- Toact as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead
- Health checks (NHS, new patient, Learning disabilities)
- Chronic disease management (Diabetes, COPD and Asthma)
- Women's health (Cervical screening, contraception, etc)
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Wound care/removal of sutures & staples
- Toact as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPCPolicy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to thepractice manager
- Toproduce the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the practice manager
- Toassess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare isappropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
- Todevelop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Toimplement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patientsthat promote health and wellbeing
- Toidentify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-termconditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
- Asrequired, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Toprescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope ofpractice
- Toco-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
- Torequest pathology services and process pathology results as required
- Tooversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care asnecessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- Tomaintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Toensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
- Toensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers Todevelop, implement, embed and participate in well woman/man clinics
- Toensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
- Toprioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Tosupport the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Torecognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Toimplement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- Tosupport patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-countermedicines (within own scope of practice)
- Toliaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supportedappropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Todelegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice andthe task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Tosupport the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance withlocal and national policies
- Tounderstand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictivebehaviour, referring patients appropriate
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate Person Specification
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
- Registered Nurse
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Post graduate diploma or degree (chronic disease management)
- Family planning qualification
Practice Nurse - London, United Kingdom - Grove Medical Centre
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Job summary
Grove Medical Centre is looking for a practice nurse to work 16 hours over 2-3 days.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinicalareas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, well women and well man clinics, as wellas actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing anddelivery of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
About us
Grove Medical Centre is a rapidly growing two partner practice and it is a long-established PMS training practice in purpose-built premises in Lewisham Borough. We have a reputation for providing excellent patient care to a list of over 12,000 patients and as a friendly and supportive environment for staff. There are good transport links and plenty of on-site parking.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable