Job summary
We are looking for an experience Practice Nurse/Independent
prescriber to join our team providing general Practice Nursing service to
include Childhood Immunisations; Chronic disease management; Vaccinations;
Cytology; wound dressing etc.
The successful candidate will join a small team of 3 GP's, 1 ANP
and 1HCA
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with experience working in small but busy
environment, who is both flexible and can adapt to the ever-changing demands of
Primary Care.
About us
We are a friendly and welcoming GP Practice with 5500
patients Located in central Norwich . We seek Practice Nurse to
join our team and be a part of a company that makes a difference, supported by
and works with a diverse, multi-skilled professional team of clinical and
non-clinical friendly staff, providing high quality, person-centred, holistic
nursing care to patients
Practice Nurse must possess excellent communication
skills along with a professional manner, have the ability to work well as a
member of a team and effectively manage their own time and workload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide the choice of direct access to a Practice Nurse, both in the Practice and over the telephone, for the general practice population
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
- Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
- Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
-
- Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
- Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
- Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks (eg Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/ Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered
- Work with mutli-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the wider Primary Care Network (PCN), to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
- Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them
- Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide the choice of direct access to a Practice Nurse, both in the Practice and over the telephone, for the general practice population
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
- Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
- Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
-
- Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
- Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
- Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks (eg Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/ Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered
- Work with mutli-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the wider Primary Care Network (PCN), to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
- Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them
- Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
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).
Additional information
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).