Primary Care Practice Nurse

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

The duties will include but not limited to day to day primary care nursing such as phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care, adult and child immunisations, B12 injections, BP monitoring as well as Enhanced Practice Nurse skills in chronic disease management, cervical screening and compression dressings.

The post holder has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults in line with the NHS Trusts safeguarding policies and procedures.

They must ensure that they are aware of, and work within, local and national safeguarding legislation, guidance and procedures. The post holder will be required to attend mandatory safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to act at all times to protect the safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and colleges.

Please see Job description and supporting documents for more information.

Primary

Able to document contemporaneous Consultations according to

NMC guidelines using EMIS clinical system

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with

legislation

Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection

procedures, including systems of referral.

Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in

accordance with clinical based evidence

Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines

Request pathology services as necessary

Process pathology results if required

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and

implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines and local

wound protocol

Suture removal

Perform ECGs

Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or

written)

Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained

Confidentially of information gained at work must be always

preserved

Ensure read codes and templates are used effectively

Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing

long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as

necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required

Maintain chronic disease registers

Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and

ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions

Provide vaccination and travel medicine services

Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in

accordance with local and national policies

Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for

cervical cytology smear tests (if carrying out this service)

Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental

health needs

Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to

professional standards

Recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK

guidelines

Able to perform CPR according to current UK guidelines

Secondary

Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and

well-being programmes

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for

chronic disease patients

Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

Chaperone patients where necessary

Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the

patient is supported appropriately

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal

of medicines

Support junior members of the nursing team, providing

guidance when necessary

Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery

and patient care

Support and participate in shared learning within the

practice

Continually review clinical practices, responding to

national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of learning events

Educational

Identify personal development and training needs in

conjunction with the Nurse manager and deputy Practice Manager

Participate in clinical supervision and annual appraisals

Support others with their training and development needs

To participate in continuing education and maintain a

contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills

Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

To be familiar with emergency procedures

Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical

governance

Attend team meetings for the purpose of maintaining an informed interest in the work undertaken at the practice and contribute to the

primary healthcare team objectives

Be familiar with and adhere to practice policies and

protocols

Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

Attend a formal appraisal with their line 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

Personnel

Maintain good professional relationships

Take reasonable care of their own safety and that of

other persons who may be affected by their act or omission

Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the

team adheres to statutory regulations/policies, codes of practice and

departments safety rules

Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to

facilitate learning

Maintains a caring environment through the support of

colleagues

Take an active involvement in staff meetings

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and reliable person to join our lovely team at our semi-rural training practice, a short drive from Bristol.

We are a Park Run practice, interested in the environment and individual wellbeing. We have a garden and an active social team.

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