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Job role: Practice Nurse
Salary: Depending on experience
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: A4185-26-0000
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About the Job:
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- To act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance and the annual statement.
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion by participating in national screening and well-being programmes including ECG monitoring, BPs, cervical cytology etc
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
- To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF including ear syringing, venepuncture
- To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
- To provide travel medicine services
- To request pathology services as necessary
- To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- To ensure read codes are used effectively
- To maintain chronic disease registers
- To chaperone patients where necessary
- To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
- To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately giving advice on health, lifestyle, diet, smoking, alcohol intake, sexual health and contraception
- To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
- To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- To collect data and participate in regular Practice audit and research projects
- To contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans
- To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhere to Code of Professional Conduct
- To maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for all staff, patients, carers and co-workers from other agencies. Ensure all statutory regulations (e.g. Health & Safety, COSHH, etc) are implemented and adhered to
- To maintain own continuous professional development and ensure PDP kept up-to-date in line with the requirements of the Practice.
- Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and in-house clinical training sessions where necessary
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