Practice Nurse

General Practice Nurse duties including wound care, immunisations, cervical screening and health promotion

Practice Nurse

Responsible to: The Partners and Clinical Team Lead

Accountable to: Professionally

accountable to the NMC working within the code of professional conduct

The post

holder will be an experienced nurse who, acting within their professional

boundaries, will provide care for patients presenting at the practice from

initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning treatment and

evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and

expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within

the general practice, under the supervision of the ACPs/GPs

The post

holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making

process.

They

will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of

patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing

leadership as required.

Duties and

The

post holder is responsible for the delivery of nursing services

care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the

practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing

upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions,

health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with

the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the

delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

Wellington is a progressive and innovative practice with over 15,000 patients in Telford and Wrekin.

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