Practice Nurse - Asthma/COPD trained – Carrington House Surgery
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Carrington House Surgery, High Wycombe
- Purpose built high quality premises with good parking
- Near centre of High Wycombe
- 10,500 patients
- Expanding practice
- EMIS Web
- Excellent Practice Team
- 6 doctors – 3 partners and 3 salaried (BMA contract).
- Minor illness nurse
- ANP
- Diabetic Nurse
- High QOF achievement
- Good GP survey results
We are a well-regarded practice with a stable, happy and enthusiastic team.
The Practice Nurse will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations,
Job Description
· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition Respiratory Condition
· Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
· To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being
· To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients’ health
· To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical
· based evidence, NICE and the NSF
· To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
· To provide travel medicine services
· To Support the HCA, providing guidance when necessary and required and support and training where required
· To provide childhood immunisation services
· To support the practice for all relevant aspects of CQC
· To be responsible for recording, keeping records of claimable vaccines
· Assisting Admin with claiming monthly PPA
· To ensure the clinical safety requirements for CQC are maintained at the practice
· To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
· To ensure read codes are used effectively and clinical system templates
· To maintain Qof requirements
· To develop, implement and embed well woman clinics
· To develop, implement and embed well man clinics
· To chaperone patients where necessary
· To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
· To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
· To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
· To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
· To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
· To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
· To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
· To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
· To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
· To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
· To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
· Any other duties as requested by the practice
Interested applicants should send their CV and a covering letter by email to debbie.comley@nhs.net.
