Job summary
Would you like to be a key part of our friendly, highly motivated, award winning Practice Nursing team?
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse
who will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing
care to the whole practice population.
In return we will offer you an excellent work
environment, the chance to work in a high quality teaching practice, and the
opportunity to grow professionally.
We are ideally looking to recruit to fill a full time position of 37.5hrs a week.
Main duties of the job
- Chronic disease reviews (asthma, COPD, diabetes)
- Immunisations and vaccinations including Travel vaccinations
- Cervical Smear Clinics
- Dressings and removal of sutures
- Contraceptive reviews
- Promote Health and wellbeing
- Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals
About us
Here at Caythorpe and Ancaster Medical Practice we
are a friendly and caring Practice, which provides a range of services for the 10000+
patients who are registered with us. We strive to ensure every patient receives
excellent medical service from all members of staff within the Practice. We
have a skilled and experienced team comprising of 3 GP Partners, 7 GPs, a Nurse
Practitioner, Paramedic Practitioner, Pharmacist, Clinical Care Co-ordinating
team and an excellent nursing team. We are also a training Practice and have dedicated GP registrars working with our team plus regularly host Medical students from Lincoln Medical School.
Alongside these we have a highly motivated and competent Reception/
Administration team and Dispensary team. We treat all patients and staff with
dignity, independence, respect and honesty in an environment that is
accessible, safe and friendly.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
- Pension scheme
- Paid annual leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assist with the planning and implementation and
teaching for practice staff including Medical Students, Nurse Students, Nurses
and Health Care Assistants.
- Feel comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Take a consultative approach to their work, appropriately involving relevant
people
- Ability to take a role in managing chronic diseases and QOF
- Ability to work under pressure
- A willingness to learn new skills and be open to suggestions - Hold a current
and full driving licence and have access to a car and be prepared to do home
visits for Flu and Covid. Vaccinations.
- High level of self-awareness.
- Fit with culture of practice team.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Reliability
- Flexibility - prepared to cover colleagues Annual Leave and possible
sickness.
- Fitness to carry out duties manual handling and dexterity requirements
- Able to travel between sites using own transport.
- Ability to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly
emotional events.
- Ability to cope with occasional aggressive behaviour.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assist with the planning and implementation and
teaching for practice staff including Medical Students, Nurse Students, Nurses
and Health Care Assistants.
- Feel comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Take a consultative approach to their work, appropriately involving relevant
people
- Ability to take a role in managing chronic diseases and QOF
- Ability to work under pressure
- A willingness to learn new skills and be open to suggestions - Hold a current
and full driving licence and have access to a car and be prepared to do home
visits for Flu and Covid. Vaccinations.
- High level of self-awareness.
- Fit with culture of practice team.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Reliability
- Flexibility - prepared to cover colleagues Annual Leave and possible
sickness.
- Fitness to carry out duties manual handling and dexterity requirements
- Able to travel between sites using own transport.
- Ability to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly
emotional events.
- Ability to cope with occasional aggressive behaviour.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Must be a qualified Registered Nurse with a valid nursing license
- - Proven experience in providing patient care in a healthcare setting
- - In-depth knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology
- - Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- - Understanding of role of the practice nurse.
- - Ability to contribute effectively to team meetings
- - Ability to demonstrate application of evidence based practice.
- - Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise work load
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work unsupervised
- - Evidence of IT literacy and keyboard skills (typing)
Desirable
- Special interest in specific long-term conditions or those wishing to develop these skills would be welcomed
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a valid Nursing licence
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Must be a qualified Registered Nurse with a valid nursing license
- - Proven experience in providing patient care in a healthcare setting
- - In-depth knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology
- - Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- - Understanding of role of the practice nurse.
- - Ability to contribute effectively to team meetings
- - Ability to demonstrate application of evidence based practice.
- - Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise work load
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work unsupervised
- - Evidence of IT literacy and keyboard skills (typing)
Desirable
- Special interest in specific long-term conditions or those wishing to develop these skills would be welcomed
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a valid Nursing licence
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).
