- To help the Practice Infection Lead and carry out audits including Infection Control
- Chronic Disease Management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Essential Hypertension, Heart Disease. This will include patient education and monitoring.
- Asthma, Diabetic and other clinics in conjunction with practice staff and GPs
- To support the practice for all relevant aspects of CQC and work within QOF guidelines as appropriate
- Immunisations
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Ordering PHE vaccinations
- Assist in clinical stock management
- Maintaining emergency drugs and equipment
- Assist with management of clinical emergencies within the surgery
- To work the practice extended hours as and when required by the practice
- To chaperone patients where necessary
- Immunisations
- Travel vaccinations
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Ordering PHE vaccinations
- Assist in clinical stock management
- Maintaining emergency drugs and equipment
- Wound dressings, suture removals and ulcer care
- Refer patients to other clinicians/supportive agencies as appropriate
- Phlebotomy
- Cervical smears
- Obtaining high vaginal swab taking
- Contraceptive care
- Assist with management of clinical emergencies within the surgery
- Performing diagnostic procedures including BP, peak flow and urine testing
- Asthma, Diabetic and other clinics in conjunction with practice staff and GPs
- Chronic Disease Management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Essential Hypertension, Heart Disease. This will include patient education and monitoring.
- ECGs
- 24hour ambulatory BP monitoring
- Assistance with minor surgery procedures
- To help the Practice Infection Lead and carry out audits including Infection Control
- Good communications with other team members when clinical findings on routine examination indicate possible action/follow up
- To support the HCA, providing guidance when necessary and required
- To support the practice for all relevant aspects of CQC and work within QOF guidelines as appropriate
- Awareness of child and adult safeguarding procedures, statutory local procedures and points of referral
- Attendance at practice meetings as required
- To work the practice extended hours as and when required by the practice
- To chaperone patients where necessary
- Any other duties as requested by the practice
- To maintain accurate records keeping in line with the Surgery's policies and to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
- To care for patients according to the individualised plan of care, respecting patients rights to privacy, dignity and choice, adhering to safeguarding and equality and diversity policy.
- To be aware of personal preferences, cultural and religious beliefs of patients and staff disregarding any form of prejudices.
- To be familiar and comply with procedures for fire, manual handling, health and safety (COSHH), CPR, infection control and challenging behaviours.
- Registered Nurse Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Recent and relevant post registration primary care nursing experience
- Experience of clinical audits including infection control
- INR monitoring using INR STAR
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Experience of Emis Web
Practice Nurse - Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom - Gordon Street Surgery
Description
Job summary
Applications are invited for a part-time Practice Nurses at Gordon Street Surgery. We are a friendly practice with approximately 10,800 patients. The successful applicant will have good clinical, IT and interpersonal skills and be willing to upskill according to need. Wewould encourage the successful candidate to lead on areas of patient care that are of interestto them, appropriate to the role and fits in with the practices requirements and vision.
Previous GP Practice Nursing experience is essential.
Previous experience in Emis and Docman is essential.
The role is for 24 hours over 3 days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Main duties of the job
About us
We are a well-established practice in Burton-On-Trent, delivering a wide range of services to our 10,800 patients with the support of our 4 GP Partners, Nurses and Health Care Assistants. We are also assisted by Community Nurses and a Community Midwife.
Gordon Street Surgery is experiencing exciting times as we have recently undertaken new Management structure. We have a Practice Manager.
Reception is lead by our Reception Manager and Assistant Reception Manager who supports a team of 4 receptionists. Admin is lead by our Operations Manager who supports two Administrators.
We operate from purpose built premises with staff parking facilities.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Job Summary
The successful candidate will deliver practice nursing services and take responsibility for a number of clinical areas such as, Infection Prevention Control, Chronic Disease Management and Childhood Immunisations. The Practice Nurse will also be expected to take responsibility for delivering screening and public health programmes associated with primary care.
Duties
To carry out duties including:
Confidentiality
Equality and Diversity
Health and Safety
The job description covers the main areas of responsibility to be carried out and the level of responsibility at which the post holder will work.
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY AND IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF DUTIES. IT IS SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POST HOLDER.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable