At a Glance
- Tasks: Support health initiatives, deliver prevention clinics, and conduct comprehensive health assessments.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking healthcare team dedicated to improving community health.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning in a dynamic setting.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while promoting health and wellbeing.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with strong assessment and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 38140 - 46616 £ per year.
Nurse - Prevention and Physical Health Programme
Key Responsibilities
- Prevention and Population Health Support delivery of prevention programmes by:
- Identifying eligible patients using agreed inclusion criteria
- Delivering prevention clinics within practices and community settings
- Supporting population health initiatives
- Promoting self-management
- Reducing health inequalities
- Supporting early identification of long-term conditions
- Physical Health Assessments Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments including:
- AF Case Finding
- Single-lead ECG recordings
- Pulse rhythm assessment
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
- Recognition of abnormal findings requiring GP review
- SMI Physical Health Checks Undertake comprehensive annual physical health reviews including:
- Blood pressure
- Pulse
- Oxygen saturation
- Temperature
- Height
- Weight
- BMI
- Waist circumference (where appropriate)
- Venepuncture
- Lifestyle assessment
- Smoking assessment
- Alcohol screening
- Physical activity assessment
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
- Diabetes risk assessment
- Physical health questionnaires
• Clinical Decision Making Working within competence, the nurse will
- Recognise abnormal clinical findings
- Assess patients holistically
- Prioritise clinical need
- Escalate concerns appropriately
- Refer to GPs or other professionals
- Recognise deteriorating patients
- Initiate emergency procedures where necessary
- The postholder will not diagnose medical conditions independently but will exercise professional nursing judgement within their scope of practice.
• Health Promotion Deliver evidence-based health promotion including
- Smoking cessation advice
- Healthy eating
- Weight management
- Physical activity
- Alcohol reduction
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Diabetes prevention
- Mental wellbeing
- Vaccination awareness
- Cancer screening awareness
- Apply Making Every Contact Count (MECC) principles during all patient contacts.
• Patient Education Provide patients with information regarding
- AF and stroke prevention
- SMI physical health
- Long‑term condition prevention
- Lifestyle modification
- Medication adherence (within competence)
- Accessing local services
- Self‑management strategies
- Clinical Documentation Maintain accurate contemporaneous clinical records by:
- Recording assessments in EMIS
- Completing clinical templates
- Coding activity accurately
- Recording referrals
- Maintaining data quality
- Ensuring records comply with NMC standards
• Communication Communicate effectively with
- Patients
- Families
- Carers
- GP Practices
- Community Teams
- Secondary Care
- Public Health Teams
- Escalate concerns promptly.
• Safeguarding The postholder will
- Recognise safeguarding concerns
- Assess risk
- Follow safeguarding procedures
- Make referrals where appropriate
- Document safeguarding concerns accurately
• Infection Prevention and Control The postholder will
- Comply with IPC policies
- Maintain equipment
- Clean clinical equipment
- Use PPE appropriately
- Report IPC risks
• Quality Improvement Participate in
- Clinical audit
- Service evaluation
- Incident reporting
- Learning from incidents
- Clinical governance
- Continuous quality improvement
• Professional Responsibilities The Registered Nurse will
- Maintain NMC registration
- Work within the NMC Code
- Maintain clinical competence
- Participate in appraisal
- Participate in clinical supervision
- Complete mandatory training
- Maintain a professional portfolio
- Support students and junior staff where appropriate
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