Trainee Enhanced Practice Nurse

Trainee Enhanced

practice nurses have the following key responsibilities in relation to

delivering health services -

Works

as part of an MDT within the PCN; consults with patients, their family, and the

multi-professional team to undertake assessments of patient need and devise and

evaluate complex care plans; teaches and advises patients and their families on

how to manage their condition or support the multi-disciplinary team to do so.

Provides an excellent Primary Care

nursing service to the population served by TABA PCN practices. This includes -

Long term condition reviews (e.g. Diabetes, Asthma, CHD, COPD)

Perform Health checks

Assist in and performing routine tasks related to patient care as

directed by senior clinicians

Cytology

New Patient Medicals

ECGs

Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry

Venepuncture

Hypertension Management

Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being

examined by another clinician

Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.

Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs

as appropriate.

Mentoring and developing the junior nursing team.

Screen patients for

disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Be able to assess

patients both remotely and in person

Assess and manage

people with long-term conditions

Develop with the patient an on-going care plan for health

Discuss patient-related concerns with the relevant staff, and where

required, you will be supported to follow appropriate safeguarding procedures

Issue and administer medication and vaccinations within the relevant

Patient Group Directions, or, if qualified and appropriate, via Independent

Prescribing

Work as part of a diverse team, collaborating with colleagues across the

Network to provide the best care to our patients

Ensure safe handover of care within and outside the GP Practices as

appropriate.

Contribute to the supervision, training, development and coaching of

other staff through peer-support, ensuring a safe and high-quality service is

delivered, promoting agreed medical and emergency activities and development

programmes.

Provide practice nurse activities in a primary care setting to support

the GPs, holding clinics and visiting patients within their own homes.

Actively pursue policies that will promote healthy lifestyles for

patients: promote health education and participate in relevant sessions within

the practice.

Ensure the clinical

computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded and amended.

Maintain and clean

equipment

Maintain Nurses

rooms, stocking, and rotating items as required

Chaperoning and

assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.

Attend and

participate in any Practice/PCN meetings when required.

Have knowledge of

national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory /

contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Correctly and

safely manage specimens including collection, labelling, handling, use of

correct and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements

About TABA PCN

TABA is a Primary Care Network of 11 GP member practices in Tyldesley, Astley, Boothstown and Atherton with a combined population of around 57,000 patients

About Health First

Health First ALW CIC is Social Enterprise Community Interest Company limited by guarantee. We are working with TABA to employ individuals to work in the additional roles scheme in Primary Care. Operating as a Social Enterprise, we have no shareholders and we invest all monies back into patient services. We provide high quality local services within communities. We pride ourselves on innovation and flexibility of locations and methods to deliver high-quality, accessible healthcare.

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