Nurse

• In accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations, BP checks, asthma checks and diabetic reviews and spirometry if trained.
• Assessing the health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment to assess whether further input is needed.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses.
• Screening patients for health education.
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
• Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
• In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

• We work together to make a difference for patients
• We care enough to go the extra mile
• We support, trust, and empower
• We sincerely value each other
• We support primary care to own its destiny

Essential

• Experience of working within the NHS, with general public & team working
• Well developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
• Good time management and highly organised
• Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
• Interest in quality improvement work
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Experience working within primary care
• Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with relevant registration numbers.
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• Self-Motivation
• Adaptable
• Immunisation status - Hep B / MMR