Practice Nurse

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

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. The primary focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with long-term conditions, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. As an autonomous practitioner, the nurse is responsible for the care delivered and the demonstration of critical thinking in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of health policy initiatives.

Clinical 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