Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well being
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as NHS health checks
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
• Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
• Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health
• Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
• Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Deliver care according to NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care
• Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
• Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance
• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
• Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of drugs is undertaken

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including ability to communicate sensitive information clearly.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.

Desirable

• Experience of the web clinical systems (EMIS or SystmOne).

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience working in a GP practice.
• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.

Qualifications

Essential

• First level nurse degree.
• Accredited training in long term conditions and/or sexual health.

Desirable

• Practice Nurse qualification.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Availability to work during the operating hours for YHN services including afternoon, evenings and weekends.

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

Yorkshire Health Network

Address

Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP

Employer's website

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