Practice Nurse

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

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Reading seeks a qualified nurse to provide routine care in the treatment room, administer injections under PGDs/PSDs, and support health promotion initiatives. The role focuses on identifying patients at risk of long-term conditions and maintaining accurate records.

You will engage in national immunisation programs, contribute to clinical governance, and support GPs with procedures while ensuring mandatory training is up to date.

Responsibilities

• To provide routine nursing care as required within the treatment room.
• Administer adult/child injections under agreed and signed PGDs/PSD directives
• To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effect to patients health.
• To request pathology services as necessary and process pathology results as required.
• To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure read codes are used effectively.
• Participate in national and local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice, including the review of significant events.
• Ensure clinical knowledge is kept up-to-date and mandatory training requirements are met.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care procedures/Interventions.
• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training and achieved competence.
• Provide support and guidance to the health care assistants where called upon.
• Participate in implementing national screening.
• Participate in national immunisation programmes for adults and children with the appropriate training and competency.
• Comply with QOF, enhanced services and medicines management initiatives to maintain practice high achievements.
• Perform new patient health checks
• Perform NHS health screening checks
• Assist GPs in procedures/chaperone as necessary for intimate examinations.

Job description

Main Duties/Responsibilities of the Role

• To provide routine nursing care as required within the treatment room.
• Administer adult/child injections under agreed and signed PGDs/PSD directives
• To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effect to patients health.
• To request pathology services as necessary and process pathology results as required.
• To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure read codes are used effectively.
• Participate in national and local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice, including the review of significant events.
• Ensure clinical knowledge is kept up-to-date and mandatory training requirements are met.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care procedures/Interventions.
• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training and achieved competence.
• Provide support and guidance to the health care assistants where called upon.
• Participate in implementing national screening.
• Participate in national immunisation programmes for adults and children with the appropriate training and competency.
• Comply with QOF, enhanced services and medicines management initiatives to maintain practice high achievements.
• Perform new patient health checks
• Perform NHS health screening checks
• Assist GPs in procedures/chaperone as necessary for intimate examinations.

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