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Practice Nurse - St Peter's Surgery
| Posting date: | 17 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2024 |
| Location: | Carmarthen, SA31 1AH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0044-24-0314 |
Summary
ST. PETERS SURGERY JOB DESCRIPTION POST: PRACTICE NURSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE RESPONSIBILITIES MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REGISTERED NURSE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF POST: To provide an effective, quality driven Practice Nurse Service. To provide a high standard of general nursing care including health promotion. To promote integrated nursing practice within the wider nursing team (Practice Nurses, District Nurses and Health Visitors) underpinned by the development of evidence based practice guidelines, for shared delivery of care to the whole practice population. Further, to ensure clinical effectiveness by monitoring of key quality markers relating to guidelines. Responsible to: 1. PRACTICE MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATION DETAILS 2. TO PRACTICE NURSES AND ALL DOCTORS FOR MEDICAL AND CLINICAL DETAILS Role and Responsibilities Clinical Practice: 1. Practice independently in accordance with UKCC code of conduct and with reference to Practice Guidelines, appropriately referring to GPs 2. Maintain accurate documentation of care and utilisation of I.T. 3. Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks. 4. Provide focus for nursing expertise within Practice, liaise with other nursing staff. 5. Identify training needs actively promote life-long learning. 6. Share responsibility for ensuring effective inter-Practice communication 7. Ensure nursing skills are appropriately and effectively used to deliver patient care. 8. Ensure care is delivered by Health Care Assistant with relevant and appropriate skills. 9. Ensure that efficient and appropriate stock control is in place. 10. Actively participate in educational programmes for whole Primary Health Care Team, including medical students and GP Registrar, in relation to areas of clinical and practice nursing expertise. Main Duties 1. To Patients a. Provide Specific Chronic Disease Management Clinics Clinics are run to provide the best possible advice to patients with chronic diseases and follow agreed clinical protocols These include Asthma, COPD, Diabetes and CHD. b. Provide General nursing care including:- wound care removal of sutures request pathology tests hypertension management ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels health promotion vaccinations c. Carry out New Patient Registration examinations on new patients d. Perform ECGs e. Venesection (not routine) f. Travel & childhood Vaccination g. Provide holistic family planning health service to women including advice on all methods of contraception including LARC assess and administer injectable contraception offer opportunistic sexual health screening and ensure patients are advised and treated appropriately provide assessment and sampling for cervical cytology h. Provide health promotion guidance following agreed clinical protocols 2. To Doctors a. To provide a supporting role at all times. b. Assist in minor operations 3. To the Health Care Assistant a. To ensure that all procedures are carried out following practice guidelines/protocols b. To ensure that adequate clinical stocks are maintained 4. Systems a. Update both computer and manual case notes, if appropriate, after each patient consultation and minor operations. b. Input medical data onto computer from daily mail c. Summarise patients medical notes 5. Personal Specification a. To wear uniform at all times b. To attend regular courses at the discretion of the employer. c. The need to be flexible with hours to cover annual/sick leave/ Please note. The above is a guide to the post and may vary as the need arises.