Practice Nurse (27-36 hours)

The position

will be well suited to an individual who has previous primary care nursing experience, with

experience in minor illness, womens health and chronic disease management. The individual should

be enthusiastic about providing high-quality patient service with strong

communication and administrative skills. Non-medical Prescriber would be desired but not essential.

Main

Clinical Practice Nursing

Wound Management

Undertake uncomplicated dressings

Undertake

suture removal

Undertake

Doppler readings

Screening

Undertake screening including BP checks, height, weight, BMI & Urinalysis

Carry

out Well Person Checks and New Patient Medicals

Undertake

venepuncture, following training.

Health Promotion

Make basic assessment of needs of patient

Provide nuturional advice on Obesity, Raised Cholesterol, CHD and Diabetes

Measures

and records BMI

Understand patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle

Offer lifestyle advice on smoking and exercise and refers as appropriate

Vaccinations & Immunisations

Administer

injections under individual prescription or Patient Group Direction, following

training.

Administer

childhood immunisations under individual prescription of Patient Group

Direction, following training.

Ensure

safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Ear Care

Undertake

ear syringing, following training.

Advise

patients about safe ear care.

Infection Control

Apply

infection control measures within the Practice according to local and national

guidelines. This includes:-

o

Universal

hygiene precautions.

o

The

collection and handling of laboratory specimens

o

Segregation

and disposal of waste materials

o

Decontamination

of instruments and clinical equipment

o

Reporting

and treatment of sharps injuries

o

Dealing

with blood and body fluid spillages

Assist

patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.

Emergency Management

Is

competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Family Planning

Has a

basic understanding of emergency contraception and refers patients as

appropriate.

Advises

on risk of pregnancy and has basic knowledge of contraception options,

following training.

Womens Health

Has a

working knowledge of the national and local Cervical Cytology and mammography

screening programmes.

Can

discuss breast self awareness, demonstrate self-breast examination and provide

supporting literature to patients.

Mens Health

Can

discuss and give basic advice on male health issues and provide supporting

literature to patients.

Care and Programme Management

Diabetes

Has a

basic understanding of diabetes

Assists

in the diagnosis of diabetic patients and makes appropriate referrals

Supplies

appropriate material for patient education

Is able

to manage the emergency treatment of a diabetic patient with

hypo/hyperglycaemic attack according to Practice Guidelines.

Respiratory Disease Management

At The Bovey Tracey &

Chudleigh Practice, our patients and staff are at the centre of everything we

do. We strive to provide the highest standard of care to our patients and their

families through a quality, safe and patient centred approach. We have

created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel

empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant and talented colleagues.

We harbour an environment of trust, honesty and empathy and we value education,

research and evidence-based practice.

We are a eight Partner rural training practice with eight salaried

doctors. We have a varied and supportive clinical and administrative team,

which includes three ACP/ANPs, three Practice Nurses, two Nursing Associates, four Healthcare Assistants, a Phlebotomist, a GP Assistant, a health and wellbeing coach and social

prescribing link worker, a full complement of medical administrators and a

pharmacy team. We have a growing list size of over 15,000 and operate from two purpose-built

buildings.

Qualifications

Other

Experience

Personal Requirements