General Practice Nurse

4 weeks ago


Luton, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the Practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing nurse leadership as required.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children Advise, support and where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

RGN with current NMC registration Evidence of Continued Professional Registration Recognised qualifications in diabetes or chronic heart disease or respiratory medicine A diploma in General Practice Nursing Previous Experience in Primary Care Qualifications/Certificates in Cytology, Travel vaccinations, Immunisations

Experience

Essential

General nursing experience Working within Primary Care setting Nursing management of chronic disease conditions in general practice, Diabetes, Asthma/COPD, Heart Disease

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oChange-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle (Computer skills oExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal oAbility to apply clinical theory to practice oAwareness of current nursing issues and developments in General Practice Nursing

Desirable

oAwareness of clinical governance issues in primary care oIdentification of un-met health needs and programmes of health promotion and prevention of ill health

Other

Essential

oBe a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach oFlexible approach to accommodate service needs oOpen to change oPositive and professional attitude towards work and colleagues

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