Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder should be an experienced nurse, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They should demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing nurse leadership as required.

Job Responsibilities

To provide basic and higher levels of nursing care as needed for patients.

To do cervical cytology sampling, immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines, working closely with the nursing, clinical and admin team to create systems to identify patients who need such services and promoting the service hard to reach patients.

To support the annual flu campaign and other mass population vaccination programmes as needed in line with national guidance.

To conduct, blood pressure, spirometry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, microbiology samples, ECG, peak flow, and other practice-based tests as needed in the course of the care of patients.

To carry out health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice initiatives.

To provide patient health promotion, disease prevention education and counselling focusing on health behaviour change.

To liaise with community nursing colleagues to continue the provision of nursing care in the home if patients are unable to attend the practice and to transfer or share care as appropriate, visiting outside the practice if needed on exceptional circumstances to meet the needs of patients.

To provide support to the GPs in the management of chronic diseases such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension etc. by providing specifically defined clinical sessions, working closely with the GP to manage a patients overall care.

To promote the health and well-being of patients by counselling patients on the nature of their conditions, the use of their medications, diet, exercise, and other health behaviours.

To recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and act on the findings.

Sharing necessary information with other healthcare professionals and agencies only when the interests of patient safety and public protection override the need for confidentiality

Raising concerns immediately if they believe a person is vulnerable or at risk and needs extra support and protection

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder should be an experienced nurse, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They should demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing nurse leadership as required.

Job Responsibilities

To provide basic and higher levels of nursing care as needed for patients.

To do cervical cytology sampling, immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines, working closely with the nursing, clinical and admin team to create systems to identify patients who need such services and promoting the service hard to reach patients.

To support the annual flu campaign and other mass population vaccination programmes as needed in line with national guidance.

To conduct, blood pressure, spirometry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, microbiology samples, ECG, peak flow, and other practice-based tests as needed in the course of the care of patients.

To carry out health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice initiatives.

To provide patient health promotion, disease prevention education and counselling focusing on health behaviour change.

To liaise with community nursing colleagues to continue the provision of nursing care in the home if patients are unable to attend the practice and to transfer or share care as appropriate, visiting outside the practice if needed on exceptional circumstances to meet the needs of patients.

To provide support to the GPs in the management of chronic diseases such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension etc. by providing specifically defined clinical sessions, working closely with the GP to manage a patients overall care.

To promote the health and well-being of patients by counselling patients on the nature of their conditions, the use of their medications, diet, exercise, and other health behaviours.

To recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and act on the findings.

Sharing necessary information with other healthcare professionals and agencies only when the interests of patient safety and public protection override the need for confidentiality

Raising concerns immediately if they believe a person is vulnerable or at risk and needs extra support and protection

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of chronic disease management

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (primary care)

Clinical knowledge and skills

Essential

• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Immunisations - routine, childhood, and travel
• Womens health - cervical cytology, contraception, etc
• Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of chronic disease management

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (primary care)

Clinical knowledge and skills

Essential

• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Immunisations - routine, childhood, and travel
• Womens health - cervical cytology, contraception, etc
• Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Highfield Surgery

Address

South Shore Primary Care Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1TJ

Employer's website

https://highfield-surgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)