Minor Illness Practitioner - Carn to Coast Health Centres

Summary

Job summary

As a Minor Illness Nurse, the post holder will demonstrate courageous and safe, critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed experienced individual who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, with support of their mentor.

Provisional Interview Date to be Friday 7th August

Main duties of the job

• Working within their scope of practice and accesses suitable support.
• Being compliant with the Carn to Coast clinical framework.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms.
• Proactively identify, diagnose, and refer patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
• Diagnose and manage minor illness conditions, integrating treatment methods into a management plan.
• Consider medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.