Practice Nurse

Job responsibilities

Prime Responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for:

Delivering general practice nursing care to the practice population.

Providing evidencebased care for patients with longterm conditions.

Contributing to preventative care, health promotion, and patient education.

Working collaboratively with the wider healthcare team to meet patient needs, and supporting the implementation of policies, guidelines and procedures.

Clinical practice

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and wellbeing.

Provide individualised care for patients with longterm conditions.

Offer clinical advice within own scope of practice.

Support patients in medication adherence and safety.

Prioritise urgent or emergency problems and initiate appropriate care.

Deliver cervical cytology, womens health support, and family planning advice.

Recognise and refer mental health concerns appropriately.

Provide adult and child immunisations, including travel vaccinations.

Deliver wound care.

Key Duties

Provide holistic assessments and health promotion advice.

Run chronic disease clinics including Year of Care reviews.

Complete asthma, COPD, CHD, stroke, hypertension and diabetes reviews.

Undertake contraception and HRT/menopause reviews.

Administer vaccinations and injections.

Assist with minor procedures and IUCD fittings.

Perform ECGs, venepuncture and prepare laboratory samples.

Undertake vaginal swabs and liaise with clinicians on treatment.

Supervise and support the Healthcare Assistant.

Delivering a quality service

Work within NMC standards and maintain professional boundaries.

Ensure accurate and contemporaneous clinical record keeping.

Participate in audit, quality improvement and governance processes.

Support and learn from significant events and complaints.

Contribute to shared learning across the practice.

Review effectiveness of care and support evaluation of services.

Management of risk

Assess and manage clinical risk in all areas of responsibility.

Maintain safe storage and disposal of vaccines and medications.

Adhere to infectioncontrol requirements and coldchain standards.

Complete all mandatory training to promote safe practice.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Registered General Nurse with valid NMC registration.

Knowledge of the structure and function of General Practice.

Understanding of the GP Contract and Quality and Outcomes Framework.

Experience in chronic disease management (preferred).

Cervical cytology qualification (or willingness to undertake).

IT literacy and experience with clinical systems (e.g., EMIS).

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered first level nurse

Desirable

• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Teaching and mentorship
• Relevant nursing/health degree

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
• Awareness of infection control principles
• Awareness of safeguarding principles (Adults and Children)

Desirable

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
• 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
• Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
• Knowledge of Year of Care initiative.

Skills

Essential

• 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 including use of electronic patient record systems
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously.

Desirable

• Respiratory care
• Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, ECG
• Physical assessment skills.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Teaching and mentorship
• Relevant nursing/health degree

Desirable

• Recent primary care or community nursing experience
• Long-term condition management experience.

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).