Practice Nurse

Practice Nurse Salary Level: Negotiable, dependent upon experience (based on band
6) Hours of duty: 16-30hrs Responsible to: GP Partners Accountable to: GP Partners Line Management Responsibilities:
Practice Manager

Job summary:

The post holder will work towards carrying out the full range of duties below, with appropriate training and support to develop competence and build the required skills. The role is to provide a practice nursing service to patients, including chronic disease management and other specialist areas whilst taking appropriate initiative and working independently. The post holder works as part of the clinical team to meet the needs of patients.

The Practice has a commitment to excellent patient care, quality improvement and teaching. It is expected that all of our clinicians are actively committed to supporting these aims and participate in relevant activities when appropriate.

Job responsibilities:

Following Practice policies, protocols and guidelines, duties will include:
Responsibilities for patient care Assess the needs of patients, providing appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with the GP, or independently as appropriate. Refer to colleagues or other agencies as appropriate. Provide the full range of nursing services, including venepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, vaccinations and immunisations (children and adults including travel), baby clinic, injections, cervical smears, swabs, travel services, health checks, assessment of risk factors, lifestyle advice, weight management, smoking cessation, suture removal, family planning, etc.

Manage the care of patients with long term conditions. This may include organisational responsibility for specific disease areas. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients with long term conditions (or at risk of developing one) that meet identified needs and promote health and well-being. Select appropriate tests for patients, and interpret and act on results where appropriate. Support effective treatment and prescribing by working with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments, reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, and providing information and advice (including over-the-counter medication) on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Educate and support patients as needed, including adopting healthy lifestyles, appropriate self-care for minor illness and following care plans for long term conditions. Assist in minor surgery procedures and IUD/implant fitting when required. (Training will be provided) Priorities health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. Organise and/or run initiatives, including contacting patients, to improve uptake of screening, vaccinations or other services and support the achievement of targets (e.g. under the Quality and Outcomes Framework).

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records to relevant professional standards/guidelines. Delivery of the patient service may require visiting patients at home or occasional weekend working. In particular the postholder will be expected to take part in annual flu vaccinations outside normal hours Teaching and Training Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and training as necessary to update skills and knowledge and maintaining a record of own personal development.

Receive review and appraisal within the Practice. Participate in the educational and training events of the Practice. Organisation and delivery of the appropriate parts of educational programmes for medical and nursing students, GP Registrars and other learners, taking the lead and/or directly supervising as required. Participate in the induction of new staff, students and other attached professionals as necessary. Contribute to and deliver in-house training sessions for clinical and non-clinical staff.

Provide training to other staff where relevant to the post. Feed back training or other information to team where…