Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cervical cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
• Removal of Sutures/clips
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Travel Clinic
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Hypertension Management
• Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations including Covid-19 vaccinations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Chromic disease management - interest in Diabetes/Coronary Heart

Disease/Contraception/Respiratory

• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Other tasks will include
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager

• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Ordering of stock
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• Attend and participate in any Practice/Nurse meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree

Experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of health promotion local area strategies Knowledge of public health
• Aware of accountability of own issues in the local area role and other roles in a nurse
• Awareness of local and led service national health policy
• Awareness of issues within primary care the wider health economy
• Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
• Cervical cytology
• Diabetic management
• Immunisation and vaccination
• Family planning
• Ear care
• Wound care
• Respiratory care

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Beechfield Medical Centre

Address

Beechfield Gardens

Spalding

Lincolnshire

PE11 1UN

Employer's website

https://www.beechfieldmc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)