Part time Practice Nurse

Job summary

Main responsibilities:

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. The focus of the role is both the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting with long term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. The post holder will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.

Main duties of the job

You will work alongside the nursing team to achieve CQC compliance with items such as infection control, cervical screening and immunizations, fridge cold chain, stock of supplies and medicines, PDGs, management of chronic diseases, etc. Some of these tasks can of course be delegated to others within the HCA and nursing team.

Excellent communication skills (written and oral).

Strong IT skills, use of EMIS and Docman, Competent in use of outlook and Microsoft office.

Clear, polite telephone manner

Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes

Experience with clinical risk management

Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required

Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations

Commitment to ongoing professional development

About us

About us

Working within a small and friendly team, you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of other dedicated and highly skilled healthcare professionals to care for patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice and actively improving the way we work.

• Generous Salary depending on experience
• EMIS Web & DOCMAN
• 8000 + patient list size
• 3 Partners
• Registrar Training Practice and medical student training
• High QOF achievement
• CQC overall rating Good
• Strong patient centered ethos
• Dedicated reception and admin team
• Active Primary Care Network members of the North Merton PCN
• Highly skilled Nursing team, Paramedic home visiting, Pharmacist non-medical prescriber, social prescribing, and mental health worker to help with complex mental health patients.

It may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment.