Job summary
Rothwell and Desborough Healthcare Group are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our team. Training in Diabetes Asthma/COPD management and/or contraception would be an advantage as would Smears and Childhood Imms.
The successful candidates will join our existing team of:
- Nurse Manager
- 4 Nurses
- 5 Nurse Practitioners
- 5 HCAs / Nurse Associate and Apprentice Nurse Associate
- 1 Nursing Team Assistant
We are looking for highly motivated practice nurses to join our valued nursing team.
We host nursing students and offer support for career progression and training.
Candidates must be:
NMC registered nurse
Previous experience in a Practice Nurse role.
Competence in managing Diabetes or willing to learn
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a team, and using own initiative.
Punctual and reliable
(Potential Interview date Monday 11th December PM)
Main duties of the job
Duties of this role include:
To work as an integral part of the nursing and Multi-disciplinary team, providing a high standard of patient centred care, meeting the needs of patients, consultants and colleagues.
Support colleagues and senior staff to help promote good team morale, leading by example with ones own professional behaviour.
Provide mentorship and supervision to both registered and unregistered members of the team as required.
About us
We are a semi rural GP Practice running over two sites (a mile part). A very supportive team consisting of 8 GP Partners, 3 salaried GPs, 2 retainer GPs and a large nursing team.
Our patient list size is 20,700 and growing due to housing developments.
The Successful candidate will work alongside our friendly team to deliver care to patients accessing primary care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases.
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Ability to document consultations according to NMC guidelines.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise evidence of safeguarding issues and refer accordingly.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology tests.
- Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines if required.
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based practice.
- Provide suture, clip and staple removal.
- Take ECGs if required.
- To assist in the provision of childhood immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines.
- To support the annual influenza campaign in accordance to national guidance.
- To carry out health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice initiatives
- Be able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Be able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in accordance to current UK guidelines.
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic diseases.
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
- Ability to document consultations according to NMC guidelines.
- Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise evidence of safeguarding issues and refer accordingly.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology tests.
- Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines if required.
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based practice.
- Provide suture, clip and staple removal.
- Take ECGs if required.
- To assist in the provision of childhood immunisations as outlined by national programmes and local guidelines.
- To support the annual influenza campaign in accordance to national guidance.
- To carry out health checks in conjunction with national, local and practice initiatives
- Be able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Be able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in accordance to current UK guidelines.
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered nurse
- Previous experience in a Practice Nurse role.
Desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team, and using own initiative. Punctual and reliable.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Chronic Disease diabetes if possible, or willing to undertake.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
- Polite and confident.
- Flexible and cooperative.
- Motivated.
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
Desirable
- Other Long Term Conditions / Contraception or willing to undertake.
- Use of SystmOne.
- Experience in primary care/NHS/caring profession.
- Experience of working in a GP practice.
- Non-Medical Prescriber (willing to undertake)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered nurse
- Previous experience in a Practice Nurse role.
Desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team, and using own initiative. Punctual and reliable.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Chronic Disease diabetes if possible, or willing to undertake.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
- Polite and confident.
- Flexible and cooperative.
- Motivated.
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
Desirable
- Other Long Term Conditions / Contraception or willing to undertake.
- Use of SystmOne.
- Experience in primary care/NHS/caring profession.
- Experience of working in a GP practice.
- Non-Medical Prescriber (willing to undertake)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).