Practice Nurse

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: Essential: To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the Lead Practice Nurse, Practice Manager, GPs and other Clinicians To ensure adequate provision of a treatment room service including wound care/ulcer care/manual dopplers and immunisation programmes Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines To provide a new patient/heart screening programme by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise To initially assess and manage minor trauma and to liaise with the Doctor as appropriate. To assist with minor surgical procedures Collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples,
swabs, smears etc. Suture removal Performance of ECGs Recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines Ability to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Desirable To provide and manage chronic disease in line with Practice protocols. Currently this will mainly involve illnesses such as Asthma, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus but in future others such as Ischaemic Heart Disease, smoking cessation and COPD will be incorporated. To order Health Promotion Literature relevant to your Chronic Disease Clinics. To offer childhood vaccinations and help achieve targets To offer a travel health service which includes appropriate advice and vaccinations for adult and child patients. To assist in maintenance of cervical cytology screening programme To assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings To perform and interpret Spirometry with ARTP
accreditation To provide ear syringing To offer contraception checks To order vaccinations to maintain stock levels