Job summary
To plan care for Practice patients to include, first contact, diagnosis
assessment, treatment, preventative care, chronic disease management, screening
and patient education.
Main duties of the job
Minor
Illness
To provide
specific evidence based practical skills and knowledge in face to face consultation with patients who
require urgent or same day appointments.
Respiratory Care
To manage newly diagnosed patients with asthma and COPD.
To work within agreed local/BTS guidelines to manage patients with
asthma, aiding diagnoses, reviewing inhaler technique, advising on treatment
changes and encourage self-management.
Cardiovascular
Disease and Heart Failure
Develop and maintain a Practice register for patients
with heart failure and for secondary prevention of CHD. Work with patients to set action plans for changes of lifestyle.
Work within agreed protocols when managing risk factors to enable patients to
manage their own disease and provide psychological support by discussing
interventions and treatments. Attend CHD
lead meeting at the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and communicate with other
involved staff as necessary.
Diabetes and Family
Planning
Womens Health
To advise patients on the national and local cervical
cytology and mammography screening programmes, undertake cervical cytology
sampling and promote breast self-awareness.
9. Professional development
Maintain
continued education in accordance with the personal development plan agreed by
the Practice and the standards set by the NMC.
This will include attendance at courses and study days as well as
in-house training.
About us
We are a training practice based in the centre of Chichester, with a mixed demographics.
We have 5 partners and 6 salaried Gps.
We have a robust nursing team that includes a phlebotomist, HCAS, Nursing Associate, Treatment Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
a. To assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing
care to meet the care needs of individuals and groups in the Practice
population and to maximise the points achievable under the Quality and Outcomes
Framework (QOF) alongside the new PMS contract.
b. To assess, diagnose and treat specific diseases
in accordance with agreed medical nursing protocols.
c. To utilise (and assist develop) specific
templates to collect QOF data from within QOF disease areas when assessing,
diagnosing and treating patients within agreed nursing protocols.
d. To undertake diagnostic, health screening,
health surveillance and therapeutic interventions within a broader health
promotion/public health strategy.
e. To manage programmes of care for patients with
acute and chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care. To prescribe
medicines for these patients as appropriate and within accepted parameters for
nurse prescribers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
a. To assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing
care to meet the care needs of individuals and groups in the Practice
population and to maximise the points achievable under the Quality and Outcomes
Framework (QOF) alongside the new PMS contract.
b. To assess, diagnose and treat specific diseases
in accordance with agreed medical nursing protocols.
c. To utilise (and assist develop) specific
templates to collect QOF data from within QOF disease areas when assessing,
diagnosing and treating patients within agreed nursing protocols.
d. To undertake diagnostic, health screening,
health surveillance and therapeutic interventions within a broader health
promotion/public health strategy.
e. To manage programmes of care for patients with
acute and chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care. To prescribe
medicines for these patients as appropriate and within accepted parameters for
nurse prescribers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 years experience working in General Practice.
Desirable
- Nurse Practitioner would be Highly Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 years experience working in General Practice.
Desirable
- Nurse Practitioner would be Highly Desirable
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).
Additional information
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).