Job summary
Islington Central Medical Centre is excited to be adding a
practice nurse to our multi-disciplinary team. A Practice Nurse provides
high-quality nursing services in a primary care setting, collaborating with the
other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic care to our
patient population. Moreover, a practice
nurse plays a key role in promoting health and preventative care, managing
long-term conditions and minor illnesses, patient education and routine
screening.
Islington Central Medical Centre is a large teaching and
training practice with almost 25,000 patients and a large team of clinical and
administrative staff. ICMC is a purpose-built surgery, located just a 5-minute
walk from Highbury and Islington Station, which has excellent underground,
overground and national rail transportation links.
Main duties of the job
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Working alongside doctors and other healthcare
professionals to deliver care
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Providing a safe, accessible and high-quality
treatment for the patient population
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Assessing and managing patients using an
evidence-based approach
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Being responsible for various clinical areas
including health promotion and prevention, chronic disease management and
screening
About us
Our practice ethos is to strive towards a partnership
between patients and health professionals based on the following key facets
Mutual Respect
We endeavour to treat all our patients with dignity, respect
and honesty. Everyone at Islington Central Medical Centre is committed to
deliver an excellent service. We ask all patients to highlight any
discrepancies and to offer the same commitment in return.
Holistic Care
We treat patients and illnesses. This means that we are
equally interested in the physical, psychological and social aspects of an
individual's care.
Continuity of Care and the Therapeutic relationship
Building and maintaining a strong relationship between
doctors, health professionals, and patients is essential to the way we work.
This is especially so in the management of ongoing problems or long-term
illness. In these circumstances we would encourage patients to continue seeing
the same health professional and wherever possible we will facilitate this
through our appointments system.
Learning and Training
We are committed to the ongoing professional development of
our clinical and non-clinical team. We believe in life-long learning and all
staff undergo an annual appraisal where learning and development needs are
identified. We also recognise the benefit of supported learning for our
patients and families in enhancing your ability to manage and deal with both
self-limiting and long-term illnesses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Full-time or part-time
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Pay depending on experience
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£25-30 an hour
Job responsibilities
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Provide general nursing care including, adult and
child immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical smears, wound care and
chronic disease management etc in accordance with guidelines
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Provide education to patients managing chronic
conditions including healthy lifestyle changes and preventative care
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records
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Offer emotional and psychological support to
patients and safeguard where necessary
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Work collaboratively with the other members of
the MDTs
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Referring patients in need of further support to
GPs
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Chaperoning patients when needed
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Take a lead and ensure infection control
guidelines are upheld, and the practice is infection control compliant
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Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
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Maintain patient confidentiality
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Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation
and disposal of practice equipment and medicines
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Admin work associated with vaccinations,
ordering vaccinations and that they are ordered in a timely manner
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Ensure fridge temperatures are checked daily
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Ensuring that we are meeting the smear targets
and childhood vaccination targets
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Full-time or part-time
-
Pay depending on experience
-
£25-30 an hour
Job responsibilities
-
Provide general nursing care including, adult and
child immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical smears, wound care and
chronic disease management etc in accordance with guidelines
-
Provide education to patients managing chronic
conditions including healthy lifestyle changes and preventative care
-
Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records
-
Offer emotional and psychological support to
patients and safeguard where necessary
-
Work collaboratively with the other members of
the MDTs
-
Referring patients in need of further support to
GPs
-
Chaperoning patients when needed
-
Take a lead and ensure infection control
guidelines are upheld, and the practice is infection control compliant
-
Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
-
Maintain patient confidentiality
-
Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation
and disposal of practice equipment and medicines
-
Admin work associated with vaccinations,
ordering vaccinations and that they are ordered in a timely manner
-
Ensure fridge temperatures are checked daily
-
Ensuring that we are meeting the smear targets
and childhood vaccination targets
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- -1 year experience of working in a GP setting
- -Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- -Experience as a practice nurse
Qualifications
Essential
- -Registered with the NMC
- -Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- -1 year experience of working in a GP setting
- -Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- -Experience as a practice nurse
Qualifications
Essential
- -Registered with the NMC
- -Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
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).