At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver essential nursing care and support patients with chronic conditions.
- Company: Join a dedicated healthcare team focused on patient wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth in a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Nursing qualifications and experience in patient care are essential.
The predicted salary is between 37288 - 45574 £ per year.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure. The Practice Nurse will also be responsible for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients. Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
Main duties of the job:
- Health promotion and wellbeing
- 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.
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
- Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc.) to patients.
- Provide travel medicine services.
- Provide Cervical Cytology screening.
- Request and process pathology results as required.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
- Ensure read codes are used effectively.
- Chaperone patients where necessary.
- Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
- 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).
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