General Practice Nurse (12 month maternity cover) - Montpelier Health Centre

Job Summary:

The Practice Nurse is part of the nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population for Montpelier Health Centre and Pilning Surgery.

Job responsibility:

The main duties and responsibilities are as follows.

1. Meeting patients’ nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by a GP or other senior clinician.  This will usually be in the surgery, but occasional home visits may also be required for Chronic Disease Management etc.
2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
3. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.  Accurate and efficient input of data for contract purposes is also required.
4. Deliver nurse led care including:

• Cervical cytology sampling
• Baby and childhood immunisations
• Travel vaccinations
• Seasonal vaccinations
• Contraceptive pill checks
• Leg Ulcer and dressings management including doppler use.
• Teen Health Checks
• Contributing to the management of long-term conditions, such as Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD
• Amending or adding to services as needs are identified.

5. ​​​​​​​Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including the initiation of effective emergency care.
6. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the practice team, primary care network and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary.
7. Provide training and supervision for junior staff within the nursing team.
8. Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Professional Standards of Conduct and Behaviour (The Code).
9. Contribute to robust management of nursing care provision, acting as champion for a specific area of responsibility, e.g., Infection Control, Medication ordering and storage, Safety checks and record keeping etc.
10. Able to provide routine treatment room clinical skills, including:

• Administration of immunisations and medications under PGD
• Intramuscular/subcutaneous injections
• Chronic and acute wound management
• Skin suture and clip removal
• Venepuncture
• Urine testing
• Processing of samples and swabs
• ECGs
• Automated and manual blood pressure
• Vital signs measurements
• Providing health education advice around diet/smoking/lifestyle factors
• Assist in the maintenance of stock levels as required

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For enquiry, please feel free to contact Will Flight, HR Manager at will.flight@nhs.net