GP Practice Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £18.00 i £20.00 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £18.00 - £20.00 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Truro, TR2 4JZ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A0022-25-0006 |
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The following are the core responsibilities of a Practice Nurse. There may be occasions when there is a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload, staffing levels and direction of the Clinical Team or Senior Manager: Independently assess, diagnose, treat, refer, signpost and discharge patients and service users as necessary and in accordance with clinical based evidence and NICE guidelines Undertake chronic disease reviews, including diabetes, COPD, asthma, heart failure, learning disabilities, etc. Undertake telephone triage Undertake the collection of pathology specimens, including blood samples, swabs, etc. Undertake simple wound and complex dressings, inclusive of leg ulcers Undertake smears Undertake contraception/pill checks and support our woman health clinics Perform investigatory procedures as requested by colleagues Use appropriate infection control procedures Be aware of safe storage of equipment, and drugs Ensure clinical treatment is safe, effective and conducted within the boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations Ensure personal and professional clinical standards are maintained Adapt styles of communication in order to empower self-management and health education for patients Participate in vaccination programmes, vaccinating patients in the Practice, and/or on home visits Formally and informally, impart knowledge and skills to colleagues, promoting peer review and best practice within the working environment Communicate at all levels within the team, ensuring an effective service is delivered Work within Practice policies and procedures Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team, and work colleagues Establish and maintain good liaison with other Practices, and the wider system, including secondary care Support the clinical team with safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies and refer safeguarding concerns, using established safeguarding referral pathways Delegate tasks clearly and appropriately, adopting the principals of safe practice and assessment of competence of those colleagues taking on the delegated duty Ensure accurate and legible notes, of all consultations and treatment, are recorded in the patients notes Ensure the clinical system is kept up to date with accurate coding, using templates where appropriate Ensure the appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting issues to the relevant person Collect and maintain statistical information, required for regular and ad hoc reports and audits Attend and participate in Practice meetings, as required Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or Managers