Job summaryPlease note: This role is 7.5 hours per week, worked across one day, preferably on a Friday.
To be responsible for practice nurse duties and support the HCA. The post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as chronic disease management, health prevention, cervical smears childhood vaccination programme and travel immunisations as well as supporting the practice manager in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job- To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and well-being in conjunction with the practice HCA
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health, in conjunction with the practice HCA
- To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- To diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
- To provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages
- To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
- To request/ process pathology services & results as necessary
- To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
- To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
About usGreenhead Family Doctors is a husband-and-wife team based in central Huddersfield. We are a training practice with an experienced team of clinicians, care navigators and administrative staff who continually strive to improve the services we offer our practice population.
Job responsibilities- To follow agreed clinical protocols and refer to GPs as appropriate
- Vaccination and health advice prior to travel
- Routine and childhood immunisations
- Vaccine management, reporting, monitoring, and storage
- Well person clinics, offering advice on lifestyle, diet, smoking , alcohol and exercise
- Chronic disease annual reviews, diabetes, COPD, asthma, hypertension
- Cervical Cytology
- To lead on infection control and ensure compliance with guidelines
- To lead on infection control and ensure compliance with guidelines
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Experience in working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
Desirable- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Experience of leading a nursing team in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
QualificationsEssentialDesirable- Nurse Prescriber
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
Knowledge and skillsEssential- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- COPD
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a practice nurse
Desirable- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong IT skills
- SystmOne knowledge
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
