Practice Nurse

at  Tile House Surgery

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks which will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Assist and perform routine tasks, related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Perform holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical smear tests and carry out cervical smear tests as required using liquid based cytology.
Training can be given. Undertake wound management and implement wound care, in line with current evidence-based guidelines. Remove sutures. Run well-person clinics and health promotion programmes, by providing assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise, as required by the practice.
Offer travel health vaccines as per NHS guidelines and available vaccines. Perform ECGs as required. Carry out chronic disease management clinics, both face-to-face and via telephone. Other clinics as may be required, from time to time, by the practice, including review of electronic patient questionnaires and data.
Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations, carry out vaccinations and ensure they are administered under patient group directives. As part of this approach to be able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current guidelines. Carry out LD, mental health and dementia reviews. Participate in the annual ‘flu vaccination programme, according to practice policy as well as other vaccination programmes such as shingles and pneumonia.
Chaperoning patients and assisting where appropriate when other clinicians are examining patients. Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings. The ability to obtain and document informed consent, either verbal or written. Request pathology tests, urine samples or cultures.
Use disposable instruments in accordance with manufacturers and infection control guidelines. Participation in administrative systems and meetings in the practice. Maintain accurate records using the patients computer medical record and the recommended read codes and templates. Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
Have the ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse and undertake regular child protection training as directed. Be up-to-date with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and emergency situations according to current guidelines. Undertake any other delegated duties appropriate to the post which you may be requested to perform. Keep a personal development plan, updating and reviewing it as necessary, inline with current NMC re-validation guideline to maintain registration.
Maintain annual mandatory e-learning. Please see the attached job description for further information

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