Practice Nurse

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Exciting primary care nursing role focusing on long-term condition management in Bracknell.

Are you looking for exciting new work opportunities? We have the perfect job here in Bracknell - our Enhanced Access Surgery Clinic. Skilled Practice Nurses to join us!

If you're available Monday through Friday evenings starting 18:30 & nd Saturdays from 09:00-17:00 this is your chance to make a difference!

You can pick one or more weekly sessions that fit around your life schedule with alternate weekends if needed, so there's no need to worry about taking on something too big.

So join now and be part of a fantastic team making waves across Bracknell!

As a practice nurse in our extended service in Bracknell, your primary responsibility is to provide high-quality nursing services to the entitled patient population. In addition, you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary practice team to ensure that patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care.

Your role will involve delivering care within your scope of practice, which includes several clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, and well‑women and well‑man clinics. Additionally, you will support the management team in reviewing clinical policy and procedures to maintain the highest standards of care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long‑term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patient's health.
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required by clinical‑based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• Provide wound care to patients.
• Request pathology services as necessary.
• Provide chronic disease clinics, deliver patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Ensure Stomed codes are used effectively.
• Maintain chronic disease registers.
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
• Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters following local and national policies.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
• Maintaining smears results in logs.
• Manage emergency drug kit.

Every employee should take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves and others, including using protective clothing and cooperation with EBPC in meeting its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work legislation.

In addition, the post holder must be aware of individual responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and identify and report, as necessary, any untoward accident, incident or potentially hazardous environment.

EBPC's responsibility is to ensure that staff can work in a safe and conducive working environment.

Responsibilities regarding Health and Safety and staff welfare legislation and best practice are fulfilled throughout their area of responsibility.

In addition, Risk Assessments will be conducted as needed.

You will be expected to cooperate with colleagues, contractors, and other healthcare providers involved in patient care directly or indirectly so far as necessary to enable EBPC to meet its obligations under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Under Section 11 of the Children Act (2004) and Department of Health guidance 'No secrets' (2000). EBPC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Adults.

All staff working with these groups are expected to share a commitment to this.

To ensure the safety of children, young people, and adults, you must report concerns promptly, according to the agreed policy and procedures.

The Public Protection Procedures will be followed if your conduct regarding safeguarding children, young people or adults is deemed concerning, and the Disciplinary Procedure will be implemented if necessary.

EBPC is committed to the fair treatment of all people, regardless of their gender, race, colour, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin,…