Practice Nurse (Respiratory Disease Management)

NHS Jobs; Malmesbury; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NHS Jobs is seeking a Practice Nurse specializing in respiratory disease management to join a clinical team in England. The role focuses on diagnosing, monitoring and developing individual management plans for patients with chronic respiratory conditions, delivering evidence-based nursing care within the multidisciplinary team.

You will implement and evaluate treatment plans, support patients in managing their medicines, maintain accurate records, and liaise with external services to safeguard

Aufgaben

• Respiratory chronic disease management including diagnosis, monitoring and development of patient management plans.
• 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.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation.
• Ensure read codes are used effectively and support achievement of QOF targets.
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines.
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately.
• 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.

Jobbeschreibung

Practice Nurse (Respiratory Disease Management)

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.