Women's Health Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities:

Provide a comprehensive contractive service and advise on womens health.

Management of patient's contraceptive needs, including LARCs.

Management of patients with menopausal symptoms and advise on the use of HRT, prescribing within the scope of competency.

Fitting and changing of ring pessaries

Fitting, removal and checks of IUCDs

Fitting, removal and checks of subdermal implants

Advice and management of patients taking oral contraceptive medicines.

Smear taking as directed by the national screening programme, or as clinically necessary.

Gain an awareness of local services for women to aid as a resource for colleagues i.e. sexual health services and other relevant support services.

Maintain an awareness about the general health of patients, managing the patients in a holistic manner and signposting as necessary.

Make referrals to secondary care and social services within locally agreed protocols, guidance and pathways.

To instruct and educate patients in preventative health care, particularly in regard to womens health.

Assesses incontinence/prolapses and provides advice on pelvic floor exercises, topical therapies, and ring pessaries.

Assesses and advises management of common minor gynaecological conditions e.g heavy menstrual bleeding, intermenstrual bleeding, pelvic pain

Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.

Offer a holistic service to patients developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.

Contribute to the practice quality targets to consistently achieve high standards of safe, evidence-based, cost-effective patient care and service delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree Level in the relevant area of expertise;
• Has either graduated from a Centre of Advancing Practice accredited
• MSc Advanced Practice Programme or completed the Centre ePortfolio (supported) Route;

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in Secondary Care and/or a GP Practice
• Experience of selecting and prescribing a wide range of medicines appropriately, including antibiotics and analgesia
• Have a current valid UK Driving Licence and be a car owner with appropriate insurance

Desirable

• Experience of SystmOne Clinical System

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

Mowbray House Surgery

Address

Mowbray House Surgery

Malpas Road

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL7 8FW

Employer's website

http://mowbraygroupsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)