Practice Nurse

1. Meeting patients' nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. 2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary. 3. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. 4. The following clinics are offered at Figges Marsh

Surgery with our nursing team

Asthma/COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Cervical Smears and Family planning. Amending or adding to services as needs are identified. 5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the primary care team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary. 6. Routine treatment in general clinics, including wound management, blood tests, ECGs and other general treatment room skills including Health promotion, infection control, emergency management, Women's health, general duties, education, information and IT and patient liaison.