Long Stratton Medical Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a practice nurse who has experience in primary healthcare to join our excellent practice, on a full or part time basis for a minimum of 30 hours per week. .
Working under the direct supervision of the lead nurse, and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribes programmes of patient care.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Responsibility for meeting the nursing care needs of patients identified by the nurse, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by the GP.
- Triage of patients seen in the Treatment Room, or by telephone; offering advice, nursing treatment and/or emergency or routine referral to the doctors, or specialist nurse, or other agencies if appropriate.
- Responsibility for identifying care needs within the practice population, by practice profile or audit; and organising work to best meet the needs identified.
- Managing nursing care of those patients with chronic disease, operating specific clinic sessions if needed, and maintaining an appointment and recall system for patients.
- Liaising with other members of the primary health care team and other agencies, in order to assure appropriate care is provided to the practice population.
- Involvement in policy development within the practice, providing the nursing input in any decision-making processes affecting the care of patients.
- Teaching other practice nurses and other members of the practice nurse team (nursing assistants/phlebotomists).
- Evaluating and adapting nurse methods of patient care as part of regular in-house clinical supervision sessions.
Please see full job description and person specification attached.