Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8AY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2843-25-0001 |
Summary
Patient care Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, and individualised nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required. Have responsibility for individual patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognizing where modification of systems or referral is necessary. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Undertake general nursing examinations and treatments for patients healthcare needs such as wound care, sutures removal, electrocardiogram (ECGs), Cytology, Ear Care. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary. Health Promotion Undertake basic assessment of the needs of patients including men and womens health screening and education. Coordinate the development of plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic tests, treatment plans, health promotion and prevention. Provide smears following current guidelines and manage follow up system. Administer depoprovera injections following current guidelines Be able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patients condition or needs change. Team work Assist in clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care. Assist and teach others in clinical setting, including unqualified staff Work effectively in the team. Information and IT Facilitate good communication systems within the practice with the use of computerised messages. Extrapolate information received by outside agencies and bring to the notice of all clinicians wherever necessary. Undertake all training and attend any computer data input and retrieval meetings deemed necessary by the Practice Manager to manage the clinical system effectively. Personal Development Attend relevant training updates as required to maintain clinical effectiveness Maintain continuous professional development records in keeping with the requirement of NMC. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.