Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

Helping the practice develop and deliver specialist primary nurse led services including chronic disease management. Make professionally autonomous decisions and provide safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care

Job responsibilities:

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice.

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Cytology

Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler

Removal of Sutures

New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis

Travel Clinic

ECG

Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry

Venepuncture

Hypertension Management

Ear syringing

Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Diabetic reviews

Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.

Other tasks will include:

Clean and sterilise equipment

Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager

Ordering of Health Promotion Literature

Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

A duty to advise of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks

Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Maintain a notice board in the waiting area designated for patient health care education

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Nurse

Desirable

• Qualified in management of diabetes and respiratory conditions

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within a nursing team with clinical and non-clinical colleagues providing an optimum level of care delivery to patients.
• Experience of taking and maintaining responsibility for the nursing components of 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

Lancaster Gate Medical Centre

Address

20-21 Leinster Terrace

London

W2 3ET

Employer's website

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