Locum Practice Nurse

Clinical Responsibilities

• Conduct adult and child immunisations including COVID-19, influenza, MMR, pneumonia, RSV, shingles, whooping cough and other vaccines as per national guidelines.

• Perform blood tests, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, and routine physical health assessments.

• Perform urinalysis testing and act on results as part of routine and chronic disease assessments.

• Administer injections including B12, Decapeptyl, Nebido, Depo, Inclisiran, and Prostap injections.

• Provide contraception services including contraceptive pill checks and Depo Provera (contraceptive) injections.

• Undertake chronic disease management including asthma reviews, COPD reviews, CKD and CHD reviews, diabetes reviews, hypertension reviews, mental health reviews, learning disability reviews, and rheumatoid arthritis management.

• Conduct new patient medicals and NHS Health Checks.

• Perform cervical smears, spirometry, and swabs as required.

• Deliver health promotion including smoking cessation advice, weight and BMI monitoring, and lifestyle support for self-management of chronic conditions.

• Deliver patient education and support for self-management of chronic conditions.

• Identify and escalate patient deterioration and safeguarding concerns to appropriate staff.

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in line with professional and practice standards.

Professional Responsibility

• Maintain current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

• Work in accordance with the NMC Code and professional standards.

• Undertake ongoing continuing professional development to maintain clinical competence.

• Comply with infection prevention and control policies and safety requirements