Clozapine & Depot Clinic Nurse
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,939.00 to £50,697.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42939.00 - £50697.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2025 |
| Location: | Mitcham, CR4 4TP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9294-25-0277 |
Summary
1. To take blood samples from patients ensuring consent is obtained before undertaking the procedure. 2. Ensure that blood samples are analyzed using the PocHi and where required sent to the laboratory within specified time scales. 3. Managing blood results and take actions needed when results are outside normal parameters, following policy and national guidance. 4. To escalate concerns around service users physical health to the GP, MDT, and onsite pharmacist. 5. To escalate any concerns regarding IT failure and or the running of the clinic. 6. Managing clozapine applications like ZTAS and reporting issues to IT or managers when systems fail. 7. Ensure venipuncture is undertaken safely and in line with Infection Control Procedures. 8. Assess the general wellbeing of patients attending the clinic and discuss any concerns with relevant practitioners including pharmacy. 9. Provide physical and mental health monitoring and interventions in line with NICE guidelines such as ECGs. 10. Maintain regular contact with the pharmacy dept ensuring they are aware of patients who have not attended clinic. 11. Ensure that the clinic is fully stocked with the necessary forms, consumables, sundries and equipment. 12. Take responsibility for checking the cleaning, of all equipment and medications used in the clinic. 13. Ensure all equipment is safe and in working order. 14. Ensure that service users and carers are treated with dignity and respect. 15. To provide teaching and training to student nurses allocated to the Community Team. 16. To respond, sometimes at short notice, to requests to see patients either individually, or jointly with other team members (e.g. when a patient who is unwell or non-compliant with medication).