Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has come up for a registered Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary
team. We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic, forward thinking,
dedicated and can demonstrate the ability to give a friendly, caring, and
professional nursing service to our patients.
Previous primary care experience would be an advantage, but not essential as for the right candidate, full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
Routine Immunisations/Childhood Immunisations/Flu/Covid
vaccination clinics
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing.
Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment
plans for chronic disease patients.
Identify and manage and support patients at risk of developing
long term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patient health.
Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in
accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and National Service Framework
guidelines.
Provide wound care/doppler.
Provide Travel medicine advice.
Provide Long Term Condition clinics, delivering patient care as
necessary.
Maintain accurate clinical records.
Cytology
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being
examined by another clinician.
Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to Senior
Nurses or GPs
Phlebotomy and ECGs
About us
We are a friendly training practice that uses SystmOne, with approx. 8000 patients currently registered with us. As a practice we form part of the Heartbeat Alliance along with the Enhanced Access in Hambleton and Richmondshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertakes
procedures to include, venepuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management,
urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, cytology, complex wound management, ECGs.
Administers
adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and
local programmes. Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate
stock levels are maintained.
Recognises
and understands the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the
signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.
Works
within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection
control, chaperoning and patient group directions.
Takes
a lead in specialist clinical areas within own competencies (e.g., CHD, family
planning etc) and undertakes the establishment and running of disease
management clinics providing specialist nursing care for the patients and
communities that the practice serves.
Initiates
the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g.,
diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate.
Manages
programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing
and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and
patient group directions.
Maintains
disease registers.
Audits
outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary.
Undertakes
annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage.
Refers
to other members of the extended primary health care team eg chiropodist,
dietician, specialist nurses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertakes
procedures to include, venepuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management,
urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, cytology, complex wound management, ECGs.
Administers
adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and
local programmes. Is competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate
stock levels are maintained.
Recognises
and understands the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the
signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.
Works
within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection
control, chaperoning and patient group directions.
Takes
a lead in specialist clinical areas within own competencies (e.g., CHD, family
planning etc) and undertakes the establishment and running of disease
management clinics providing specialist nursing care for the patients and
communities that the practice serves.
Initiates
the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g.,
diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate.
Manages
programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing
and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and
patient group directions.
Maintains
disease registers.
Audits
outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary.
Undertakes
annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage.
Refers
to other members of the extended primary health care team eg chiropodist,
dietician, specialist nurses.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
Desirable
- Practice Nurse / Treatment room nurse experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must be a registered nurse (Adult) and have current UK professional registration with the NMC.
Desirable
- Practice Nurse / Treatment room nurse experience.
- Immunisation Trained
- Cervical Cytology
- Long term conditions
- Travel vaccinations.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
Desirable
- Practice Nurse / Treatment room nurse experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must be a registered nurse (Adult) and have current UK professional registration with the NMC.
Desirable
- Practice Nurse / Treatment room nurse experience.
- Immunisation Trained
- Cervical Cytology
- Long term conditions
- Travel vaccinations.
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).