Practice Nurse - Primary CareNHS

Job summary

Baddeley Green Surgery is looking for a Practice Nurse experienced in Primary Care, which is essential to the role, to be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practices multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the patient population. The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as Infection Control, Immunisation Lead, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Management, Health Prevention, Well Woman and Well Man clinics, leading on QoF and QiF as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Main duties of the job

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, NSF and other legislative frameworks and guidelines Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients Provide travel vaccination and advisory services Request pathology services as necessary Process pathology results as required Urinalysis Provide chronic disease management, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required INR Star -Anti Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Ensure read codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Chaperone patients where necessary

Job description

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

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

Ensure QoF & QiF adherence to meet targets

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, NSF and other legislative frameworks and guidelines

Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

Provide travel vaccination and advisory services

Request pathology services as necessary

Process pathology results as required

Urinalysis

Provide chronic disease management, 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

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

Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

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

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

Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines or medication

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

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 and methodical approach with learning outcomes to ensure non-recurrence

About us

Baddeley Green Surgery consists of a Senior Partner, two salaried GP's, one long term locum GP, ANP, Practice Nurse and two HCSWs. The practice has a growing population with approximately 6,100 patients at present.

The practice has a compliment of Managerial, Administrative and Secretarial staff in order to provide an efficient and effective service to all our patients.