Practice Nurse RGN

NHS Jobs; Farnham; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Canada/Quebec region seeks a Practice Nurse to support infection prevention and control, assess patients, and contribute to long-term condition management. The role involves public health activities, care programme development, and patient education within a team-focused environment.

You will conduct routine nursing duties, participate in audits and training, and assist with safeguarding, quality improvement, and protocol updates, ensuring high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Support IPC lead and IPC Policy implementation.
• Consult with patients and families to assess needs.
• Contribute to long-term condition management and quality improvement.
• Develop and embed care management programmes for frail and housebound patients.
• Support public health, immunisations, cervical screening and health promotion.
• Embed population health approaches and reduce health inequalities.
• Provide routine nursing care based on evidence and guidelines.
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other professionals.
• Educate patients and families on self-management.
• Participate in clinical audits, research and development of protocols.

Job description

• Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
• Support in the long-term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation
• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice
• Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access
• As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
• Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near‑miss events
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
• Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics)
• Provide travel advice services
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance
• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
• There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels