Job summary
We
have a vacancy for a highly motivated, caring Practice Nurse to join our busy
team to work across our sites working within an 8am 6pm Rota full time basis.
Main duties of the job
You
will have a minimum of two years experience and will ideally be fully
competent in core practice nursing duties. The post is mainly around the
Treatment Room environment but with some time for Well Woman and Family Planning
services, training for which will be arranged. We are willing to consider
experienced nurses who have not previously worked in primary care and have the
right attitude, enthusiasm, and commitment to learn.
About us
Our
thriving, progressive, innovative semi-urban GMS practice works within a
multidisciplinary team ethos and consists of eleven GP partners, highly skilled
nursing staff, ANPs, paramedic, pharmacists, physiotherapist and efficient
administration and reception team. We operate from 3 sites, one purpose-built
premises and two smaller building in a different area to provide high quality
care to over 25,000 patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist
in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior
nursing staff and GPs
- Minor
injuries
- Cytology
- Wound
care / Doppler
- Removal
of Sutures
- New
Patient Medicals / Urinalysis
- Travel
immunisations
- ECG
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension
Management
- Routine
immunisations / Childhood immunisations
- Chaperoning
and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another
clinician
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Interest
in Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
- 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, re-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 vaccinations to maintain stock levels
- Participation
in administrative systems in the Practice
- At
all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A
duty to advise colleagues of potential problems or errors within the range
of assigned tasks
- Attend
and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- On
occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
- Any
other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist
in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior
nursing staff and GPs
- Minor
injuries
- Cytology
- Wound
care / Doppler
- Removal
of Sutures
- New
Patient Medicals / Urinalysis
- Travel
immunisations
- ECG
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension
Management
- Routine
immunisations / Childhood immunisations
- Chaperoning
and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another
clinician
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Interest
in Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
- 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, re-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 vaccinations to maintain stock levels
- Participation
in administrative systems in the Practice
- At
all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A
duty to advise colleagues of potential problems or errors within the range
of assigned tasks
- Attend
and participate in any Practice 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
Person Specification
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).