Practice Nurse Leeds, England
Job description
Role: Practice Nurse
Location: Middleton Park GP Surgery
MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB
Ensure effective systems are in place for disease management, screening, and immunisations, be accountable for infection control and cold chain compliancy, provide general nursing services.
To work within NMC Code of Conduct and to agreed practice standards and protocols.
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Chronic diseases, cervical screening, immunisations, and other key areas as relevant to Practice Nursing
Delivery effective implementation of management of patients with Chronic Diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local quality schemes and national quality schemes
Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the wider team
Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working
Oversee infection control and cold chain systems to ensure compliancy
Ensure that all nurse-related Care Quality Commission evidence table indicators are compliant, demonstrating evidence, review, and audit cycle
Participate in an annual appraisal
Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings
Develops clinical protocols for the surgery and the team.
Clinical duties
Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD
Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness
Administer adult and paediatric injections
Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring full achievement of targets
Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs
Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography
Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques
Undertake leg ulcer management, dopplers and compression bandaging
Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supporting patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately
Participate in the smoking cessation service
Deliver travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients
Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies, and be aware of local, referral procedures
Work with safeguarding teams where relevant
Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhages, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks
Provides a comprehensive family planning service
Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate change as necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle
Maintain and update disease registers
Equality & Diversity
Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues including:
o Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
o Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Communication
The post holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £16.50-£18.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
PPE
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
Work Location: One location
