Practice Nurse

• Ensuring that patients receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of each and every patient contact onto Practice Computer system.
• Follows: Practice Infection Control policy; Practice Health and Safety policy including Sharps Policy; Practice
• Cold Chain and Practice Medicine Management policies.
• Venepuncture and collection and processing of pathology samples.
• Monitoring stock levels and ordering of clinical supplies if required by Practice.
• INR star, ECG and spirometry testing if required and on completion of training.
• Routine injections as prescribed by the GP.
• Ear irrigation if required and on completion of training.
• Wound care including compression bandaging and Doppler tests if trained.
• Attending leg club to assist with compression bandaging and Doppler tests if trained and if required byPractice.
• Sexual health and contraception advice if trained.
• Cervical cytology if trained.
• Home visits for flu vaccinations if required by the Practice.
• Immediate care as per Minor Injuries service within scope of experience.
• Delivery of Chronic disease management service according to training including domiciliary visits ifrequired by Practice.
• Work as part of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.

Essential

• Good clinical assessment and decision-making skills, with the ability to recognise when a patient requires escalation or referral
• Ability to work autonomously within professional boundaries, competence and agreed practice protocols
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively with patients, carers and colleagues

Desirable

• Knowledge of national vaccination and immunisation programmes
• Knowledge of cervical screening requirements and relevant clinical guidance
• Knowledge of clinical audit, quality improvement and significant event processes

Essential

• Working as a registered nurse in a clinical environment
• Providing safe, effective and person-centred care
• Assessing patients and identifying appropriate clinical actions within own level of competence

Desirable

• Delivering immunisation and vaccination programmes
• Cervical screening
• Wound assessment, wound care and dressings
• Familiarity with General Practice clinical systems such as EMIS Web
• Minimum 2 years post- registration experience

Desirable

• Relevant qualifications or accredited training in areas such as:
• Immunisation and vaccination
• Cervical screening/cytology
• Wound care
• Travel health
• Sexual health or contraception
• Teaching and assessing qualifications