Practice Nurse

As part of our nursing team you will be required to adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice

Practice Nurse

Grade: According to experience

Accountable

to: GP Partners, reporting to Practice Manager

JOB PURPOSE

To

promote the mental, physical and emotional health of the Practice population

To

assess the health needs of the Practice population

To

provide and maintain a high standard of care for the Practice population

To

be an effective member of the Primary Healthcare Team and to link with other

organisations and disciplines in the development of services

DIMENSIONS

Service development

Clinical Practice development

Clinical practice

1.

Service development

To

work collaboratively with other members of the nursing team to influence and

implement policy and change in the Practice

To

maintain an awareness of changing services needs within the scope of services

in Primary Care, the Trust and Social Services

2.

Management

To

be responsible for the effective use of resources within the sphere of

responsibility

To

ensure the maintenance of accurate and up to date manual and electronic

records, as well as collecting and recording activity monitoring data, care

aims and other contractual requirements

3.

Clinical

To

adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice

To

further develop practice through continuing education which will benefit

service delivery and meet educational requirements

To

provide nursing advice and to be a resource of best practice for the team

To

assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate clinical work carried out to

ensure effective care delivery in the partnership with clients and

families/carers

To

promote and advise on healthy lifestyles

To

provide treatment

room duties in line with competency e.g. Suture/clip removal, Basic & complex

wound care, ECG. Phlebotomy, Urinalysis

To

give vaccination as appropriate under patient group directions and to be

responsible for the ordering of vaccines and their correct storage

To

assist with monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term

conditions / to chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach

To

assist with the cervical screening programme

To

administer prescribed drug therapy and ensure safe custody of drugs

To

assist with Warfarin monitoring

To

assist in the provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings

To

assist with the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.

To

Chaperone patients when required

To

provide training and supervision to junior members of nursing staff

Greystone House Surgery is a modern friendly Practice in Redhill, representing one of the three sites which make up The House Partnership between Greystone House Surgery in Redhill, The Moat House Surgery in Merstham, and Caterham Valley Medical Practice in Caterham.

We are a forward thinking, well organized training practice with a high reputation for quality and standards. We encourage and support the personal development of all our staff and are keen to ensure the right person joins our friendly team.

Qualifications

Experience