Job Summary:

To provide nursing care to patients in participation with GP’s or independently, working to agreed protocols. Required skills (or a willingness to be trained) may include the following (but this list is not exhaustive):

• Vaccinations (with additional paediatric vaccination certification an advantage)
• Wound care management (including compression bandaging, in line with current evidence-based guidelines)
• Ear irrigation
• Routine immunisations and vaccinations given under a Patient Group Direction
• Cervical Screening
• Management of Long-Term Conditions such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes
• Contraceptive pill checks / sexual health

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide emergency care to patients as necessary and attend annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training
• Chaperoning and assisting, where appropriate, patients who are being examined
• Undertake the collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment used, as per policy
• Assisting in the implementation and management of appropriate health and safety and infection control policies, as defined in local and national polices
• Contributes to management of stock and ordering stock where required
• Contributes to management of medicines and vaccines as per policy
• To recognise and appreciate that people, both colleagues and service users are different and to act in ways that are consistent with their needs and preferences
• To ensure that all mandatory training is completed as appropriate and does not become outstanding

For question about the role, please feel free to contact Zoe Ellis, HR Support at Zoe.Ellis8@NHS.net

Please find the attached Job Description