Practice Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bath, BA2 2QH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A4434-25-0002 |
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MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST HOLDER Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. This will usually be in surgery, but occasional home visits may also be required. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary. Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients whilst promoting health and well-being. Employ a shared care approach to supporting patients managing long term conditions and chronic diseases. This includes but is not limited to, requesting diagnostic metrics, operate diagnostic equipment, ability to interpret clinical information and provide explanations to patients in a sensitive manner, undertake regular medication reviews within your scope of practice and arrange follow up review suitable to patients and practices needs, using the recall systems. Clinics include: - Asthma - COPD - Diabetes - Cardiovascular disease - Hypertension - Cervical screening - Family planning and sexual health - Menopause management - Learning Disability Health Assessments Provide routine treatment in general clinics, including: - Wound management (simple and complex wounds) including doppler assessment and compression bandaging - Suture/clip removal - Venepuncture - Administering injections - Childhood vaccinations (routine and unscheduled) - Travel immunisations and advice - ECGs - NHS health checks - General health screening including height, weight, BP, urinalysis, smoking status, alcohol and lifestyle. - Knowledge of and ability to explain rationale behind national and local screening programs and promote uptake of screening. Access appropriate resources to promote health literacy and screening information. - Use of motivational techniques to support lifestyle modifications and behaviour change. - Effectively communicate with and refer to outside agencies to support all aspects of health management ensuring continuity of care. Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines. Support patients and colleagues to adopt evidence-based Infection and Prevention Control (IP&C) measures to prevent the development of health care associated infections in line with the practices health and safety policy and antimicrobial strategy to reduce antimicrobial resistance. This will include: - Effective hand hygiene following the 5 moments for hand hygiene. - Applying universal precautions - Appropriate and safe management of specimens including disposal - Appropriate waste material segregation and disposal - Effectively and safely dealing with blood and bodily fluid spillages - Reporting and management of sharps injuries To be able to recognise a deteriorating patient and appropriately escalate concern to senior colleagues. To be competent in managing emergency situations including completion of annual basic life support (BLS) and resuscitation techniques and anaphylaxis. Maintain contemporaneous and accurate patient records. Use the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Contribute to clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care. Assist in education of others within the clinical setting, including unqualified staff. Act as assessor and mentor to other staff where necessary including student health care professionals. Work effectively in the team demonstrating excellent communication skills. Maintain your own continuous professional registration in line with regulatory body requirements and Practice requirements. Be available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability of the medical receptionist and be aware of limit of own ability. Ensure that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate action. Have good IT literacy and use the computer and communication systems effectively and professionally. ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED Excellent communication skills written/verbal/listening. Be a reflective practitioner. An ability to prioritise workload. Use available resources effectively. Ability to make safe clinical decisions, underpinned by current evidence. Contribute to the development and implementation of new ideas to improve patient care and/or the practice environment. Contribute to future practice policies and growth. Have awareness of budgetary constraints and help make cost effective decisions. *The above is not a complete list of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be asked to undertake. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC. You will be expected to have up to date knowledge of and practice to the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviour and understand the importance of professional accountability.