Practice Nurse (Respiratory Disease Management)

Malmesbury Medical Partnership; Malmesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Malmesbury Medical Partnership is seeking a Practice Nurse with experience in respiratory disease management to join our patient-focused team in a primary care setting.

The role focuses on diagnosing, monitoring and developing individual management plans for chronic respiratory conditions, with potential involvement in immunisations, cervical screening and wound care as required.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of managing long term conditions – Asthma, COPD.
• Vaccination and Immunisation trained.
• Experience of TPP SystmOne.

Responsibilities

• Respiratory chronic disease management including diagnosis, monitoring and development of patients' individual management plans as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
• 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 health.
• Provide routine nursing care in line with clinical evidence, NICE and NSF.
• Request and process pathology results; maintain accurate clinical records; ensure read codes and QOF targets are supported.
• Support patients in using prescribed medicines; liaise with external services to support vulnerable patients.
• Provide wound care and immunisations; cervical cytology screening; chaperone and assist in emergencies and safeguarding.

Skills

Primary care experience

Long-term conditions management

Vaccination and Immunisation trained

SystmOne experience

Education

Registered Nurse

Respiratory Chronic Disease Management

Non Medical Prescriber

Tools

TPP SystmOne

Job description

Practice Nurse (Respiratory Disease Management)

Are you looking for your next step in primary care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated andenthusiastic Practice Nurse with experience in respiratory chronic disease management, to join our friendly, patient focused team.

This role will primarily be responsible for respiratory diseasemanagement including the diagnosis, monitoring and development of patient'sindividual management plans using evidence-based practice.

Depending on hours, the role may also include treatment room responsibilities: immunisations,, cervical screening, wounds and supporting the team in the reviewing and delivery ofclinical policy and procedures

Main duties of the job

Chronic diseasemanagement including the diagnosis, monitoring and development of patientsindividual management plans using evidence-based practice. Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team,the post holder will ensure long term condition management is delivered effectively to theentitled patient population.

We reserve the right to withdraw this job listing should a suitable candidate be found prior to the closing date.

About us

We are a large, friendly, CQC outstanding surgery, committed to quality improvement, based in modern purpose build premises in Malmesbury.

We are a training practice, committed to development with a clinical team of 15 GPs and a nursing team of 10, supported by our PCN Specialist Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and Living Well Team as well as our highly skilled admin teams.

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibility

The key responsibility for this role is respiratory chronic disease management including the diagnosis, monitoring and development of patients individual management plans as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team.

• To ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
• To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice.
• 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.
• Request and process pathology results as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation.
• Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets.
• 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.).

Secondary Responsibilities

• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
• Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients.
• Provide Cervical Cytology screening.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of managing long term conditions - Asthma, COPD.
• Vaccination and Immunisation trained.
• Experience of TPP SystmOne.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Respiratory Chronic Disease Management
• Non Medical Prescriber

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.