PRACTICE NURSENHS
Job summary
We are looking to appoint an experienced, RGN registered, Practice Nurse to join our team, working four days (Tuesday to Friday).
We are absolutely committed to finding the right person to join our team. Nothing is more important to us than this. This means that we are prepared to wait for that person until they are able to join us.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practices multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well woman and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
The practice nurse is responsible for the day to day running of the treatment room and to perform the necessary treatment room functions and procedures as required within her main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
The following are the primary responsibilities of the Practice Nurse.
There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care/dressings to patients
f. Provide travel medicine services
g. Provide ear syringing, when appropriate
h. Request pathology services as necessary
i. Process pathology results as required
j. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
k. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
l. Ensure read codes are used effectively
m. Maintain chronic disease registers
n. Develop, implement and embed well woman/family planning clinics
o. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
p. Undertake ECGs and the recording of
q. Chaperone patients where necessary
r. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
s. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
t. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- To attend training and update sessions on main duties and responsibilities
v. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
w. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
x. Provide immunisation for adults and children
y. Working to PGDs ensuring they are in date
z. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
aa. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
bb. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
cc. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
dd. Maintain continued education by attending study days identified as necessary in order for CPD
ee. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
ff. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
gg. Adhere to practice protocol/policy for Infection Control
- Work within practice policies and protocols
ii. Ensuring that consulting/treatment rooms are tidy/fully stocked (In the absence of the HCA)
jj. Ensuring that adequate treatment room supplies are maintained
kk. Ensuring that resuscitation equipment is correctly maintained
Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
a. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
b. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
c. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
e.To participate in research, audit and recall
f. Any other procedure for which the nurse is trained and competent and may be required for the operation of an efficient treatment room.
g. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
h. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
About us
You will be working within an enthusiastic and supportive primary healthcare team.
About us:
- Friendly dispensing practice on the outskirts of Ilminster
- 9100 patients with 5 partners, 2 Salaried GP and 1 Retainer GPs
- Modern, large purpose-built premises with extensive parking
- Ideally located for main transport routes (A358, A303)
- Part of the central Chard, Langport and Ilminster Primary Care Network (PCN)
- EMIS web clinical system
- Training practice with 3 GP trainers