Practice Nurse - Parkgate Medical Practice

NHS Jobs; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkgate Medical Practice is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes promoting health and well-being. You will manage treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions and identify those at risk, prioritising urgent needs and emergencies with safe care.

You will review medications for effectiveness, support adherence to treatments and lifestyle changes, and participate in vaccination programmes for adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Promote health and well-being and prevent adverse effects on health
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions
• Identify and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Prioritise health problems and intervene in complex or emergency situations
• Review medication for effectiveness and safety
• Support patients to adhere to prescribed treatments and healthy lifestyles
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion and new-patient health assessments
• Provide information on medications, side effects, and interactions
• Administer vaccinations and support immunisation programmes
• Support cervical cytology and family planning needs

Job description

Practice Nurse - Parkgate Medical Practice

Clinical Practice Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and practice protocols Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with long term conditions