Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The post holder is a caring, committed and experienced prescribing nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment, diagnostic skills and prescribing, for patients within the general practice.

The post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting delivery of policy and procedures.

There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients and undertake home visits.

Job responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness:

• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional using a variety of techniques to elicit and interpret the history of an event/illness, including past medical history and drug history in order to reach a clinical decision, provide appropriate care and/or make any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
• Disseminate test results to patients and counsel them accordingly.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge limitations.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
• Provide a minor injury service.

Management of Chronic Disease:

• Contribute to chronic disease management by assessing, planning, monitoring and reviewing progress. Assessments should include spirometry, foot examination, lifestyle screening, pulse oximetry etc.
• To support the clinical team in identifying and targeting patients for assessment and treatment.

Providing assessment, treatment, screening services and health education advice:

• Chronic Diseases including asthma, COPD and diabetes
• Health screening
• Minor injuries/illnesses
• HRT
• Contraception/Depo injections/Pill check
• Removal of IUCD / IUS
• HVS
• Pessary
• Routine immunisations and vaccinations
• Childhood immunisations
• Routine injections
• Zoladex implants
• Travel Advice/Travel f/u vaccine
• Dressings
• Removal of sutures / clips
• Breath Test
• First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
• Dietary advice
• Blood pressure checks
• Urinalysis
• Ear syringing
• ECG
• Phlebotomy
• Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
• Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessaryTherapeutic Monitoring:
  • Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice
  • Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using holistic patient centred approach.
  • Use of appropriate teaching methods to enable patients to maximise health ie: inhaler techniques, blood/urine monitoring, lifestyle changes.
  • Recognising abnormalities.

  Risk Assessment:

  • Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (eg drugs, domestic violence, child protection, vulnerable adults, senior patients, social problems)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a nursing team

Desirable

• Experience of working in 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.

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

Churchmere Medical Group

Address

Trimpley Street

Ellesmere

Shropshire

SY12 9BQ

Employer's website

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