Practice Nurse

We are looking to recruit an experienced practice nurse to join the team here at Trescobeas Surgery, to work 24 hours a week over 3 days.

To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, workingas part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will workin collaboration with the nursing team in a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management,health prevention, well women clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure

To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

To request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

To ensure read codes are used effectively

To chaperone patients where necessary

To assist GPs with minor surgery when required

To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

To recognise, assess and refer patientspresenting with mental health needs

To implement vaccination programmes for adultsand children

To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

To liaise with external services/agencies toensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

We are GMS practice with a registered list of 10,700 patients with a dispensing branch surgery.

We are a friendly, supportive and well-established practice which achieves excellent QOF results. We currently have five established partners and 4 salaried GPs working alongside our practice nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, physios, social prescribers and mental health hub within the Primary care Network (PCN) group.

We are a training practice for undergraduates and GP trainees.

We offer family planning, minor surgery and joint injections and are looking to invite the right person to join our team for a period of 12 months.

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a.To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b.To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

c.To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

d.To request pathology services as necessary

e.To process pathology results as required

f.To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

g.To ensure read codes are used effectively

h.To chaperone patients where necessary

i.To assist GPs with minor surgery when required

j.To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

k.To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

l.To recognise, assess and refer patientspresenting with mental health needs

m.To implement vaccination programmes for adultsand children

n.To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

o.To liaise with external services/agencies toensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

p.To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

q.To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding…