THE ROYAL CRESCENT AND PRESTON ROAD PRACTICE JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse MAIN PURPOSE OF The post holder is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, POST: working collaboratively 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. QUALIFICATIONS Registered (first level) Nurse RESPONSIBLE TO: Practice Nurse Team Manager PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST In accordance with the NMC code of conduct the post holder will assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care to promote health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse effects. The post holder will be deemed competent in tasks undertaken following suitable induction, training, assessment and confirmation of competence where appropriate. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that competence is achieved prior to practice. The practice is responsible for providing the support and resources to achieve competence. MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST Long Term Conditions Carry out basic annual reviews on patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome framework (QOF). This may include diabetes, COPD and asthma, hypertension, cardio vascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, epilepsy, Osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease and chronic heart disease. The aim is to evaluate individual treatment plans and assess for any health care needs which need to be addressed by the patients GP and be referred on as appropriate in person or via the task system. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care. In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of competency: Competent nurse Experienced or proficient nurse Senior practitioner or expert nurse Quality Outcomes Framework Support the practice to achieve the General Medical Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes. Integrated MDT working In order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate referrals to the wider MDT and
THE ROYAL CRESCENT AND PRESTON ROAD PRACTICE JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse MAIN PURPOSE OF POST: The post holder is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services to the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, working collaboratively 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. QUALIFICATIONS Registered (first level) Nurse RESPONSIBLE TO: Practice Nurse Team Manager PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST In accordance with the NMC code of conduct the post holder will assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care to promote health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse effects. The post holder will be deemed competent in tasks undertaken following suitable induction, training, assessment and confirmation of competence where appropriate. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that competence is achieved prior to practice. The practice is responsible for providing the support and resources to achieve competence. MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST Long Term Conditions Carry out basic annual reviews on patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome framework (QOF). This may include diabetes, COPD and asthma, hypertension, cardio vascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, epilepsy, Osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease and chronic heart disease. The aim is to evaluate individual treatment plans and assess for any health care needs which need to be addressed by the patients GP and be referred on as appropriate in person or via the task system. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care. In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of competency: Competent nurse Experienced or proficient nurse Senior practitioner or expert nurse Quality Outcomes Framework Support the practice to achieve the General Medical Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes. Integrated MDT working In order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate referrals to the wider MDT and
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