Practice Nurse Manager ( Permanent ) Kingston Upon Thames - Ref No: NP GP 07

Nursing Personnel are recruiting a Practice Nurse Manager for a GP Practice in Kingston Upon Thames.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality, compassionate nursing care to our patient populations alongside the nursing and healthcare assistant team
• Undertake Practice Nursing duties including, but not limited to;
  • Cervical Screening
  • Childhood immunisations
  • Ear Syringing
  • Wound Care
  • ECGs
  • Audiology
  • Venepuncture
  • Hypertension management
  • Travel vaccinations

• Take a lead in an area of Chronic Disease Management, such as Asthma, COPD or Diabetes
• Work alongside GP leads to deliver practice targets such as immunisation uptake
• To assess, diagnose and prescribe appropriately within your capability and nursing grade. Ensuring practice prescribing policy is adhered to
• Participate in practice audit programmes for health promotion, target maintenance and patient care
• Lead on Infection Prevention and Control in the practice
• Work alongside the practice management team to provide a nursing perspective to developing practice policies
• Coordinate and chair nurse meetings involving all members of the integrated nursing team on a bimonthly basis to disseminate internal practice and external information
• Responsible for developing the role of the Health Care Assistant
• Responsible for staff appraisals and development with the nursing team
• To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
• Provide a good learning environment for patients, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants
• Be responsible for own continuing professional development
• Support and encourage further education of nurses and HCAs within the practice team
• Work collaboratively with the practice team
• Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement with the role of the nursing team

Salary Guide £40,000 to £45,000 PA