Practice Nurse

• Providing holistic nursing care to patients of all ages within a primary care setting.
• Managing and reviewing patients with long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, in line with current national guidance and individual competencies.
• Undertaking chronic disease monitoring and annual reviews using recognised clinical templates.
• Performing cervical cytology (desirable) in accordance with the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
• Delivering childhood and adult immunisations, seasonal vaccination programmes (including influenza, COVID-19, pneumococcal, RSV and shingles) in accordance with national immunisation schedules.
• Administering travel vaccinations (where appropriately trained).
• Providing wound assessment, wound care, ulcer management, dressings and suture/staple removal.
• Undertaking NHS Health Checks and cardiovascular risk assessments.
• Providing contraception advice and administering contraceptive injections where competent.
• Supporting patients with health promotion, smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol awareness and healthy lifestyle advice.
• Delivering patient education to encourage self-management of long-term conditions

• Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
• Support in the long-term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation
• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice
• Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access
• As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
• Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
• Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics)
• Provide travel advice services
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance
• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)