Locum Practice Nurse

• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. • Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness. • Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines • Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. • Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests. • Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines • Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines. • Suture removal. • Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines. • Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines. • Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written). • Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained. • Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. • Provide management of chronic diseases such as Diabetes, COPD and Asthma • Contribute to the assessment of service needs. • Assist patients to identify their health needs. • Manage and organise individual patient consultations. • Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards. • To attend staff meetings. • Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines. • Support others with their training and development needs. • To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills. • Maintain good industrial relations. • Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission. • Facilitates a learning environment within the team. • Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues. Job description Job responsibilities • Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. • Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness. • Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines • Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. • Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests. • Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines • Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines. • Suture removal. • Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines. • Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines. • Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written). • Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained. • Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. • Provide management of chronic diseases such as Diabetes, COPD and Asthma • Contribute to the assessment of service needs. • Assist patients to identify their health needs. • Manage and organise individual patient consultations. • Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards. • To attend staff meetings. • Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines. • Support others with their training and development needs. • To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills. • Maintain good industrial relations. • Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission. • Facilitates a learning environment within the team. • Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.