PRACTICE NURSE (Cardiovascular)

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	10 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	30 Tachwedd 2025
Lleoliad:	Ilkeston, DE7 6AX
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A3265-25-0000

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Generic Job Description Disease Management Using agreed guidelines carrying out annual and interim management of patients with - CVD Diabetes COPD CKD Asthma Hypertension Including health and lifestyle advice and patient education about their disease. Teaching self-management as necessary and referring to the GPs or other primary healthcare team members as appropriate Health Checks Using agreed guidelines carrying out Health Checks for:- Well Man Well Woman Teenagers Learning Disability Patients New Patients CVD Risk assessment/screening Giving advice on health matters as appropriate, initiating changes in lifestyle and referring to other team members or outside agencies as is necessary Management Contraception advising on all aspects of contraception and giving repeat prescriptions/administering depot injections according to set guidelines. Teaching/advising about all methods of contraception Obesity giving advice and support as appropriate, referring to structured educational programmes and weight management services Cervical screening Programme taking of smears, completing all documentation, referral to GP as necessary Vaccination Programmes - organising and undertaking annual vaccination programmes according to national guidelines Travel Health advice on all aspects of health abroad and giving any necessary injections or medications INRs monitoring of INRs and dosing of warfarin using set guidelines after the completion of validated training, including home visits for housebound patients when required Clinical Room Duties ECGs Dressings/wound care Doppler recording and compression hosiery measuring and application Compression bandaging application Nebulizing Blood pressure recording Daily urine testing for samples requested by clinicians INR testing Dosing to be carried out by members of the INR team if not INR trained Nearside D-Dimer testing Immunisations and Vaccinations under agreed PGD and PSDs IM and SC injections Administering Gonadorelin injections Swab taking Coil checks Suture and Clip removal Assisting with Minor Operations and General Surgery Outpatient Clinic Assisting with Coil and Implant Insertions and removals Spirometry Including Post Bronchodilator and reversibility testing Chaperoning Routine blood and urine sample testing following clinical requesting Referrals to nurse specialists seeking advice as necessary Other Duties Reporting on lipids results from laboratory/calculating CVD risk using agreed protocol Development and updating of SOPs relevant to the Practice Nurse role and team Audit Carrying out audits as necessary and reviewing as appropriate Health and Safety Responsible for all aspects of Health & Safety in the Clinical Room Stock Control Maintaining stock and ordering as necessary Equipment Checking all equipment on an agreed timetable. Recording all checks and ensuring equipment is serviced and maintained correctly Checking expiry dates on drugs (own stock) and emergency equipment Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of clinical rooms Responsibility for changing and disposal of yellow and purple sharps boxes IT Recording all consultations on the computer Use of computer protocols Appointment making E-mail and messaging responsibilities, responding to patient and other clinicians enquires Personal Development Maintenance of NMC registration including 3 yearly revalidation Personal Indemnity insurance membership of MDDUS Development and implementation of a Personal Development Record and Plan plus an annual appraisal Continuance of educational development including attending mandatory training Research as necessary Teaching Teaching Student Nurses and Medical Students assigned to the Practice Liaising with tutors and ensuring students meet their Competencies Introducing GP Registrars to the role of the Practice Nurse and assisting their training as required Organising and planning induction programmes and mentoring of new members of the practice nurse team Minor Illness/Injuries Seeing and managing patients who need to be seen on the day for minor illness/minor injuries as per agreed guidelines Referring as necessary to GPs or arranging appointments as appropriate Advising and referring to the other healthcare members/services as necessary Working within the guidelines of the NMC Code Independent Non-medical prescribing Assessing, diagnosing and prescribing as necessary following BNF and Practice/local CCG guidelines within areas of professional competence Additional Duties Any other duties required from time to time in keeping with the post