Practice Nurse

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse: Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice; Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with GPs or independently to agreed protocols; Provide general and specific health screenings to the Practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to GPs as necessary; Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary; Cytology and sexual health screening; Assist in managing and monitoring Practice cervical cytology failsafe system; Chronic Disease management (e.g. care of patients with Diabetes, CHD, COPD, Asthma); Contraception advice; Wound care / ulcer care / doppler; Assisting in running INR Clinic near patient testing and dosing using INR Star; Removal of sutures; Travel vaccinations; Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry; Venepuncture; Hypertension Management; Spirometry; Routine/ childhood immunisations; Urinalysis; Blood pressure measurements; Requesting basic pathology tests (e.g. urine culture, swabs); Following agreed Infection Prevention and Control, and all clinical protocols. Any other duties required within the Nursing Team role. Job description Job responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse: Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice; Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with GPs or independently to agreed protocols; Provide general and specific health screenings to the Practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to GPs as necessary; Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary; Cytology and sexual health screening; Assist in managing and monitoring Practice cervical cytology failsafe system; Chronic Disease management (e.g. care of patients with Diabetes, CHD, COPD, Asthma); Contraception advice; Wound care / ulcer care / doppler; Assisting in running INR Clinic near patient testing and dosing using INR Star; Removal of sutures; Travel vaccinations; Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry; Venepuncture; Hypertension Management; Spirometry; Routine/ childhood immunisations; Urinalysis; Blood pressure measurements; Requesting basic pathology tests (e.g. urine culture, swabs); Following agreed Infection Prevention and Control, and all clinical protocols. Any other duties required within the Nursing Team role.