Old Swan Health Centre Group Practice is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our busy but friendly team serving 9,300 patients. The successful candidate will have excellent clinical and communication skills, a caring nature who will provide and maintain a professional manner and high standard of nursing care.
We are looking for an experienced practice nurse who is confident in chronic disease management and puts patient care at the centre of what they do. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and works well within a team.
The candidate will work as part of a team in developing primary care services for our Practice population, providing assessments, screening, treatment, health education advice including chronic disease management, cervical screening, immunisations and health promotion independently or within agreed protocols.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Providing assessment, screening and treatment services that are relevant to patients and their families.
2. Developing and organising with others, nurse-led clinics for chronic disease management programmes within the practices, in line with national and local policies:
Asthma
Coronary Heart Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Diabetes
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Stroke/TIA
3. Performing immunisation including baby and travel immunisations
4. Learning Disabilities health assessments
4. Cervical smears
5. Develop practice protocols and guidelines in conjunction with the GPs
6. Maintain clinical knowledge and identify training needs
7. Participate in shared learning and clinical audits
Old Swan Health Centre Group Practice is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our busy but friendly team serving 9,300 patients. The successful candidate will have excellent clinical and communication skills, a caring nature who will provide and maintain a professional manner and high standard of nursing care.
We are looking for an experienced practice nurse who is confident in chronic disease management and puts patient care at the centre of what they do. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and works well within a team.
The candidate will work as part of a team in developing primary care services for our Practice population, providing assessments, screening, treatment, health education advice including chronic disease management, cervical screening, immunisations and health promotion independently or within agreed protocols.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Providing assessment, screening and treatment services that are relevant to patients and their families.
2. Developing and organising with others, nurse-led clinics for chronic disease management programmes within the practices, in line with national and local policies:
Asthma
Coronary Heart Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Diabetes
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Stroke/TIA
3. Performing immunisation including baby and travel immunisations
4. Learning Disabilities health assessments
4. Cervical smears
5. Develop practice protocols and guidelines in conjunction with the GPs
6. Maintain clinical knowledge and identify training needs
7. Participate in shared learning and clinical audits