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HS

Employer's website

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