Practice Nurse - Parkgate Medical Practice inDarlington inDarlington PUBLISHED 19 DEC 2023
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Clinical Practice
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and practice protocols
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with long term conditions
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.
Excellent clinical skills.
Awareness of current nursing issues.
IT skills including accurate data entry.
Basic treatment room nursing skills.
Demonstrate appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
Demonstrate enthusiasm in developing clinical skills.
Respects the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Clinical Practice
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and practice protocols
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and encourage principles of self-care
- Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds
- Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the National Framework (NSF) for Mental Health
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with long term conditions
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.
Excellent clinical skills.
Awareness of current nursing issues.
IT skills including accurate data entry.
Basic treatment room nursing skills.
Demonstrate appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
Demonstrate enthusiasm in developing clinical skills.
Respects the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
Knowledge of health promotion strategies
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