Job summary
Practice
Nurse Hamble Valley Health
Thank you for your interest in joining
the team at Hamble Valley Health.
At Hamble Valley Health, we are
committed to providing high-quality patient care, which is only possible
through the dedication of a supportive and collaborative team.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking skilled and enthusiastic nurse with chronic disease experience to join our nursing team. The position is available for an immediate start. If you have the required general practice experience, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Our team benefits from a wide range of clinical expertise; experience in Respiratory, and Diabetes management would be particularly valuable.
If you feel you have the right skills and the enthusiasm to contribute to our team, we look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Blackthorn
Health Centre and Hedge End Medical Centre have merged and are now known as
Hamble Valley Health.
Our
list size is over 37000, and our patients are mainly concentrated in Hamble,
Bursledon, Hedge End and Botley. Our aim is to provide high quality, accessible
medical care to our patients, whilst maintaining a supportive and pleasant
working environment for clinicians and staff.
We
are part of Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, and offer General Medical Services
to our patients.
We
are a training practice, and take registrar doctors and also teach medical
students from Southampton School of Medicine.
The practice has eight
Partners. The current Partnership team is Dr Tomson, Dr Harris, Dr Cropley, Dr
Graham, Dr Sonpal, Dr Shahsavanspour, Dr Yates and Dr McKenzie.
We employ fourteen salaried
GPs, five Advanced Nurse Practitioners, a Nursing team of fifteen, and a
reception/admin team of seventy.
The practice uses Emis as a
clinical system. We are paper light, so scan all incoming correspondence onto
patients medical records.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
- Immunisations
- Chronic diseases
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
- Cytology
- ECGs
- Asthma/COPD
- Venepuncture
- Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Contraception
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
- Immunisations
- Chronic diseases
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
- Cytology
- ECGs
- Asthma/COPD
- Venepuncture
- Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Contraception
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration.
- Post registration Nursing experience.
- General Practice experience.
Experience
Essential
- General Practice experience.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
- IT literate.
- Chronic disease management experience (COPD, Asthma, Diabetes)
- Understanding in health, safety, and infection control issues.
Desirable
- Familiarity with the Emis clinical system.
- Mentorship qualification/desire to work towards this.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration.
- Post registration Nursing experience.
- General Practice experience.
Experience
Essential
- General Practice experience.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
- IT literate.
- Chronic disease management experience (COPD, Asthma, Diabetes)
- Understanding in health, safety, and infection control issues.
Desirable
- Familiarity with the Emis clinical system.
- Mentorship qualification/desire to work towards this.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
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).
