Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time Practice Nurse or ANP to work across 2 practice sites in Dover & Shepherdswell. The practice is currently looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly and professional clinical team. We are willing to consider nurses from other fields, such as hospitals or the community, who are willing to undertake the necessary in-house and external training required. We are looking for someone who will share our commitment to providing excellent healthcare to our patients.
See relevant job description for either practice nurse or ANP role.
Main duties of the job
Candidates will ideally have a range of clinical skills developed through experience and will be competent to deal with the general nursing of patients who present to the surgery, working to practice policies, and referral to other disciplines, colleagues or GPs, when appropriate.
Duties to include
* Wound care ( assessment & management )
* Leg ulcer management / Doppler & compression bandaging
* Cervical Screening
*Adult & Paediatric vaccines
* Family Planning
* Ear Irrigation
* Removal of sutures & Clips
* ECG including 24hr ECG
* Bp monitoring including 24hr Bp
* Phlebotomy
Experience of working with patients with Diabetes, Hypertension and Asthma would be an advantage
About us
Our clinical team consists of :
2 GP partners, 1 Nurse prescribers, 1 Practice nurse lead & 3 Health Care assistant.
Our patient population is 9400
We use EMIS Web as our clinical system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse or ANP to join our friendly team. Ideally you will have broad knowledge and experience in :
* Childhood Immunisations
* Adult Immunisations
* Cervical Cytology
* Women's Health and Family Planning
* Suture Removal
* Ear Irrigation
* Wound Management / Leg Ulcer Treatment
Experience of working with patients with Diabetes, Hypertension and Asthma would be an advantage
The right candidate will have excellent time keeping skills and must work well as part of a team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse or ANP to join our friendly team. Ideally you will have broad knowledge and experience in :
* Childhood Immunisations
* Adult Immunisations
* Cervical Cytology
* Women's Health and Family Planning
* Suture Removal
* Ear Irrigation
* Wound Management / Leg Ulcer Treatment
Experience of working with patients with Diabetes, Hypertension and Asthma would be an advantage
The right candidate will have excellent time keeping skills and must work well as part of a team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered General Nurse
- * Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct ( 2002 ) and The Scope of Professional Practice ( 1992 )
- * Full registration with NMC
Experience
Essential
- *Experience of primary care
- * Experience of QOF and chronic disease management ( such as
- Diabetes, CHD, COPD and Asthma )
- * Specific skills / qualifications relevant to the post, including,
- Phlebotomy, Cervical Cytology, Childhood immunisations, Travel
- clinic and smoking cessation
Desirable
- * Experience of IT clinical systems ( EMIS )
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered General Nurse
- * Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct ( 2002 ) and The Scope of Professional Practice ( 1992 )
- * Full registration with NMC
Experience
Essential
- *Experience of primary care
- * Experience of QOF and chronic disease management ( such as
- Diabetes, CHD, COPD and Asthma )
- * Specific skills / qualifications relevant to the post, including,
- Phlebotomy, Cervical Cytology, Childhood immunisations, Travel
- clinic and smoking cessation
Desirable
- * Experience of IT clinical systems ( EMIS )
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).
