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Job Description
- Req#: A4649-24-0001?language=en&page=1493&sort=publicationDateDesc
- RGN, current NMC registration
- Chronic disease management qualifications in additional areas (asthma, COPD, CHD, diabetes)
- Childhood Immunisation and Cytology qualifications or willing to train to achieve these qualifications
- Clinical skills qualification, degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- RGN, current NMC registration
- Chronic disease management qualifications in additional areas (asthma, COPD, CHD, diabetes)
- Childhood Immunisation and Cytology qualifications or willing to train to achieve these qualifications
- Clinical skills qualification, degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Job summary
To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within nurses scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The general practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the General 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. Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients 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. Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Please see attached job description for further information.
About us
We are a friendly and forward thinking Practice in East Devon with 6 GP Partners, 1 salaried GP, a team of 4 nurses and 5 HCA's. We have a list size of 9,000 patients and work in a spacious modern building at our main site in Seaton and have a second smaller site in nearby Colyton. We form part of TASC PCN and work well with our colleagues locally.
We offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, training opportunities, the cycle to work scheme, a paid for Christmas event, a weekly fruit basket and an employee wellbeing programme.
Date posted
08 March 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A4649-24-0001
Job locations
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
148 Harepath Road
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2DU
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
Grove Hill
Colyton
Devon
EX24 6ET
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient care
New patient health checks
Phlebotomy
Urine testing/analysis
Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
ECG
Height, weight measurement
Spirometry (this service is currently under review)
Oral glucose tolerance testing
Removal of sutures
Take pathology samples from patients for analysis (blood, sputum, urine etc)
Travel clinic (vaccination, medication, malaria prophylaxis and avoidance, safe sex, food hygiene, health insurance)
Assessment, management, and treatment of conditions within competence and as delegated
Wound care/dressings/tissue viability
Ulcer care including Doppler assessment
Scalds and burns management
Minor injuries (sprains, bruising, cuts etc)
Management of skin disorders
Routine immunisations
Pertussis immunisation for pregnant women
Flu immunisation
Pneumococcal immunisation
Vitamin B injections
Nebuliser use and care
Asthma/COPD (chronic disease management)
CHD (chronic disease management)
Hypertension (chronic disease management)
Diabetes (chronic disease management)
Other chronic disease management/QOF activities
Womens health/lifestyle advice and appropriate referrals
Mens health/lifestyle advice and appropriate referrals
Support and advice for patients in managing their own disease
Contraception advice, safe sex advice
Medicals
Chaperoning
Set up for and assist with:
Minor surgery procedures including joint injections
IUD insertion and removal
Implanon insertion and removal
Please see attached file for full job description.
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient care
New patient health checks
Phlebotomy
Urine testing/analysis
Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
ECG
Height, weight measurement
Spirometry (this service is currently under review)
Oral glucose tolerance testing
Removal of sutures
Take pathology samples from patients for analysis (blood, sputum, urine etc)
Travel clinic (vaccination, medication, malaria prophylaxis and avoidance, safe sex, food hygiene, health insurance)
Assessment, management, and treatment of conditions within competence and as delegated
Wound care/dressings/tissue viability
Ulcer care including Doppler assessment
Scalds and burns management
Minor injuries (sprains, bruising, cuts etc)
Management of skin disorders
Routine immunisations
Pertussis immunisation for pregnant women
Flu immunisation
Pneumococcal immunisation
Vitamin B injections
Nebuliser use and care
Asthma/COPD (chronic disease management)
CHD (chronic disease management)
Hypertension (chronic disease management)
Diabetes (chronic disease management)
Other chronic disease management/QOF activities
Womens health/lifestyle advice and appropriate referrals
Mens health/lifestyle advice and appropriate referrals
Support and advice for patients in managing their own disease
Contraception advice, safe sex advice
Medicals
Chaperoning
Set up for and assist with:
Minor surgery procedures including joint injections
IUD insertion and removal
Implanon insertion and removal
Please see attached file for full job description.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
Address
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
148 Harepath Road
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2DU
Employer's website
https://www.seatonandcolytonmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
Address
Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice
148 Harepath Road
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2DU
Employer's website
https://www.seatonandcolytonmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
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