Practice Nurse

NHS Jobs; Fareham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Meon Health Practice is seeking a Practice Nurse to join our team across three sites. You will provide personal medical services, triage, treatment, preventative care and patient education to our patient population.

Reporting to the Lead Nurse and Managing Director, you will support chronic disease management, immunisations, annual health checks and cervical cytology within established protocols. A flexible, patient-centred approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current UK registration and experience in primary care.
• Experience delivering immunisations, cervical screening and travel vaccines.
• Ability to triage, plan and implement care per practice protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate health programmes.
• Organise and co-ordinate nursing services across three sites.
• Undertake venepuncture and specimen handling.
• Perform ECGs and provide wound care and dressings.
• Deliver childhood immunisations and cervical cytology screening.
• Provide travel vaccines and contraception advice.
• Manage chronic diseases (asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD).
• Support GPs with minor procedures and record keeping.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECG

Wound care

Immunisations

Cervical cytology

Travel vaccinations

Chronic disease management

Patient education

Triage

Record keeping

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

ECG machinery

Venepuncture equipment

Electronic health records

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION PRACTICE NURSE JOB SUMMARY The Practice Nurse will work as part of Meon Health Practice providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of the Practice across 3 sites. They will undertake and develop the care of patients including triage, treatment, preventative care, screening, and patient health education.

Reports to: Lead Nurse Accountable to: Managing Director

KEY TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinical Practice Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being.
• Organise and co-ordinate the provisions of nursing services for the practice.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.
• To undertake venepuncture and handling of specimens
• To carry out electrocardiography
• To provide wound care and renew dressings for patients as appropriate
• To undertake childhood immunisations
• To undertake cervical cytology screening
• To provide travel vaccinations and advice Contraception Vaccinations
• Chronic Disease Management: Special interest/responsibilities e.g. in Asthma, COPD, Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
• To carry out examinations, offer advice and treatment of common minor ailments e.g. eye treatments, common skin conditions, minor childhood illnesses, respiratory tract infections (all to protocols agreed by the practice)
• To provide any other nursing treatments to patients as necessary
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Ensure accurate details of treatments (where applicable) are recorded in the patients notes.
• Ensure accurate data entries are made on the computer record of any patient contact such as consultations, telephone advice and clinical facts e.g. blood pressures, peak flows, cervical status, vaccinations, and immunisations.
• Clean and Sterilise equipment as necessary.
• Maintaining stock and ordering if necessary
• Attend any Nurse meetings as required
• At all times maintain accurate records
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post