Autonomous Practice Nurse: Long-Term Care & Vaccinations

NHS Jobs; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs seeks an autonomous practice nurse to deliver evidence-based general practice nursing to the patient population. The role focuses on long-term conditions, preventative care, and self-care support within a collaborative practice team.

You will work across housebound and residential patients, support family planning and cervical cytology, and participate in vaccination programmes for adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition particularly Diabetes
• Proactively manage patients at risk of developing long-term conditions using the various approach models available
• Work with other health care professionals to manage long-term conditions in line with national and local policies and practice needs
• Meet the care needs of housebound and residential home patients with long term conditions as required
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care Motivational Interviewing
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
• Meet the needs of patients presenting for routine primary care treatment procedures
• Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care

Skills

Autonomous practice

Long-term condition management

Diabetes care

Vaccination programmes

Health promotion

Self-management support

Job description

NHS Jobs seeks an autonomous practice nurse to deliver evidence-based general practice nursing to the patient population. The role focuses on long-term conditions, preventative care, and self-care support within a collaborative practice team.

You will work across housebound and residential patients, support family planning and cervical cytology, and participate in vaccination programmes for adults and children.