Practice Nurse

We are looking for a practice nurse to join our friendly,supportive and committed Practice Team. The successful individual will be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part ofthe practice multidisciplinary team and delivering care within their scope of practice to the our patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas within the treatment room,health promotion and prevention.

• Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines, including Dopplers and removal of sutures
• Undertake Cervical Cytology
• Offer lifestyle advice as appropriate.
• Undertake ECGs
• Undertake Venepuncture
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions
• Carry out Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations/travel vacinnations
• Provide Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

With over 18,000registered patients Combe Coastal Practice is the largest GP Practice in North Devon. Our main surgery is in Ilfracombe with branch surgeries at Combe Martinand Woolacombe.

Combe Coastal Practice is a busy teaching Practice with 12 GP partners and 6 salaried GPs. Wehave strong management, nursing teams and admin teams.

Job Summary:

Responsible for providing nursing services to the patients of the practice including treatment, screening and advice and vaccinations in order tomeet the health care needs of the practice population.

Workingin accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The postholder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population.

Clinically,the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients as required by the Gps, including venepuncture, wound assessment and dressings, ear syringing, ECGs, cervical screening and Vaccinations.

Theywill manage the provision of child immunisations to agreed protocols.

Theywill work collaboratively with the whole practice team to meet the needsof patients, with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines,providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and inparticipation with nurse colleagues and GPs.

Toprovide general and specific health screening, including cervical cytologyand new patient checks, to agreed protocols with referral to Gp if necessary.

Toadvise patients on travel healthcare, to plan and give holidayimmunisations schedules and provide other prophylactic injectionprogrammes as required.

To undertake health education using all available resources and to organisehealth education where needed

Toensure adequate Treatment Room supplies are held, and that all equipment in this area is clean and well maintained.

To organise and maintain appropriate registers and accurate records.

To maintain professional development by attending courses and study days asagreed with GPs/Management team

To carryout community work as required by the GPs.

To participate in clinical audit activities.

To participate in the education and training of other Practice Nurses orother disciplines within the Practice.

To befully aware of personal responsibilities regarding Health & Safety inthe Practice

General Duties

Maintain the highest standards of infection control at all times, maintaining ownwork areas in a tidy, clean, safe and free from hazards. Initiation ofremedial/corrective action where needed or escalation to the management team.

Provide comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel includingmalaria prophylaxis, safe sex, sun protection, food hygiene, first aid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations

Administerchild and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines anddrugs and that adequate stock levels are maintained including the ordering of vaccinations.

Undertakeprocedures including: venepuncture, BP management, urinalysis, pregnancytesting, ECGs, cervical cytology, wound management, Dopplers, removal ofsutures, ear care and syringing.

Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors for minor surgery and other procedures such as coil fittings

Promote health and wellbeing, giving general education advice on diet,contraception, smoking, chronic disease management, exercise etc.

Traveladvice and vaccinations.

Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as agreed with the practiceclinical team

Advise,support and…