Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 10 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, S6 3FT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2771-25-0000 |
Summary
To work as a practice Nurse within the organisation taking responsibility for assessing the nursing needs of patients attending surgery with a broad range of long-term conditions. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition. All duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with protocols developed by the nursing team and in agreement with the Clinical leads. To provide a high quality, evidence based easily accessible service to the patients. To provide contraceptive, sexual health and administer Depo-Provera injections according to protocol. To ensure patients are manged appropriately depending on their chosen method of contraception. To provide a cervical screening service in accordance with national guidelines and local NHS recall system. To provide childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with the British vaccination schedule. Provide travel advice and administer vaccinations as required/ direct patients to appropriate services To be instrumental in the support of Infection prevention control lead and work to the IPC requirements by providing audits, training support and evidence of compliance to the practice managed. Identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients as risk of developing a long-term condition. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. Provide information and advice on prescribes/ over the counter medication in relation to long term conditions. To review medications within scope of practice to promote adherence, to give guidance to patients on potential side effects and dosages. Provide wound care To request pathology services and obtain blood samples. To maintain accurate records in conjunction with legislation You will work within your own scope of clinical competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice. To take responsibility for the teaching and supervising of the health care assistant, and nursing students as required. To attended designated meetings and relevant training courses keeping professionally up to date.