Practice Nurse

Primary Responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the 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: Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs Undertake Cytology Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler Removal of Sutures New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients Complete ECGs as required Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture Hypertension Management Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception Following agreed
clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the Executive Director To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Executive Director & IPC Lead To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual) To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Secondary Responsibilities In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to: Support the nursing department Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the practice Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA) Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and
treatment rooms Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations Manager & Executive Director Ordering of Health Promotion Literature Participation in administrative systems in the Practice At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post