PRACTICE NURSE

NHS Jobs; Ilminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Ilminster is seeking a Practice Nurse to deliver comprehensive patient care within a GP surgery. You will develop, implement and embed health promotion programmes, support chronic disease management and provide routine nursing care in line with NICE and NSF guidelines.

The role includes wound care, immunisations, ECGs, minor surgery support, safeguarding, and contributing to vaccination programmes for adults and children, with a focus on prevention and accurate record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide wound care/dressings to patients
• Provide travel medicine services
• Provide ear syringing, when appropriate
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process pathology results as required
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively
• Maintain chronic disease registers
• Develop, implement and embed well woman/family planning clinics
• Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
• Undertake ECGs and the recording of
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies To attend training and update sessions on main duties and responsibilities
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Provide immunisation for adults and children
• Working to PGDs ensuring they are in date
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• Maintain continued education by attending study days identified as necessary in order for CPD
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Adhere to practice protocol/policy for Infection Control Work within practice policies and protocols
• Ensuring that consulting/treatment rooms are tidy/fully stocked (In the absence of the HCA)
• Ensuring that adequate treatment room supplies are maintained
• Ensuring that resuscitation equipment is correctly maintained
• Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements

Job description

Primary responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes


• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients


• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health


• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF


• Provide wound care/dressings to patients


• Provide travel medicine services


• Provide ear syringing, when appropriate


• Request pathology services as necessary


• Process pathology results as required


• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required


• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation


• Ensure read codes are used effectively


• Maintain chronic disease registers


• Develop, implement and embed well woman/family planning clinics


• Develop, implement and embed well man clinics


• Undertake ECGs and the recording of


• Chaperone patients where necessary


• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required


• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately


• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies To attend training and update sessions on main duties and responsibilities


• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs


• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children


• Provide immunisation for adults and children


• Working to PGDs ensuring they are in date


• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)


• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)


• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)


• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies


• Maintain continued education by attending study days identified as necessary in order for CPD


• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately


• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate


• Adhere to practice protocol/policy for Infection Control Work within practice policies and protocols


• Ensuring that consulting/treatment rooms are tidy/fully stocked (In the absence of the HCA)


• Ensuring that adequate treatment room supplies are maintained


• Ensuring that resuscitation equipment is correctly maintained


• Maintain professional registration and adhere to revalidation requirements

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments


• Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary


• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care


• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice


• To participate in research, audit and recall


• Any other procedure for which the nurse is trained and competent and may be required for the operation of an efficient treatment room


• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate


• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).