Practice Nurse Taunton, England
Job description
College Way Surgery is looking to recruit an experienced Registered Nurse to join our friendly practice team.
The role will incorporate the provision of nursing services to our registered patients including treatment, screening and advice within the competence of the post-holder.
Previous experience of working within Primary Care and knowledge of the EMIS Web clinical system would be advantageous, but training will be given.
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patient’s health
d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
f. Provide travel medicine services
g. Request pathology services as necessary and process pathology results as required
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, assist with diagnosis and referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j. Ensure read codes are used effectively
k. Maintain chronic disease registers
l. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics
m. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
n. Chaperone patients where necessary
o. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
p. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
q. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
r. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
s. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children and administer vaccines
t. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
u. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
v. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
w. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
x. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
y. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
z. Provide cervical cytology screening
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 33 - 37.5 per week
Salary: £30,500.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Nurse Registration (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 06/05/2023
Reference ID: CWSPN42023
Expected start date: 05/06/2023
