Practice Nurse WITH Chronic Disease Management inStockton-on-tees inStockton-on-tees PUBLISHED
MON 20 MAY 2024
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The role of practice nurse includes, but is not limited to:
- Health promotion and wellbeing
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
- Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Provide Cervical Cytology screening
- Request and process pathology results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Riverside Medical Practice are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly, patient focused practice team. Chronic Disease management skills are imperative to the role.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedures.
The Practice nurse will also be responsible for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients.
The main duties of the role are:
- Health promotion and wellbeing
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
- Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Provide Cervical Cytology screening
- Request and process pathology results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
The role of practice nurse includes, but is not limited to:
- Health promotion and wellbeing
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
- Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Provide Cervical Cytology screening
- Request and process pathology results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
Riverside Medical Practice are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly, patient focused practice team. Chronic Disease management skills are imperative to the role.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedures.
The Practice nurse will also be responsible for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients.
The main duties of the role are:
- Health promotion and wellbeing
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients' health
- Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
- Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients
- Provide travel medicine services
- Provide Cervical Cytology screening
- Request and process pathology results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively and support with achievement of QOF targets
- Chaperone patients where necessary
- Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
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