Practice Nurse with Specialist interest in Respiratory listing

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties Specific to Role

Primary care nurse duties including (but not limited to) face to face consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations, e-consultations and queries. Clinical administration, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Provision of care for acute and long-term conditions (physical and mental), and contributing to the delivery of QOF and enhanced services.

Provision of preventative care, including health promotion advice, vaccinations and screening, alongside a specialist qualification at degree level in a long term condition.

Support of patients in the developing self-management strategies and in fostering patient engagement with the Practice in the specific long term condition.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards;

Collecting data for audit purposes as per Practice protocols.

Reviewing patients in the interests of quality improvement and safety. i.e. MRHA safety alerts and dementia reviews.

Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.

Cover for other practice nurses will be provided by reciprocal sharing of correspondence, results and other administration.

Contributing to patient safety by maintaining good infection control thorough monitoring and maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilising equipment and emergency equipment.

Complying with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code and professional standards for nurses.

Complying with CQC requirements for primary care.

Complying with the training requirements of G DOC and of the NMC

Complying with requirements for revalidation

Working conditions

Frequent, prolonged VDU use

Time-pressured environment

High levels of accuracy and attention to detail essential at all times

Exposure to distressing situations and written material

Contact with body fluids, i.e. wound exudates; urine etc. while in clinical practice.

Uniform to be worn

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Willing to become competent in use of SystmOne if not already Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Ability to follow policy and procedure Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy or protocol Effective time management Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities Able to manage, monitor and review long term conditions Competent in use of SystmOne

Experience

Essential

• Experience of General Practice

Desirable

• Qualification at degree level in a long term condition

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse/Registered General Nurse or other qualification recognised by the NMC as equivalent Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council

Desirable

• Respiratory - Additional training in areas such as asthma, COPD, and spirometry is desirable
• Specialist or prescribing qualifications

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

G DOC Ltd

Address

Lydney Health Centre

Albert Street

LYDNEY

Gloucestershire

GL15 5NQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://ghac.co.uk/