Experienced Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Undertake tasks that may include:

Immunisations, including childhood immunisations and travel vaccinations

Following agreed local and national clinical protocols with referral to lead nurse or GPs as appropriate

Chronic disease management including diabetes, asthma and COPD

Cytology and Sexual Health

Ongoing training and support of the Healthcare Assistants

Other tasks including:

Ordering of Health Promotion Literature

Ordering of stock

Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels

Participation in administrative systems in the practice

Maintain accurate records

A duty to advise lead nurse of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks

Special Requirements of the Post:

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.

Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense.

A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post.

A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager

A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.

An awareness of own limitations and experience.

To work only in accordance with the NMC and within the Scope of Professional Practice

To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the NMC including revalidation

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

participation in an annual appraisal for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Participation in an annual appraisal for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Nurse with current NMC registration
• Foundation courses or appropriate education in chronic disease management for asthma, diabetes, COPD
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
• chronic disease management, asthma, diabetes, COPD. Travel advice and vaccinations, childhood immunisations, contraception reviews, cervical cytology
• 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
• IT skills
• Willingness to undertake education and training appropriate to the
• Uses initiative
• Gets on well with people at all levels

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

Dykes Hall Medical Centre

Address

Dykes Hall Medical Centre

156 Dykes Hall Road

Sheffield

S6 4GQ

Employer's website

https://www.Dykes-hall.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)