Practice Nurse

Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
• Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
• Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National / Local guidelines for Mental Health
• Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
• Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions

Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions

Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients

Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines

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

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines

Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines

Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines

Assist in the provision of minor surgery

Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)

Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained

Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment

Confidentiality of information gained at work must be preserved at all times

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse
• Membership of a professional body

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy

Desirable

• Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of local and national health policy

Other

Essential

• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for covering evening surgeries
• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Uses initiative
• Sense of humour

Experience

Essential

• Clinical skills wound care, dopplers, minor surgery, vaccinations, phlebotomy.
• Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• Management of respiratory chronic disease register
• Management of diabetes register
• Cervical cytology
• Child immunisations
• Travel vaccinations

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).