Practice Nurse

As a Band 5 Practice Nurse you will be supported by senior nursing colleagues to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients including treatment, preventative care, screening, and patient education. The role will involve undertaking a range of nursing assessments safely and effectively and providing appropriate care and/or treatment to patients in conjunction with GPs, Clinicians and the wider nursing team.You will work to policies and protocols and strive to improve standards of care to the practices patient population. There may on occasion be a requirement to undertake home visits.

You will receive support from senior colleagues to develop your knowledge and skills working in general practice, building your competencies and expertise with a focus on appropriate role development.

Clinical

Assist in

and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Lead Nurse and

GPs. Advising and escalating any potential problems, issues, or errors in a

timely manner.

Undertake

chronic disease management including monitoring progress and response to

treatment, identifying where changes to medication may be necessary and seeking

senior support to implement, processing referrals where required, working to

reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, and promoting the preventative aspects

of nursing practice. Chronic diseases include but are not limited to:

o Asthma

o Diabetes

o COPD

Once trained and competent work within your scope of practice, undertake

womens health management including but not limited to;

o

Cervical Cytology

o

Contraception including

reviews, depo injection, pill checks and coil removal (where the practice is

registered to provide this regulated activity).

o

HRT reviews

Work to recognise changes in a patients condition and take appropriate

action.

Undertake wound and ulcer care including suture/clip removal, dressings,

and assessment to include doppler studies.

Undertake diagnostics tests including but not limited to:

o

Urinalysis.

o

Taking swab samples.

o

Request pathology tests, for

example urine culture.

o

ECG and BP testing including

24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

o

Pulse rate and rhythm.

o

Venepuncture

o

Blood Glucose monitoring.

o

Weight management including

BMI.

o

Height measurement.

o

Peak flow readings.

o

Spirometry (where ARTP

registered).

Administer adult and child immunisations, vaccinations and injections including

travel vaccines, under a recognised legal framework.

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Chaperone patients to their healthcare appointments when requested.

Assist with minor surgery and invasive procedures when required, this

Includes but is not limited to

o

Coil insertions

o

Joint injections

o

Minor surgical procedures

Monitor and maintain stock of vaccinations, emergency drugs and wound

dressings, keeping accurate records and ordering low stock items when required.

Ensure appropriate health promotion literature is available.

Maintain clinical equipment efficiently and ensure servicing/calibration

is undertaken, updating the calibration records as necessary.

Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after

patient care in line with infection prevention and control guidance.

Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness

of equipment, nursing rooms and treatment rooms ensuring room and equipment

logs are kept up to date and available for auditing upon request.

Attend and participate in any MDT and practice meetings when required.

Ensure practice fridges are checked daily, temperature recorded, cold

chain maintained and reporting any issues where relevant.

Keep up to date with any changes or advances within the Nursing

profession, completing annual competency reviews and necessary training.

Communicate effectively, sensitively, and compassionately with

colleagues, patients, carers recognising needs for alternative methods of

communication.

Liaise and communicate with multi-agency partners and third-party

organisations as appropriate, adhering to organisational and national

information, sharing guidance at all times.

Administration

Accurately input, update and extract information onto/from the Practice

clinical system when required.

Record patient information clearly and concisely, adhering to national

and local guidance.

Liaise with and feedback effectively to the nursing team and other

members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Infection Control

Support the Infection,

Prevention and Control lead through the following measures:

Follow procedures aimed at reducing the risk of passing on the organisms

that can cause infections.

Demonstrate a duty of care in following best practice in adherence to

guidelines which is a fundamental requirement in underpinning the management of

Infection, Prevention and Control.

Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local

And national guidelines. This includes

o Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages

o Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment

o Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries

o Segregation and disposal of waste materials

o The collection and handling of laboratory specimens

o Universal hand hygiene precautions

Invicta Health is a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range of services such as hub-based GPs services, GP surgeries, services in Urgent Care Centres and A&E, a Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the list is growing all the time.

We are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.

What perks can we offer you?

Qualifications

Key Skills

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