Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES & Responsibilities

Patient Care:

Assessment, management and treatment of conditions within competence and as delegated.

- Chronic Disease Management such as: Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Learning Disabilities, Long Term Conditions, NHS Health Checks

- Observations such as: ECGs, blood pressures, bloods, foot checks, urine analysis

- Procedures such as: spirometry, ear syringing, cervical cytology

- Wound care and minor injuries management i.e. removal of sutures and dressings

- General health and lifestyle advice

- Injections such as: B12 injections, hormone injections i.e. Depo

- Vaccinations such as: childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, shingles, pneumococcal and shingles

- QoF and Enhanced Services

- Referrals

- Chaperoning duties

Record Keeping and Administration:

- Accurately label and document patient samples and submit for collection and analysis

- Contribute to nursing team record keeping (clinical, administrative, health and safety related records)

- Maintain skills in using patient appointment system

- Make accurate and contemporaneous records of all patient encounters in accordance with practice records, protocols and coding protocols

Other Duties:

The Practice Nurse may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties, with appropriate training. It is important that all members of staff are prepared to undertake additional or relinquish current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that requests from the ACP Nurse Manager / Partners / Operations Manager will not be unreasonably refused.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the Practice Nurse role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2002) and The Scope of Professional Practice (1992)

Desirable

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Experience of SystmOne clinical system

Qualities / Attributes

Essential

• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop nursing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure and use own initiative
• Able to work in a changing environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• A demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Qualifications in Chronic Disease Management: i.e. Asthma, COPD & Diabetes

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• Competent in basic nursing duties required for the post of a treatment room nurse including:
• Wound care management
• Injections / vaccinations
• Health and lifestyle reviews
• Excellent communication skills

Other

Essential

• Flexibility of working hours, ability to work at the desired times and across multiple sites

Desirable

• Hold full UK drivers licence

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

Aspiro Healthcare

Address

Hollybrook Medical Centre

Hollybrook Way

Littleover

Derby

DE23 3TX

Employer's website

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