Practice Nurse

To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients.

Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.

Rushden Medical Centre will ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health promotion, well woman and well man clinics, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

Rushden Medical Centre is a new type of General Practice which builds on, and celebrates, all that is great about traditional General Practice. We are local surgeries run by doctors, nurses and staff who know their patients and care deeply about the quality of health provision in their communities. We build upon this by committing to invest in people, buildings and equipment in order to provide more convenient, more accessible and more wide-ranging services in the local setting.

We work for our patients.

Rushden Medical Centre is more than a General Practice surgery. It is a medical home for people where entire healthcare needs are coordinated. Our doctors, other healthcare professionals, supporting management and administrative teams are chosen for their abilities to deliver outstanding healthcare. This is achieved by excellence in medical knowledge; excellence in business knowledge; excellence in communication; excellence in team working.

We are committed to the ethos of extraordinary, patient-centred, whole-person care.

Rushden Medical Centre is committed to the highest standards of professional development and research through supporting continuing professional development of all staff, promoting a culture of learning from adverse events and the enthusiastic teaching and training of medical student, doctors in training and other health care professionals. We are becoming a beacon of research in primary care.

• a.Toact as support, the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing support with audits,training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager
• b.Tosupport the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the practice manager
• c.Todevelop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered at the practice
• d.Toassess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
• e.Todevelop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• f.To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing
• g.To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
• h.As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• i.As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
• j.To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
• k.Toreview patient medications to enhance compliance
• l.Toprovide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages
• m.Toco-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
• n.Torequest pathology services and process pathology results as required
• o.Tooversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• p.To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• q.Toensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
• r.Toensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
• s.Todevelop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics
• t.Todevelop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics
• u.Toensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
• v.Toassist GPs with minor surgery when required
• w.To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• x.Tosupport the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• y.To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• z.To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• aa. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• bb. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• cc. To delegate clinical…