Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing

Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions

As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions

To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients

Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC requirements by providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance

Provide travel medication and vaccines

Request pathology services and process pathology results as required

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

Ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers

Ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy

Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

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

Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Experience of using EMIS

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

Greenwood Group Practice

Address

Lennard Road Medical Practice

26 Lennard Road

Croydon

CR0 2UL

Employer's website

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