Registered Practice Nurse

The role includes, but is not limited to: • Managing nurse-led clinics and delivering evidence-based nursing care. • Undertaking wound care, ulcer management, compression bandaging and removal of sutures or clips. • Performing venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, ECGs, urinalysis and specimen management. • Administering childhood and adult immunisations, seasonal vaccinations and travel vaccinations in accordance with Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs). • Delivering cervical cytology screening. • Undertaking NHS Health Checks and providing health promotion and lifestyle advice. • Participating in the management of patients with long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD and diabetes, in line with competencies and training. • Supporting simple contraception reviews for patients established on their current method. • Requesting appropriate pathology investigations, including blood tests, urine cultures and swabs. • Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous electronic clinical records using EMIS Web. • Ensuring accurate clinical coding and supporting the achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets. • Maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control, vaccine storage and cold chain management. • Chaperoning patients where appropriate. • Working collaboratively with GPs, Healthcare Assistants, administrative colleagues and external healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care. • Participating in clinical meetings, significant event reviews, mandatory training, annual appraisal and continuing professional development. • Contributing to clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and the ongoing development of nursing services within the practice. Job description Job responsibilities The role includes, but is not limited to: • Managing nurse-led clinics and delivering evidence-based nursing care. • Undertaking wound care, ulcer management, compression bandaging and removal of sutures or clips. • Performing venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, ECGs, urinalysis and specimen management. • Administering childhood and adult immunisations, seasonal vaccinations and travel vaccinations in accordance with Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs). • Delivering cervical cytology screening. • Undertaking NHS Health Checks and providing health promotion and lifestyle advice. • Participating in the management of patients with long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD and diabetes, in line with competencies and training. • Supporting simple contraception reviews for patients established on their current method. • Requesting appropriate pathology investigations, including blood tests, urine cultures and swabs. • Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous electronic clinical records using EMIS Web. • Ensuring accurate clinical coding and supporting the achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets. • Maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control, vaccine storage and cold chain management. • Chaperoning patients where appropriate. • Working collaboratively with GPs, Healthcare Assistants, administrative colleagues and external healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care. • Participating in clinical meetings, significant event reviews, mandatory training, annual appraisal and continuing professional development. • Contributing to clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and the ongoing development of nursing services within the practice.