Job summary
Brookside Group Practice has a permanent position for a Treatment Room Nurse, working between 24 - 37.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will work as part of the clinical team and be responsible for consulting with patients in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
A good working knowledge of computers and experience of keeping concise medical notes is important, as well as being a good communicator, having the ability to work on their own initiative and being part of a flexible team.
Benefits include:
5 weeks annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
Subsidised Health Care Cash Plan offered to
staff following a successful probation period
Strong team ethos - Practice supports social and
sports events
Main duties of the job
Consulting
with patients via booked appointments or telephone calls to provide:
Assessments
Screening treatment services
Health Education advice
About us
Brookside Group Practice is an innovative, unique, large 4
site practice working as Earley + Primary Care Network, managing approximately
31,000 patients. Our team of around 130 people includes many allied health professionals,
including a thriving health and wellbeing team dealing with most mental health conditions alongside doctors, physician associates and MIND services, MSK
practitioners, pharmacists, paramedics, nurses, healthcare assistants, support,
and administration staff.
Due to our size, we value communication and teamwork. We
operate a strongly relational team structure and endeavour to listen well,
encourage ownership and involvement, and enable staff to grow in their
individual development. We, therefore, invest a lot of time in team meetings
and communication across the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a training practice, use the EMIS Clinical system and have a strong emphasis on proactive teamwork.
The successful candidate will work as part of the clinical team and be responsible consulting with patients in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. These patients will have booked appointments or telephone calls.
Tasks include -
Phlebotomy
ECGs
Removal of sutures/clips
Urinalysis
Wound care/dressings
Health promotion advice
Contraception pill & depo repeats
Cervical cytology
Child and adult vaccinations
Hypertension management
Please refer to uploaded job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a training practice, use the EMIS Clinical system and have a strong emphasis on proactive teamwork.
The successful candidate will work as part of the clinical team and be responsible consulting with patients in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. These patients will have booked appointments or telephone calls.
Tasks include -
Phlebotomy
ECGs
Removal of sutures/clips
Urinalysis
Wound care/dressings
Health promotion advice
Contraception pill & depo repeats
Cervical cytology
Child and adult vaccinations
Hypertension management
Please refer to uploaded job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have full Nurse Registration
Desirable
- Experience in General Practice is preferred
Experience
Essential
- Phlebotomy
- ECGs
- Removal of sutures/clips
- Urinalysis
- Wound care/dressings
- Health promotion advice
- Keeping concise medical notes
- Good communicator, able to work on their own initiative and be part of a flexible team
Desirable
- Knowledge of computers and EMIS clinical system
- Contraception pill & depo repeats
- Cervical cytology
- Child and adult vaccinations
- Hypertension management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have full Nurse Registration
Desirable
- Experience in General Practice is preferred
Experience
Essential
- Phlebotomy
- ECGs
- Removal of sutures/clips
- Urinalysis
- Wound care/dressings
- Health promotion advice
- Keeping concise medical notes
- Good communicator, able to work on their own initiative and be part of a flexible team
Desirable
- Knowledge of computers and EMIS clinical system
- Contraception pill & depo repeats
- Cervical cytology
- Child and adult vaccinations
- Hypertension management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
